Packet Power Blog

What Is Power Factor and How Does It Affect Your Bill?

Power factor is the ratio of real power (kW), the power that does useful work, to apparent power (kVA), the total power your electrical system has to deliver. It runs from 0 to 1. The further it falls below 1, the more current and infrastructure... Read More

Current Transducers: Split Core, Solid Core, and Why You Should Care

Current Transducers are a key component of every power monitoring system. If you have ever wondered why they are used or how they work, here's a quick review of alternating current transducer basics. Read More

Three-Phase Power Basics for Critical Facilities Teams

Three-phase power is one of the most important electrical concepts behind dependable operations in data centers, industrial facilities, healthcare environments, telecommunications sites, and other power-intensive buildings. Yet it is often explained... Read More

Installing Packet Power Smart Power Cables [VIDEO]

Monitoring the power usage of any device that with a plug is simple with Packet Power’s Smart Power Cables. Just how easy is it? This short video explains the quick installation process and how quickly you begin collecting data. Read More

How Does Branch Circuit Monitoring Work in Practice

When you ask how does branch circuit monitoring work, you're really asking how facilities and data center managers gain real-time, granular visibility into the load, health, and energy consumption of individual electrical circuits. Read More

Monitoring Made to Measure Simplifies Power Monitoring [VIDEO]

Your power monitoring needs are unique. You need a system built specifically to meet these needs. Sound expensive? Packet Power’s "Monitoring Made to Measure" approach to building power monitoring systems significantly reduces installation time,... Read More

Avoiding Disaster With Smart Power and Temperature Monitoring Systems

Power and environmental monitoring can reduce outages and downtime by keeping you abreast of operating conditions within your critical facilities at all times. You can be alerted to issues quickly before they escalate into serious problems. And you... Read More

Metered, Monitored, Switched, Smart: Comparing Types of PDUs

Power distribution units (PDUs), commonly referred to as power strips or rack mounted power distribution units (RMPDUs), are critical components within a data center's power hierarchy. They include multiple outlets that provide power to rack level... Read More

How to Pinpoint Hot Spots in Your Data Center

Hot spots in a data center must be closely monitored: let the warmest areas in your facility get too warm and you risk degraded performance, outages, and potential equipment damage. Yet they can also drive how much you spend to cool your entire data... Read More