Tis the Season for Visions of Gold! CPI's eConnect PDU Receives Innovators and Visionary Award.
November 19, 2020
Chatsworth Products' (CPI) intelligent eConnect® power distribution units (PDUs) have historically provided customers with effective and efficient cabinet-level power distribution, security, monitoring and management capabilities.
With the rising demands of connectivity everywhere, and with more processing behing done at the cabinet, CPI recognized the need to make enhancements, and released the next-generation eConnect PDU in February.
Today, CPI is pleased to announce that this newly-offered line of intelligent eConnect PDUs have been awarded for their innovation and visionary design by two distinct publications.
Innovators Award
From Cabling Installation & Maintenance (CI&M), eConnect has been honored with the Gold Innovators Award in the cable protection and management category. This category, as determined by CI&M, includes, "Products and systems that help ensure the security of an installed cabling plant, or that facilitate the identification of cables, ports, and connections. Entrants into this category can include cable labeling equipment, intelligent infrastructure management systems, DCIM programs, grounding and bonding equipment, and AC-power-related systems such as surge-protection devices. This is also the category for products like hook-and-loop fasteners and cable ties."
CPI’s extensive experience in intelligent power management and customer-centric focus were instrumental when being considered for the following award-winning features and benefits:
- Redundancy Pack option—an industry first—for easy identification of the primary and secondary (failover) unit
- Latest UL® 62368 compliance
- Secure Array® IP consolidation of up to 48 units under one IP address, with the option for a second one for failover support; reducing networking costs by 90%
- Phase-balance outlets on three-phase models, simplifying equal loading across all phases
- Integrated environmental sensors that provide notifications of hot spots within cabinets
- Integrated RFID electronic locks that provide managed cabinet-level access control
- Field-replaceable controller for easy serviceability and upgradeability while maintaining power to critical loads
- Bistable latching relays for reduced energy consumption and increased service reliability on Switched PDU models
- Patent-pending locking outlets, which prevent accidental disconnections without requiring special cords that can cost upwards of $200 per PDU
- Native software integration from CPI partners Sunbird® Software, ZPE Systems and RF Code—Power IQ® for eConnect, Nodegrid Manager™ and Centerscape, respectively
- Support for RESTful Application Programming Interface and Command Line Interface
- TAA-compliant models for government procurement
Vision Award
eConnect was selected as the winner in the power category of FacilitiesNet’s second-annual Vision Awards. eConnect PDUs were recognized for their intelligent power management features and contribution to facility management tasks, particularly during a time when remote power management and control have become instrumental to daily operations. An added benefit to facilities managers, who are also responsible for delivering cooling and security, is that eConnect offers a single platform that combines all of these capabilities, thus reducing hardware and deployment costs, while simplifying monitoring and management.
For almost 30 years, CPI has successfully helped customers worldwide address their most pressing power management needs in the ICT industry, making continuous customer-centric improvements a top priority. To experience eConnect PDUs in complete detail, visit the CPI power page or watch the short video below.
Posted by Brittany Mangan, Digital Content Specialist at 11/19/2020 6:57:04 AM