Power Distribution Units

Power Distribution Panels (PDU)

A power distribution unit (PDU) is a device with multiple outlets that provides electrical protection and distributes power to IT equipment in a rack. PDUs can be simple or smart, and there are several types of smart rack PDUs.

What are the types of electrical distribution panels?

Basic PDUs are power strips that distribute the correct voltage and current to multiple outlets that power IT equipment in racks. Monitoring PDUs are a simple type of PDU where electrical information can be displayed on the screen. PDUs help users determine power consumption and available circuit capacity and simplify equipment provisioning. Input level measurement allows users to avoid overloading circuits and calculate performance metrics such as power consumption effectiveness (PUE). The output level metering PDU helps users determine the level of power consumption and available capacity in the rack, simplifying provisioning. Another unique feature of this model is to help users understand actual power consumption at the device or server level, allowing for efficiency comparisons. This allows the data center to allocate costs to specific units and use resources more efficiently. Switched PDUs are types of power distribution panels that provide the services of a metered input PDU with control over individual or group outputs. By accessing this panel, a user can power devices remotely and in a specific order. It also allows you to delay the power sequence so that voltage surges do not occur, extending the life of your devices. This pattern is very important in remote deployments because it allows you to restore services by restarting servers. It can also help save energy by allowing the user to turn off devices that are not in use. Rack switching PDU with output metering. This type of model, as the name suggests, in addition to measuring output, measures the total capacity of the switching PDUs, including the functionality enabled from a remote location.