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PowerShare™
PowerShare is MGE's trademark for remote control of UPS output receptacles. MGE introduced this feature to the International markets back in 1993 on On Line models between 2 and 4 kVA. This feature is standard on the current Pulsar ESV+ series. Other models with U-Talk protocol can also benefit from this feature by means of the external UM Switch module.
Benefits of PowerShare
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Individual identification |
Each receptacle can be assigned a specific icon and label for easy and customized identification |
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Status warning |
By clicking on the UPS icon, you can know at a glance the power status of each device connected to the UPS (see screen below) |
This ESV 8+ has 3 segments that can be controlled by PowerShare.
To access the Status screen, simply click on the UPS icon on the master screen of Personal Solution-Pac or Solution-Pac/WAN, or go in the [View\UPS receptacle...] menu
You can immediately see what is the status of each device connected to a receptacle. In this example, the PABX rack has been turned off. If you want to turn it on again go in the [Actions\Device control...] menu.
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Remote reboot of each device |
A faulty device in a locked room can be rebooted remotely without any interruption of the other devices connected to the same UPS |
An office switch is connected to the receptacle # 2 and has been switched off: the receptacle icon is red. To turn it on again, simply go in the [Actions\Device control...] menu and click on the Switch On button. The server connected to the receptacle # 1 is not affected by these changes.
In addition to these control actions, PowerShare can be set up to perform automatic tasks either on start-up, or in case of a power failure:
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Sequential startup |
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Each output receptacle can be assigned a customized start-up delay
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This will prevent initialization problems on communication ports that may occur when several devices are all powered on at the same time
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This may also prevent oversizing the UPS to cope with inrush currents of heavy loads on start-up
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Load shedding on battery back-up |
Each protected device can perform its own shutdown sequence based on an individual timer. This feature can be used to significantly increase the battery time to mission-critical applications by switching off automatically less critical loads like PCs or printers. |
This screen can be accessed through the Configuration\Device configuration... menu.
The Internet server connected to the receptacle # 2 of this ESV 11+ will be automatically shutdown after 15 minutes of battery operation. On reboot, it will wait 2 minutes to restart after the main receptacle (# 1) has been switched On
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