Interactive analysis

Models you can touch

Build the system, change one assumption, and watch the consequences move through it. These models develop intuition; they do not replace engineering.

Tool library

One directory for every interactive model

Standalone planning tools and teaching models now share one index. Filter by system, then open the tool where it lives. New models can join this directory without changing the page structure.

16 tools
Planning model

Infrastructure Scenario Builder

Shape a major load and test demand, topology, and standby assumptions.

→ Calculator

AI Data Center Power

Convert IT load and PUE into facility power, energy, and cost.

→ Scale explorer

Chip-to-Grid Ladder

Move from one accelerator to a grid-scale campus in eight steps.

→ Behavior lab

PUE + Load Profiles

See where facility power goes and how training differs from inference.

→ Diagram explorer

One-Line Explorer

Trace 19 electrical components from utility source to critical load.

→ Site explorer

Data Center Site Plan

Inspect twelve zones from the substation yard to the data hall.

→ Resilience explorer

Data Center Tiers

Translate tier labels into physical redundancy and maintenance paths.

→ Systems explorer

Purdue Stack

Move from millisecond field devices to enterprise planning systems.

→ Live simulator

PID Control Loop

Control a delayed process manually, then tune the automatic loop.

→ Calculator

OEE Scoreboard

Multiply availability, performance, and quality into one honest metric.

→ Process explorer

Fab Journey

Follow a wafer through the repeating stages of advanced fabrication.

→ Live model

Wafer Yield

Change die area and defect density, then watch the economics move.

→ Industry map

Semiconductor Roles

Explore the firms controlling design, equipment, fabrication, and packaging.

→ System explorer

Building Cross-Section

Open eleven systems from the roof plant to the control head-end.

→ Live simulator

Demand Flexibility

Use thermal mass, dimming, and storage to bend a daily load curve.

→ Benchmark model

EUI Builder

Test which building decisions materially change energy intensity.

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Interactive planning model

Infrastructure Scenario Builder

Shape a major electrical load, then trace how demand, energy, power factor, topology, and standby assumptions change the planning picture. The output frames better questions; a utility or engineering study must answer them.

Live system model
Example starting point

Loads an editable example: not an industry benchmark.

Utility-meter demand, including process, cooling, conversion losses, lighting, and other auxiliaries.

Editable planning assumption used only to convert MW to MVA.

Power-path topology

N+1 adds spare component capacity to one path. 2N provides two independently capable paths.

Site strategy

Context changes the planning cue, not the electrical arithmetic. Thermal strategy is contextual because peak demand already includes cooling.

Produces an unadjusted MW target, not a generator quantity or equipment selection.

Electrical concept
150 MW AI campus
Utility study requiredGreenfield near transmission
SITE BOUNDARY · CONCEPT ONLY SITE BOUNDARY · CONCEPT
energized pathinstalled pathstandby path
153MVARequired apparent power at selected power factor
1,117GWh/yrAnnual electrical energy
153MVA + spareOne path with spare component capacity
143MWUnadjusted standby-load target
Typical delivery sequence · context cue highlighted
Grid study
Utility work
Long-lead gear
Site build
Energize
What to investigate next · not a study result

Confirm available capacity, service voltage, contingency criteria, and study scope with the serving utility.

Model assumptions & boundaries

Facility buttons load editable examples, not industry benchmarks. Peak demand is total site demand at the utility meter, including process, cooling, conversion losses, lighting, and auxiliary loads. Annual energy equals peak MW × load factor × 8,760 hours; apparent power equals peak MW ÷ the selected site power factor.

N represents one full-capacity path. N+1 adds spare component capacity within that path, while 2N represents two independent paths, each capable of carrying the full load. Exact transformer quantities still depend on voltage, bank rating, topology, utility criteria, ambient conditions, and the load profile.

The standby result is an unadjusted MW load target, not generator or UPS sizing. It excludes kVA, transient response, step loads, motor inrush, harmonics, altitude, temperature, runtime, fuel, emissions, and maintenance strategy. Interconnection voltage, required upgrades, protection, fault current, voltage performance, cost, schedule, and the binding project constraint require utility and engineering studies.

Method references: EIA load factor · IEEE power and power factor · IEC transformer loading guidance · U.S. DoD generator-system criteria · NERC large-load planning.

Focused calculator

Go deeper on data-center power

Translate IT load and PUE into the facility demand, annual energy, and operating cost carried by the grid.

Interactive model

AI Data Center Power Calculator

Convert IT load into total facility power, annual grid energy, and operating cost. The arithmetic is simple; the scale is not.

65.0MWTotal facility power
484GWh/yrAnnual energy
$33.9M/yrAnnual energy cost
44,800homesEquivalent households
Facility power = IT load × PUE. Annual energy = facility power × 8,760 h × utilization. Household equivalence assumes ≈10,800 kWh/yr per U.S. home. Estimates for exploration, not engineering.

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