Re: Power monitor for NEMA L5-20?

Gerry Boudreaux <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.org.operators.internet-access
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On May 4, 2009, at 08:58 , Chris Adams wrote:

> I am trying to monitor how much power some racks are drawing.  They  
> each
> have one or two NEMA L5-20 (120V 20A twist-lock) outlets with their  
> own
> PDUs, so I'm not looking for PDUs with current monitoring.  What I  
> need
> is a single outlet device with a network connection for monitoring  
> (SNMP
> preferred).
>
> Anybody aware of such a device?
>
> I've heard of 1-wire monitoring systems before (for temperature,
> humidity, etc.); is there a 1-wire device (e.g. a clamp-on device)  
> that
> can handle 20A?
>
> Basically, right now, I have to go pull the cover off the conduit and
> use a clamp-on ammeter to check the current.  It is a PITA and doesn't
> really help me (no data over time, no graphs, etc.).

We use a lot of the APC Metered Rack PDU's, which have an ethernet  
port for monitoring via web/snmp:

http://www.apc.com/products/category.cfm?id=6&subid=48

There are several other vendors that offer similar devices.

G

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