Johnson Controls has introduced a new series of Silent-Aire Coolant Distribution Units (CDUs) to expand its thermal management offerings for data centers. The new platform provides scalable liquid cooling solutions designed to support the increasing heat loads of high-density racks, with capacities ranging from 500 kW to over 10 MW.
The Silent-Aire CDUs are engineered for flexibility, allowing installation either adjacent to heat-generating equipment or along the whitespace perimeter. These units support a variety of liquid-cooling configurations and hybrid designs, aiming to deliver precise and efficient cooling for AI training environments, semiconductor applications, and other high-performance computing systems.
“The launch of this expanded series of CDU technology marks a pivotal step in our commitment to advance data center cooling, from chip to chiller,” said Austin Domenici, vice president and general manager, Data Center Solutions at Johnson Controls. “By collaborating with leading ecosystem players in the hyperscale, colocation and semiconductor industry, we've engineered an innovative and scalable platform that meets the demands of next-generation AI training and inference hardware.”
The new CDU line complements Johnson Controls’ existing Silent-Aire, York and M&M Carnot product ranges. The company claims its thermal management solutions can reduce non-IT energy use by more than 50% in most North American data center hubs, a significant efficiency gain given that such functions often account for over 30% of total energy use in large facilities.
Manufacturing for the Silent-Aire CDUs is carried out across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, leveraging over 1.8 million square feet of production capacity. Johnson Controls supports its global customer base with a service network of more than 40,000 technicians.
