Nvidia's 800 VDC roadmap revealed: Power Rack ready Q3 2026, Power Block by 2028
firstadopter · x · 2026-10-14
An OCP Summit slide shared by firstadopter lays out Nvidia's 800 VDC equipment readiness roadmap in three phases: Option A (Power Rack) marked deployment-ready in Q3 2026, Option B (Power Center) in Q2 2027, and Option C (Power Block) in Q1 2028. The roadmap covers grounding & protection with UL/IEC convergence, certification pathways, protection devices (MCCB available, SSCB ecosystem maturing), standardized 125 A busway/connectors & WHCPs, and high-density power conversion (rectifiers available, SSI roadmap advancing) — charting the industry's shift to 800 VDC power for AI-era compute.
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