AC Outlet With Light Pipes brings power intelligence to PDUs.
Press Release Summary:
Appliance outlets IEC 60320-1, style F, UL/CSA rated 15 A @ 250 Vac and IEC rated 10 A @ 250 Vac, and style J, UL/CSA rated 20 A @ 250 Vac and IEC 16 A @ 250 Vac, are capable of providing up to 4 light pipes that channel light from LEDs on PCB to front of connector. These integrated fiberglass light pipes provide operational or other function status indication in PDUs. Design options include number of light pipes (1–4) as well as options for light pipe lengths and diameters.
Original Press Release:
Integrated Light Pipe in AC Outlets Offer Intelligent Power Capabilities in PDUs
Santa Rosa, California — SCHURTER announced today the capability of integrating a fiberglass light pipe as an optional feature to its popular appliance outlets. The light pipe provides operational or other function status indication in power distribution units (PDUs). It is designed to channel light from LEDs on the pc board to the front of the connector. The new technology offers flexible design options including the number of light pipes, 1-4, as well as options for light pipe lengths and diameters. The flexibility of design allows for efficient customer-specific solutions while enabling increased opportunity to signal status information from the power grid to the user.
The light pipes installed in the outlet are designed to channel light coming from LEDs mounted on a printed circuit board to the surface of the outlet. Each outlet generally has its own circuitry and, depending on the complexity of the monitoring system, may offer several types of indicating functions. The outlets are capable of providing up to four light pipes, one in each of the four corners of the connector. The side of the outlet with the ground pin provides extra space around the two corners, allowing for the most prominent and thus popular position.
A typical application consists of power distribution units used in data centers. Today, these units are most likely to have monitoring systems with indicating display panels or controls. These display panels are often centrally located. With SCHURTER’s new appliance outlet, it becomes easier to extend the systems monitoring capabilities from the centralized display to each outlet. Service technicians are able to clearly see which systems are working properly, or respond to required maintenance adjustments. A connector could, for example, signal an outage with a red LED, or a critical power consumption pattern with a yellow LED. In this way, both repairs and preventive maintenance can be done more simply and efficiently.
SCHURTER’s IEC 60320-1, style F, rated UL/CSA 15 A @ 250 VAC and IEC rated 10 A @ 250 VAC and, style J, rated UL/CSA 20A @ 250 VAC and IEC 16A @ 250 VAC with light pipe provide simple, user-friendly solutions utilizing intelligent power capabilities within power distribution today.
Contact SCHURTER’s Cora Umlauf at (800) 848-2600 or by email at info@schurterinc.com with your specific outlet and light pipe design requirements.
About SCHURTER Inc.
SCHURTER is a progressive innovator and manufacturer of Circuit Protection, Connectors, Switches, and EMC Products to the electronic and electrical industries worldwide. SCHURTER’s three divisions: Components, Input Systems and Electronic Manufacturing services are formed to provide customer specific products and services, which focus on clean and safe supply of power and making equipment easier to use. These core competencies bring a high degree of innovation to SCHURTER’s main markets IT / Telecom, Medical, Space and Renewable Energy. SCHURTER meets its customers’ highest demands through certified quality, environmental and safety management systems including ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 and highly developed processes (Six Sigma method). Excellent services are upheld through the consistent application of an all encompassing quality management system.
SCHURTER Inc., Santa Rosa, California is the exclusive North America sales and distribution office for the SCHURTER Group.
SCHURTER INC.
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