Power Management & Power Distribution – PDUs, Power Supplies, Lab Power Supplies & Monitoring

The Power Management section covers components for generation, supply, distribution and monitoring of electrical power:
solar power generation, mains and laboratory power supplies, professional power distribution units (PDUs and power racks/strips), as well as monitoring solutions for current, voltage and power.

A Power Distribution Unit (PDU) distributes electrical power from one or a few sources to many loads – for example in data centres, server rooms, event technology or industrial plants. Modern PDUs offer load balancing, overload protection, remote switching, current and power monitoring and neat, standards-compliant rack wiring. This improves safety, uptime and transparency of energy usage.

PDUs are used wherever many loads must be supplied reliably, e.g. in data centres, server rooms, telecom facilities, industrial plants, event technology and mobile power distribution. In stage and event applications, robust rack and floor distributors are used, such as 19" power racks with CEE input, multiple Schuko outlets, RCD/MCB protection and earthing connection.

Simple power strips are designed for standard sockets, limited currents and usually without advanced protection or monitoring. Professional PDUs and power distributors offer:

• design for higher currents (e.g. 16 A/32 A CEE)

• integrated RCDs and circuit breakers

• often phase and voltage monitoring

• rugged housings for continuous industrial or touring use

• in some cases remote switching and metering.
  This makes them far better suited for safety-critical, industrial and event applications.

Key factors include:

• Input: CEE16/CEE32, number of phases, mains voltage

• Outputs: number and type (e.g. Schuko, PowerCON, PowerLock)

• Maximum current and power

• integrated protection (RCDs, MCBs, surge protection)

• mounting type (19" rack, floor box, wall-mount)

• required monitoring and remote functions (voltage, current, energy, remote switching).
  If you describe your setup and infrastructure, we’ll recommend suitable units.

Yes. In addition to distribution units, the Power Management range includes switch-mode and programmable laboratory power supplies with adjustable voltage and current, some featuring PC interfaces, protection functions and high efficiency. They are ideal for supplying electronics, DUTs and test setups in labs and production environments.

Many modern Power Management solutions provide monitoring functions for current, voltage, power and energy consumption – either integrated into PDUs or via separate monitoring modules. Using PC software and network/fieldbus interfaces, you can visualise readings, supervise thresholds and switch outputs remotely. This improves utilisation, energy efficiency and system availability.

Yes, we are happy to assist. If you tell us about your application, power requirement, mains structure (e.g. 3-phase, CEE16/32), required outlet types, monitoring and protection requirements and any existing racks or distribution boards, we will recommend suitable PDUs, power distributors, power supplies and monitoring components – and, if desired, a fully coordinated system concept.