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A test rack in a laboratory, the rack PDU and the instruments above it lit by a single raking light while the bench behind stays dark
Metering accuracy
+/-1%
Current scale
0.1A, +/-1% + 1 digit
Energy scale
0.1 kWh
Ambient range
-30°C ~ 100°C
Humidity range
1% ~ 99%

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Laboratory and test rack

Instrument the bench, not the room

A test rack changes configuration weekly, so the measurement has to sit at the outlet rather than at the room panel. Per-outlet metering reports at +/-1% with a 0.1A step, and the ambient sensor covers -30°C to 100°C at 1°C resolution on the same reporting line.

The metering unit on a laboratory test rack seen from a low angle, bench instruments above it and the outlet rank lit
Per-outlet measurement, taken at the bench. industries-lab-rack-b2

Per-outlet measurement

One reading per bench position

In a laboratory the question is rarely what the room drew. It is what one bench position drew during one test campaign, and whether the ambient drifted while the campaign ran. Per-outlet metering answers the first; the ambient sensor answers the second on the same line.

Current step
0.1A
Voltage step
1V
Power accuracy
+/-1%
Energy step
0.1 kWh
Ambient step
1°C
Log depth
20,000 entries
  • Reading tied to a bench position per-outlet current
  • Reading tied to a campaign energy per outlet
  • Reading tied to the enclosure ambient, 1°C step
Protection on a bench has to tolerate repeated re-plugging. The outlet rank is rated 10A to 16A per group, and the log records each change so a campaign can be reconstructed after the fact.

Parameters a test campaign is run against

Laboratory line sheet

A test rack is planned around resolution, not around capacity. Every row below is the step or the limit the unit reports at, taken from the specification sheet rather than rounded for presentation.

Rack PDU parameters for laboratory and test racks
Parameter Value Note
Metering accuracy+/-1%Current, voltage and power
Metering depthPer outletReading per bench position
Current scale0.1A+/-1% + 1 digit
Voltage scale, meter1VMeter window 90V ~ 350V
Energy register1 grade, 0.1 kWhBilling-grade total energy
Ambient temperature-30°C ~ 100°C1°C resolution
Relative humidity1% ~ 99%Same reporting line as temperature
Outlet rating10A ~ 16APer group, IEC C13 and C19
Working voltage110V ~ 250V ACBench supply
Working frequency50Hz ~ 60HzBoth nominal supplies
Event storage20,000Built-in RTC, held through power loss

A bench campaign is usually reconstructed after it finishes, which is why the log depth and the clock matter as much as the accuracy. A reading without a timestamp is an anecdote; 20,000 timestamped entries held through a power interruption are evidence.

Ambient and humidity sit on the same register map as current and energy, so one poll ties an electrical reading to the enclosure condition it was taken in.
  • Test bench
  • Per-outlet meter
  • Current
  • Ambient
  • Campaign log
  • Bench layout

Register grid

Readings a bench campaign leaves behind

Each cell is one register group on the reporting line. On a test rack the step is the point: a 0.1A reading shows what a 1A reading hides.

  • Outlet current 0.1A Per outlet, +/-1% + 1 digit. Low current on a bench still resolves at this step.
  • Voltage 1V Bench supply 110V ~ 250V AC, meter window 90V ~ 350V.
  • Power +/-1% Active power on the same sampling as current and voltage, not a second meter.
  • Energy 0.1 kWh 1 grade register. A short campaign still registers above the step.
  • Ambient -30°C ~ 100°C 1°C resolution, humidity 1% ~ 99% on the same line.
  • Capture 10/100M Ethernet plus one RS485 port. SNMP and Modbus, web server, SMTP alerts.
A campaign that ends on a Friday does not need a technician on Monday: the unit holds 20,000 entries on its own clock until they are pulled.
Macro view of the IEC outlet rank on a test rack PDU, one cable seated and the brushed steel visible between the outlet bodies
Outlet rank, one cable seated. industries-lab-rack-b5

What travels with the unit

Certificates, named and held

A laboratory purchasing file asks for the certificate title, the standard and the legal holder, which is what this list states. Certificate numbers are not printed here; scans come with the current revision of the line sheet on request.

  • Certified to UL 62368-1 (component)Ningbo DCDU Power Distribution Equipment Co., Ltd.
  • CE-LVD and CE-EMCAssessed as applicable to the line
  • RoHS (TUV)Restricted substances, assessed as applicable
  • ISO 9001 quality managementHolder named on the certificate
  • ISO 14001 and ISO 45001Environment, health and safety management
  • Electrical testing100% electrical testing before packing

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