GE’s Edge Cabinet frees up 10% of cabinet space for the installation of additional revenue-generating equipment.
GE’s Critical Power business has launched its new Edge Cabinet and single-conversion power distribution unit (PDU), which helps data center designers make the most of their valuable cabinet space by designing in the negative space.
The interior of most server or telecommunications equipment cabinets is commonly 24 in. wide, but the installed servers only take up 19 in., leaving 5 inches of space unused. These cabinets also feature DC rectifiers to ensure that the proper power is provided to internal components and servers. By fitting the new Edge Cabinet PDU in the unused inside back corner of a cabinet and by enabling rectifiers — such as GE’s compact, three-phase GP100 units—to be integrated directly into the PDU’s available slots, GE is able to essentially free up, or give back, valuable space to datacenter and telecom facility managers.