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As part of its infrastructure solutions for
server and computer centres, Dätwyler
Cables offers its Ecobus flat-cable
safety system for a comprehensive,
flexible energy supply to IT cabinets.
The Ecobus system can be easily
integrated into all cable conduit
systems.
The energy can be supplied to or
tapped from the flat cable at any point,
without the cable being interrupted.
Changes can be made while the cable
is live. The fuses offer good selectivity
and are positioned directly at the
end-user terminals.
For new installations and extensions,
cabling costs are estimated to reduce
by up to 80%. By replacing the many
single cables with the Ecobus system,
the power supply is far more effective
and durable.
A star topology power supply to IT
cabinets, using a number of individual
cables, can be untidy and difficult to
modify. In addition, the cables are
usually heaped and tend to get hot,
adversely affecting their carrying
capacity and causing them to age
more quickly.
The Ecobus flat-cable safety system,
on the other hand, can be used to
create a very neat, flexible, long-term
infrastructure for standard power
supply as well as UPS.
The system can be attached to the
cable conduit systems above the racks
using cable clamps. Depending on the
energy supply required, Dätwyler offers
cables with diameters from 2.5mm2 to
16mm². The energy can be supplied to
or tapped from the flat cable at any
point by the means of special adapters,
without the cable being interrupted.
Connections can be realised via screw
or plug type, and wiring can take place
even while the cable is live.
The fuses are no longer positioned on
the sub-distributors but directly at the
end-user terminals.
By using the Ecobus flat-cable system,
power cables can be successively set
up without interrupting the computer
centre’s operations. They can also be
easily rearranged or extended. Dätwyler
Cables provides halogen-free Pyrofil
safety cables for supplying the flat-cable
safety systems. For cabinet-monitoring
systems, the Ecobus flat-cable systems
can also be supplied with an integrated
or separate flat-cable data bus.
Dätwyler (UK) Limited – UK
Fax: +44 1793 89 84 01
Email:
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Economic energy supply for
IT cabinets