Monitoring power used on site is vital as equipment often now uses more power in smaller packages. Ensuring each cabinet does not exceed maximum power levels will ensure a site never exceeds the power load which would then cause an outage for all equipment. Permanently monitoring power reduces the need for routine maintenance to check power levels for each cabinet.

The intelligent power strip can be specified for power monitoring only, or power monitoring with individual outlet control. Power strips with power monitoring provide readings for RMS amps, RMS volts and total power KW/hr.  Each reading has upper and lower limits and upper and lower control limits.  Exceeding a predetermined limit can be used to generate an SNMP alarm that will be forwarded to the management and control system.

The power strips can have individual outlet control enabling each outlet to be turned on and off as required. Also for start up there can be a number programmed sequence to turn the outlets on over a period of time preventing overloading of the power system.

Available in a wide variety of formats, the PDUs allow customers to specify the number and type of outlet (e.g. IEC, Schuko, UK etc.). It is also possible to specify the maximum power through-put, individual socket fusing, individual neons and even the colour of the sockets.

Intelligent Power Strips can be specified to provide monitoring only or monitoring combined with power.

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