Clamping down on power usage

LS Simple is making the monitoring of energy usage in data centres and communications rooms easier by offering the Simple CL-Amp.

The impact of rising prices and limited availability of energy on the IT industry has been widely discussed in recent months. A number of high-tech energy saving solutions are available and being implemented in new data centre projects.

The Simple CL-Amp is a non-invasive current clamp, which makes it ideally suited for legacy data centres without in-built power monitoring systems. It is designed to work with 13 Ampere, 16 Ampere and 32 Ampere single phase supply cables and clamps simply around the three conductors and the insulation.

Installation of the current clamp is simple. The correct size core - which splits into two separate halves - is placed around the target cable and the head is slid over the locked halves, holding the clamp in place and collecting the real-time current consumption of that cable; it weighs about 135 grams.

Monitoring power usage with the Simple CL-Amp provides real-time data without the need for scheduled power downtime like some other monitoring technologies. The data can be read directly off the LED display or fed into analysing software via an RJ45 connection.

The open fork design of the Simple CL-Amp makes it easy to install anywhere on the cable. A range of locking ring collars to fit cables from 8 mm to 18 mm in diameter is provided.

LS Simple
www.lssimple.co.uk