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bwin

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3 phase to the rack vs single
Posted: Dec 16, 2009 11:09 AM
 
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I am trying to convince a colleague of mine to distribute 3 ph power to the rack instead of single phase. Does anyone have any quick bullet points as to why this is beneficial. They are currently at around 2.5 kW per rack on average however they do have some clusters of racks with 6kW and higher.
Erasmus


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Re: 3 phase to the rack vs single
Posted: Dec 16, 2009 11:31 AM   in response to: bwin in response to: bwin
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Generally with a pure three phase application there is less concern with return current over a neutral, load balancing is done naturally using 3ph loads. The big bullet point is that the power density is much higher with a 3ph system than with single phase, making it especially useful for dense PDU or cluster type loads. If you have incoming building power that is 3ph, using 3ph everywhere else eliminates the need for having a stepdown transformer(s) between utility and the "end load".

We have several white papers that are relevant to the use of single phase vs. three phase power, which can be found here. If you have further technical questions please call our three phase/Symmetra PX team at 1-800-800-4272.
KVAr


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Re: 3 phase to the rack vs single
Posted: Feb 7, 2010 10:58 AM   in response to: bwin in response to: bwin
 
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I think it would help maintain a better phase balance since 3 phase rack should alternate phases in different positions. When you use a single phase rack on a 208Y/120v system, you better make sure racks are connected in such a way that phases are balanced.

I don't know how tolerant APC UPSs are to load unbalance and if it corrects the input side phase balance, but generators are not very forgiving. If you have excessive phase balance, they vibrate like an unbalanced washer.
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