As AI large language models, cloud computing, and high-performance computing (HPC) continue to advance, the scale of AI data center (AIDC) deployments is expanding rapidly. At the same time, increasing rack power densities are placing greater demands on cooling infrastructure. As one of the largest energy-consuming systems within a data center, cooling not only has a direct impact on energy efficiency, but also significantly influences project schedules and long-term operating costs.
With large-scale colocation campuses, AI computing facilities, and international data center projects accelerating worldwide, the industry is demanding higher standards for delivery speed, construction quality, and operational reliability. As a result, traditional site-built cooling plants are increasingly giving way to industrialized construction models that combine factory prefabrication with rapid on-site deployment.
Against this backdrop, CIMC Digital Power has developed the Prefabricated Modular Cooling Plant (PMCP)—a standardized cooling infrastructure solution designed for AI data centers and high-density computing environments. By combining factory-built modularization with streamlined site installation, PMCP helps accelerate deployment while improving project execution efficiency.
Factory-Built Integration for Faster Project Delivery
Conventional cooling plant construction involves multiple engineering disciplines, including mechanical, electrical, controls, and plumbing systems. Coordinating these activities on-site often results in lengthy construction schedules and significant project management complexity, particularly for hyperscale campuses and overseas developments.
CIMC Digital Power's PMCP integrates key cooling infrastructure components—including chillers, pump systems, heat exchange equipment, water treatment systems, pressurization and make-up water systems, electrical distribution, control systems, and associated piping—into a unified, factory-engineered platform.
Assembly, piping fabrication, electrical wiring, system integration, commissioning, and factory acceptance testing are completed before shipment, shifting a substantial portion of construction activities from the jobsite to the manufacturing facility. Once delivered, the modules can be rapidly installed and connected on-site, enabling parallel execution with civil works while reducing site congestion, trade coordination challenges, and construction risks.
Supported by standardized manufacturing processes, PMCP delivers consistent quality and repeatable project execution across a wide range of applications, including hyperscale data centers, AI computing campuses, international projects, and capacity expansion initiatives.
System-Level Optimization for High-Density Computing Environments
As rack power densities continue to rise, cooling systems must deliver higher levels of reliability, operational flexibility, and energy performance. Across the industry, efficiency optimization is increasingly shifting from individual equipment performance toward system-level optimization.
PMCP adopts a holistic design approach that coordinates cooling generation, distribution, and control systems as an integrated solution. Configurations can be tailored to project scale and redundancy requirements, providing flexibility for a variety of deployment scenarios.
Through variable-flow control strategies, coordinated equipment operation, and automatic adjustment under varying load conditions, the system dynamically aligns cooling capacity with actual demand. This enables stable thermal management for critical IT environments while supporting ongoing improvements in overall energy performance.
By optimizing system-wide operation rather than focusing solely on individual components, PMCP helps support campus energy management objectives and contributes to lower PUE performance.
Digitalized Operations for Lower Lifecycle Costs
Data center mechanical and electrical infrastructure is typically designed for service lives of 10–15 years or more. While construction represents a relatively short phase of the asset lifecycle, the majority of costs and operational risks occur during long-term operation and maintenance.
The value of the prefabricated modular approach extends beyond deployment, delivering benefits throughout the entire lifecycle—from design and manufacturing to operations and maintenance.
Factory-standardized production and testing improve equipment consistency and reduce commissioning complexity. Once operational, PMCP can be integrated with BMS, DCIM, EMS, and other management platforms, enabling real-time equipment monitoring, fault diagnostics, predictive maintenance, and energy performance analysis.
Combined with standardized maintenance procedures and digital management tools, these capabilities help improve operational efficiency, reduce maintenance complexity, and support reliable long-term facility performance.
Supporting the Future of Data Center Infrastructure
Prefabricated modular cooling plants represent an important evolution in the industrialization of data center infrastructure. Compared with traditional site-built approaches, they offer significant advantages in project execution, delivery efficiency, quality control, and lifecycle management.
Built around factory prefabrication, modular delivery, and standardized operations, CIMC Digital Power's PMCP streamlines project implementation, enhances system integration, and strengthens operational management capabilities. The solution provides reliable cooling infrastructure for hyperscale data center campuses, AI computing facilities, and high-density digital infrastructure projects, helping support the next generation of global computing capacity.
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