Packet Power Team

Six Ways to Lower Costs Through Smarter Cooling

Cooling is one of the main drivers of data center operating costs, but figuring out how to get the information needed to drive costs down can be confounding. Read on for ways to break the overall challenge into manageable pieces as well as what you... Read More

One Path to "Monitoring Nirvana"

We ran across a good article in the Data Center Journal written by Leon Adato entitled "Monitoring Nirvana" describing data center monitoring and who should be doing it. The full article can be found here. If you're short on time, here's a synopsis. Read More

Top Threat to US Power Grid: Squirrels

The stability of the power grid is important to people responsible for operating critical facilities such as data centers, and a great deal of effort is put into ensuring that all risks to the uninterrupted supply of power are anticipated and... Read More

Phasor Diagrams Now Available

Packet Power recently released several changes to EMX, our power and environmental monitoring software. A notable change is the addition of phasor diagrams. Read More

480V Wireless Power Monitor | New Launch by Packet Power

Packet Power is pleased to now offer a power monitor capable of measuring energy usage on 480V AC circuits. The new product maintains the same compact form factor as our existing three-phase monitor and extends our wireless metering to include 480V... Read More

New Environmental Monitors Install in Seconds

Measuring temperature and humidity just got even easier and more affordable with Packet Power's new wireless Environmental Monitors. They gather temperature data from one to three points per unit and measure relative humidity just where you need it.... Read More

Interactive Charting Improvements in EMX

We have added new capabilities to the powerful interactive charting in EMX. This 2-minute video lays out new ways to analyze, annotate and share data on your energy usage trends. Read More

Demystifying the Packet Power LED data stream

Packet Power uses the local LED display on our newer meters to show more than just amps by phase. That's good, but it can get a little cryptic. Is "con" a good thing? If so, why don't you see it all the time? What does "no" mean? Why does Packet... Read More

Size Does Matter (When It Comes to Power Monitoring)

We are delighted to introduce the industry's first wireless 100 amp inline power meter! At 112 centimeters (44 inches) and 5.9 kilograms (13 pounds), the three-phase cable can monitor power used by the largest switches and SANs. Read More