BCM System Branch Circuit Monitoring by Raritan
With Raritan’s intelligent branch circuit monitoring (BCM) system, you can unlock the full potential of your IT energy infrastructure and maximize the capacity of your growing and changing data center or data center. server room. Whether you’re looking to retrofit an existing facility or build a new one, Raritan’s BCM system helps you reduce expensive energy costs, track power consumption, and minimize downtime in the data center, server room, or IT room.
This easy-to-deploy modular IT monitoring system provides real-time views of electrical power and power consumption on branch lines and the main line in an electrical service input or remote distribution panel. In the event of performance and environmental anomalies, Raritan’s BCM system sends an alert, preventing downtime in the data center. The data collected supports you in the implementation of energy efficiency and billing initiatives. In addition, the BCM system can be flexibly and easily integrated with Power IQ® DCIM monitoring software as well as other Building Management System (BMS) and DCIM solutions.
Data Center Power Monitoring
Raritan’s all-new BCM system leverages the proven technology of Raritan rack PDUs to monitor power directly in front of IT equipment racks. Monitor power supply on panels, PDUs, remote distribution panels, or overhead bus rails.
Features of the BCM monitoring system for IT and data centers
- Control of up to 70 power meters from a single controller
- Support for protocols such as TCP/IP, Modbus, and SNMP
- Built-in redundancy; All modules are functional as long as one meter is supplied with power
- Wi-Fi access
- Modules that can be combined and used appropriately for monitoring bus rails and control panels
- Extremely precise measurements of the individual branches – for up to 96 branch lines
- Easy to install, configure and scale
- Less downtime and more efficient energy infrastructure
- Cable conversion current transformers (CTs) compatible with existing branch and power lines
- CTs can be installed in both directions; Measuring system with auto-correction
- Various mounting options including: underlay, wall mount, IT rack and DIN rail
- CT installation thanks to wiring harness without excess cables
- Easy and clean cable installation with multi-core, panel-led cables for connecting CTs
- Performance data available in Power IQ software or other Building Management System solutions
- Data access remotely via the Internet or locally via a high-resolution color display or tablet
- Real-time and historical views of electrical power and power consumption for data center and facility managers
- For IT monitoring of bus rails and control panels
