Electrical Requirements and Specifications

Procedures requiring a licensed electrician

Electrical Hazard

See also

Procedures requiring a licensed electrician include:

Connection of utility conductors

Installation of a 225-, 90-, or 75-amp circuit breaker

Connection to the Main Input switch

Wiring under the floor

To connect utility conductors, see Certified Electrician’s Instructions included with your PDU documentation.

Electrical requirements

 

208V Input

480V Input

600V Input

 

 

 

 

Service distribution breaker †‡

225A

90A

75A

Conductors to main input switch

Transformer: 3W + G + GEC

3W + G + GEC

3W + G + GEC

 

No Transformer: 4W + G

 

 

Recommended wire sizing

 

 

 

L1, L2, L3, N

4/0AWG

3 AWG

4 AWG

G

6 AWG

8 AWG

8 AWG

GEC

4 AWG

8 AWG

8 AWG

 

 

 

 

† Provided by customer.

‡ The specifications are recommendations. Consult the NEC and local codes for requirements specific to your installation.

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American Power Conversion 60kW InfraStruXureTM System Electrical Requirements and Specifications, Electrical requirements

60kW InfraStruXureTM System specifications

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