LG Uplus announced on the 7th that it will begin a verification of data center cooling efficiency technologies (DCIM and AI-based data center infrastructure operation management technology) that combine artificial intelligence (AI) and digital twin technology in collaboration with LG Electronics and LG CNS.
This project, based on a cooperation model among LG Group affiliates, aims to reduce energy consumption in data centers and secure advanced management technologies for improved operational efficiency. It plans to intelligently control cooling equipment through AI and develop technology to reduce cooling energy consumption by up to 10% using digital twin technology to simulate operations in a virtual environment.
The verification, which will begin in September, will initially take place at LG Uplus's Pyeongchon 2 Center. AI control algorithms and digital twin models will be applied to key equipment such as chillers and computer room air conditioning (CRAC) units. The results of the verification are expected to be applied broadly to major data centers of LG Uplus, including the Paju Center.
LG Uplus is currently managing Pyeongchon 1 and 2, Gasan, and Seocho 1 Centers through an integrated operation system. There are plans to expand the operational system to Nonhyeon and Sangam Centers by the end of this year. The Paju Center, which is scheduled for completion next year, will have an AI-based integrated operation system reflecting the results of the verification.
LG Electronics will develop a CRAC control algorithm based on digital twin technology and apply it to the actual equipment at Pyeongchon 2 Center to determine optimal operating conditions. LG CNS will design an AI model based on digital twin technology that precisely simulates the data center environment and plans to build a platform that can be expanded to various centers in the future.
Through this collaboration, the three companies plan to build independent technology systems within the group and secure differentiated competitiveness beyond simple technology adoption by accumulating operational know-how centered on verification. The verification project will consist of three phases: ▲ optimization of cooling and air conditioning ▲ predictive maintenance of equipment ▲ expansion of integrated power and equipment monitoring functions.
LG Uplus has established a dedicated PoC testing room within the Pyeongchon 2 Center to collect real-time data and create an environment to test AI control, leading the entire project. In addition, it secured the stability and scalability of technological collaboration through a tripartite memorandum of understanding (MOU) with LG Electronics and LG CNS.
Jeong Suk-kyung, executive director in charge of AIDC business at LG Uplus, noted, 'Although there is high interest in AI-based operating systems in the domestic data center industry, there are still not many actual application cases,' and said, 'Through this verification, we will enhance the efficiency of cooling power and strengthen the competitiveness of smart data centers at the group level.'