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The researchers used California ISO electricity series, but transformed and redistributed renewable profiles across sites; checkpoint sizes and data-center capacities were also assumptions.","In this modeled case of five AI data centers, 16 training records and matched optical resources, dynamic optical switching reduced real-time grid-purchase cost by 12.50% and increased local renewable-energy utilization by 2.724 percentage points versus static operation. These are not savings measured at operating data centers; the authors say benefits depend on where energy opportunities occur and on network-transfer bottlenecks."],"sections":[]},"corrections":[],"country":null,"data":{"blocks":[{"columns":[{"key":"outcome","label":{"ar":"نتيجة المقارنة","de":"Vergleichsergebnis","en":"Comparison outcome","es":"Resultado de la comparación","fr":"Résultat de la comparaison","pt":"Resultado da comparação","tr":"Kıyaslama sonucu"},"language":"en","type":"text"},{"key":"grid_cost_reduction","label":{"ar":"انخفاض تكلفة شراء الكهرباء من الشبكة في الوقت الفعلي","de":"Senkung der Echtzeitkosten für Netzstrombezug","en":"Real-time grid-purchase cost reduction","es":"Reducción del coste de compra a la red en tiempo real","fr":"Réduction du coût d’achat au réseau en temps réel","pt":"Redução do custo de compra de eletricidade da rede em tempo real","tr":"Gerçek zamanlı şebeke alım maliyeti azalması"},"type":"number","unit":"percent"},{"key":"renewable_gain","label":{"ar":"الزيادة في استخدام الطاقة المتجددة المحلية","de":"Zunahme der lokalen Nutzung erneuerbarer Energien","en":"Increase in local renewable-energy utilization","es":"Aumento del uso local de energía renovable","fr":"Hausse de l’utilisation des énergies renouvelables locales","pt":"Aumento da utilização local de energia renovável","tr":"Yerel yenilenebilir enerji kullanımı artışı"},"type":"number","unit":"percentage points"}],"description":{"ar":"هذه نتائج مقارنة نموذجية مضبوطة وليست وفورات قِيست في مراكز بيانات عاملة.","de":"Dies sind Ergebnisse eines kontrollierten Modellvergleichs, keine an betriebenen Rechenzentren gemessenen Einsparungen.","en":"These are results from a controlled model comparison, not savings measured at operating data centers.","es":"Son resultados de una comparación modelada y controlada, no de ahorros medidos en centros de datos operativos.","fr":"Il s’agit des résultats d’une comparaison modélisée contrôlée, et non d’économies mesurées dans des centres en exploitation.","pt":"São resultados de uma comparação modelada e controlada, não de poupanças medidas em centros de dados em operação.","tr":"Bunlar işletmedeki merkezlerden ölçülen tasarruflar değil, kontrollü bir model kıyaslamasının sonuçlarıdır."},"id":"five-site-constructed-case","methodology":{"ar":"نمذجت الدراسة خمسة مراكز بيانات للذكاء الاصطناعي و16 سجلاً تدريبياً وأحجاماً مفترضة لنقل نقاط الحفظ، باستخدام بيانات كهرباء مشغل النظام المستقل في كاليفورنيا وملفات أسعار وطاقة متجددة معدّلة. وقورنت المفاتيح الضوئية الديناميكية بالتشغيل ذي الدائرة الثابتة مع الموارد الضوئية نفسها.","de":"Die Studie modellierte fünf KI-Rechenzentren, 16 Trainingsdatensätze und angenommene Checkpoint-Transfergrößen anhand von Stromdaten des California ISO sowie veränderter Profile für erneuerbare Energien und Preise. Dynamische optische Schaltung wurde bei gleichen optischen Ressourcen mit statischem Schaltungsbetrieb verglichen.","en":"The study modeled five AI data centers, 16 training records and assumed checkpoint-transfer sizes using California ISO electricity data and transformed renewable-energy/price profiles. Dynamic optical switching was compared with static circuit operation using the same optical resources.","es":"El estudio modeló cinco centros de datos de IA, 16 registros de entrenamiento y tamaños supuestos de transferencia de puntos de control, con datos eléctricos de California ISO y perfiles transformados de energía renovable y precios. La conmutación óptica dinámica se comparó con circuitos estáticos usando los mismos recursos ópticos.","fr":"L’étude a modélisé cinq centres de données IA, 16 traces d’entraînement et des tailles supposées de transfert de points de contrôle, à partir de données électriques du California ISO et de profils de prix et d’énergie renouvelable transformés. La commutation optique dynamique a été comparée à un circuit statique avec les mêmes ressources optiques.","pt":"O estudo modelou cinco centros de dados de IA, 16 registos de treino e dimensões presumidas de transferência de checkpoints, usando dados elétricos do California ISO e perfis transformados de energia renovável e preços. A comutação ótica dinâmica foi comparada com circuitos estáticos usando os mesmos recursos óticos.","tr":"Çalışma, Kaliforniya ISO elektrik verileri ve dönüştürülmüş yenilenebilir enerji/fiyat profilleriyle beş yapay zekâ veri merkezi, 16 eğitim kaydı ve varsayılan kontrol noktası aktarım boyutları modelledi. Dinamik optik anahtarlama, aynı optik kaynaklarla statik devre kullanımına karşılaştırıldı."},"rowTranslations":[{"outcome":{"ar":"مقارنة التبديل الضوئي الديناميكي بالتشغيل الضوئي الثابت في الحالة المضبوطة ذات المراكز الخمسة","de":"Dynamische optische Schaltung gegenüber statischem Betrieb im kontrollierten Fall mit fünf Standorten","en":"Dynamic optical switching versus static optical operation in the controlled five-center case","es":"Conmutación óptica dinámica frente a operación óptica estática en el caso controlado de cinco centros","fr":"Commutation optique dynamique par rapport au fonctionnement statique dans le cas contrôlé à cinq centres","pt":"Comutação ótica dinâmica face à operação ótica estática no caso controlado de cinco centros","tr":"Dinamik optik anahtarlama ile statik optik kullanımın kontrollü beş merkezli vakada karşılaştırması"}}],"rows":[{"grid_cost_reduction":12.5,"outcome":"Dynamic optical switching versus static optical operation in the controlled five-center 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