What are Mods and Modular

Design?
Through modularization, a series of universal functional modules are
designed, and these modules are selected and combined according to
requirements to form products with different performances and
specifications.

 What is a Mod?
 What is Modular Design?

 Modular Purpose and Advantages

 Principles to Consider when Building the Module

 Modular Product Design

 The Trend of Data Centers Towards Modularization

What is a Mod?

A module is a specific functional component composed of several basic functional

components, and modules usually have the same process or logic. The basic

functional components are various sensors, and the specific functional components
are like power modules.

Features of the mod:

 Relative independence.
 Interchangeability: Standardized interfaces are easily interchangeable.

 Generality
What is Modular Design?

In software design, one way to reduce complexity is a modular design. The so-called

module design is to disassemble the huge program into different modules, these
modules are independent of each other, and then when the software is to be

executed, the required modules are combined. What each developer must face is
not the complexity of the entire system, but the complexity of only facing a single

module.

Modular design can analyze the function of products with the same or different
functions, performance, and specifications, and design a series of functional

modules. The product can be customized through various choices of modules,

which can meet many different needs of the market.

The purpose is to subdivide a system into many small units, called modules or

blocks, which can be built and used independently of different systems. Modular
design is characterized by dividing functions into abstract, extensible, and reusable

modules. Modules must strictly use well-defined modular interfaces and use
industry standards as interface specifications. In this case, modularity is

implemented at the component level and has a single, fixed, and special
component slot. This modular system composed of component units is usually

referred to as a platform system using modular components. This design method is

suitable for today's software development with highly similar functions and is highly

customized.

Modular concept:

A mod is a part of something. A thing is modular if it can be divided into parts, or

can be easily broken down into different parts. Disassembling the program into
subroutines is modular programming.
Modular Purpose and Advantages:

Purpose of Modular:

After breaking down a big problem into several small problems, solve the whole big
problem by solving these small problems one by one. And this problem-solving

method can be applied recursively to solve each small problem by solving smaller
problems. Once the problem has been broken down to the point where it cannot be

broken down any further, the problem is solved. The answers to each small problem
solved are combined into an answer to a big problem through a synthetic

procedure, thus solving the big problem.

Advantage of Modular:

 Divide a large program into several small programs, which can be carried out

by multiple people. Can improve the efficiency of programming.

 Program fragments with the same function only need to be written once,

saving time and effort, and saving memory space.

 It can shorten the length of the program, simplify the logic of the program,

and help improve the readability of the program.

 The modular design is adopted, and the program units of different functions

are independent, which makes the program easier to debug and maintain.

Principles to Consider when Building the Module:

1. Abstraction of modules: How to do abstraction depends on the design

method. The programmatic design method is carried out according to the

abstraction of functions. From the perspective of abstraction, the required

requirements are drawn. At design time, even if you are not sure how to

implement it, you can first decide on the abstract representation of the
function. For the object-oriented design method, the abstraction is based on

the point of view of the object.

 2. Information hiding: Do not let the outside world of the module touch the
information that they do not need to touch, and do not let them know what

they do not need to know.

3. Independence: The module itself needs to be an independent unit, capable

of performing specific tasks by itself, has a simple interface to communicate

with the outside world and does not have too many complex relationships

with other modules. From the principle of building modules, it can be

understood why modules with high cohesion and low coupling are good

modules.

Modular Product Design:

Since it is possible to create reusable design modules and define the connection

and combination of modules, it is possible to quickly produce products with more

diverse styles without greatly increasing the cost or complexity. Resolve any issues

early in the product development cycle and collaborate more efficiently with
colleagues, customers, and suppliers. These capabilities allow you to deliver better

quality, more customized products faster, thereby increasing customer loyalty and
market share.

With the shortened life cycle of many products today, companies must adopt a

more flexible and flexible business model to respond to rapid changes in market
demand. The production mode of manufacturing manufacturers has also changed

from the original large-scale standardized production mode to reduce costs to a

small and diverse production mode that provides customized services. The modular

design of the production process increases the complexity of the process and
production line layout, and the modular industrial computer can meet the

deployment needs of the industry.

Modular industrial computers can be modified to meet different application needs.

In terms of production line adjustment, the operator does not need to stop

construction, which can avoid production stoppage losses. In terms of follow-up

maintenance, the operator only needs to replace the damaged modules, and the
normal parts can still be used. In terms of material inventory, only a small amount

needs to be stored in module components.

Under the pressure of a new wave of production changes, deconstructing the

traditional linear production process and realizing the flexible, flexible, customized,

and personalized production services of Industry 4.0 are the core competitiveness
of enterprises to stand out in this wave of revolution. Whether it is a system

integrator of an industry or a service provider, this modular industrial computer can

be assembled and deployed quickly and flexibly, making the production line full of

flexible adjustment space, and then modularized production. The process to

provide customized services centered on customer needs. In addition to focusing

on the integration of production processes, we can focus more on the improvement

of product quality and competitiveness, and implement the blueprint for Industry

4.0.

The Trend of Data Centers Towards Modularization:

IT technology is changing with each passing day, which not only greatly reduces the

burden of IT managers, but also greatly helps enterprises to improve business

flexibility. The power and cooling demands of these emerging technology

applications often overwhelm the company's legacy data centers. The capacity and
density of data centers have increased, and energy efficiency has begun to receive

attention. Coupled with the rise of virtualization and cloud technology, ultra-large
service providers have designed their computer rooms, making data centers differ

in terms of design thinking and hardware planning thinking.

The modular architecture data center is designed to respond to the evolution of IT

technology changes. Through the design of components and modules, it can easily

be expanded with the concept of replication as needed. In addition to the short

procurement cycle, a more suitable environment can be created in response to

changes in IT technology.
 From components to data center levels, improve traditional problems and
improve energy efficiency -

The modular architecture is one of the evolutions of data centers in response

to changes in IT technology. This development did not happen overnight. It

took shape from the planning of the hot and cold aisles and now has its
current design. On the other hand, IT infrastructure has adopted

standardized and modular designs to become an organism that can

dynamically adjust and expand with changes in servers and storage.

 Proper planning and construction stage development performance of

medium and large data centers -

Not all enterprises are suitable for the deployment model of the modular
data center. If the scale of the data center is not large. And the proportion of

electricity consumed by the data center is small compared to the total

electricity consumption of the enterprise, then building a modular data

center will not show benefits, but may increase costs.

 A single module integrates a complete facility with four-level modules for

every need -
At present, there is another modular design of facilities in the market, which

is to integrate the power system, cooling, air conditioning, and monitoring

and management system to form a module, which is called a modular data

center. In the early days, the all-in-one container room was like this. The
server, UPS, air conditioning equipment, fire protection facilities, and

management system were carried in one module, which can be regarded as a

small data center.

 Prefabricated modular data center deployment rules based on association -

Combining building automation and security, power monitoring and control,

key electronics, and cooling system services, Schneider Electric has its unique
insights into modular data centers and puts forward the arguments of facility

modularization, subsystem modularization, and module association. Also,

 consider the relationship between the various subsystem modules as an
important factor.

 The overall design needs to define the limit, and communicate with the
module copy certification first -

Since the data center spans many different professional fields, including
construction, electromechanical, cooling and air conditioning, fire protection,

etc. Even modular architecture should emphasize the overall design.