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800 VDC

Direct-current rack distribution for megawatt-class racks that cuts conversion stages and copper versus traditional AC.

Current numbers

v0.7.0OCP Diablo 400 (Mt. Diablo) sidecar-power spec; ±400/800 VDC, ~100 kW to ~1 MW racksas of March 1, 2026 · register ↗
v0.7.0OCP Diablo 400 rack & power base spec edition (v0.7.0, effective 2026-03-01; was v0.5.2 2025-05-30); the ±400/800 VDC sidecar-power transition for >150 kW racksas of March 1, 2026 · register ↗
~600 kWper Rubin Ultra Kyber rack (NVL144 = 144 packages / 576 dies) on 800 VDCas of H2 2027 (announced) · register ↗

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