OUTLET MANAGED PDU

7.8.The Plug Current Alarm

The Plug Current Alarm allows you to monitor current consumption at each of the Outlet Managed PDU’s switched outlets and generate an alarm when current exceeds a user-defined "High" threshold or falls below a user-defined "Low" threshold. The Plug Current Alarm can also be applied to user-defined Plug Groups in order to generate an alarm when total current consumption for the given Plug Group rises too high or falls too low.

To configure the Plug Current Alarm, access the Outlet Managed PDU command mode using a password that permits Administrator Level commands and then use the Alarm Configuration menu to select the desired alarm feature. The Plug Current Alarm allows the following parameters to be defined:

Trigger Enable: Enables/Disables the trigger for this alarm. When Disabled, this alarm will be suppressed. (Default = On.)

Plug Hysteresis: This parameter can be used to prevent the Plug Current Alarm from generating excessive "Alarm" and "Clear" messages when current consumption fluctuates back and forth across the trigger value. Basically, the Plug Hysteresis parameter allows you to define a margin at both the Low Threshold and High Threshold that the current level must cross in order to clear an alarm. (Default = 0.5 Amps)

Plug Hysteresis Example: Assume that the Low Threshold for Outlet A1 is set at 5 Amps, the High Threshold is set at 12 Amps and the Plug Hysteresis value is set at 1 Amp. When the current goes high or low, the Outlet Managed PDU will respond as follows:

Low Alarm: If the current drops below 5 Amps, the Outlet Managed PDU will generate an Alarm. The Alarm will not be cleared until the current rises above 6 Amps: (5 Amp Low Threshold + 1 Amp Hysteresis Value = 6 Amps.)

High Alarm: If the current rises above 12 Amps, the Outlet Managed PDU will generate an Alarm. The Alarm will not be cleared until the current drops below 11 Amps: (12 Amp High Threshold - 1 Amp Hysteresis Value = 11 Amps.)

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