Specifications

Eaton Energy Management System
Power quality solutions
Features
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SUBFEEDANDMAINBREAKERLEVELS
s)SSUESWARNINGSANDALARMSIFCURRENTLOADSORENVIRONMENTAL
CONDITIONSEXCEEDUSERDEFINEDTHRESHOLDS
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STAMPING
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INASINGLESYSTEM
s-AKESALLDATAAVAILABLEONASTATEOFTHEARTLOCALDISPLAY
s3ENDSDATATOREMOTEDISPLAYSORMANAGEMENTSYSTEMSUSING
OPTIONALINTERFACECARD
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PROFILINGANDENERGYPLANNING
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MANUFACTURERS
The power demands of data
centers are exponentially
larger and more variable than
ever before, creating a real
management challenge. How
can you utilize the power
distribution system to its fullest
potential, without compromising
reliability?
The answers have been elusive
under changing conditions.
Power consumption can easily
double or triple during peak
periods, and it fluctuates with
every move, add or change.
Adding a 1U or 2U server used
to mean drawing 300 to 500
more watts from the branch
circuit; now, a new blade server
consumes 10 times as much
current. Even a prominent
Internet service provider
suffered unplanned downtime
in its multi-million-dollar data
center because branch breakers
kept nuisance tripping.
Demand is up, and so is
the imperative for business
continuity…so you protect
electrical systems with
uninterruptible power systems
(UPSs), battery backup,
generators and system-wide
monitoring. Millions of dollars
a year are invested in such
measures, yet there might still
be a proverbial weakest link at
the local level: the branch circuit
that serves critical equipment.
At this level, you might not
be able to see trouble coming
until a circuit breaker trips, and
that’s too late. Systems go
down, valuable data is lost and
business comes to a standstill.
It can take hours to recover.
Some organizations address
this concern by periodically
checking current loads with
handheld meters. Unfortunately,
this occasional sampling can
easily miss problem conditions,
which can appear and disappear
in microseconds. Besides, it is
expensive to buy or manage
permanently installed meters
on every branch circuit. Facility
managers need a better way
to ensure reliable, continuous
power at the branch circuit and
system level.
Continuous measurement
and reporting of branch
circuits, sub-feed and
main breaker activity, with
proactive alarms
The Eaton Energy Management
System continuously measures
the current on all breaker levels
and warns you of impending
trouble, so you can take
proactive action. Armed with
these insights, data center
and facilities managers can
more effectively manage
energy consumption to prevent
overload conditions, optimize
power distribution, and, when
applicable, allocate energy costs
among internal departments.
Optimize power utilization and availability at
all levels including branch circuits in the Eaton
PDU and RPP.