Working with breaker panels

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In the breaker panel you can add breakers with an exact definition of position and capacity available. This enables you to map out and track power connections within the PDU and to reduce stranded capacity. When correctly configured, the breaker panel provides an easy overview of available circuits, breakers, and phases. This overview can be printed and displayed inside the physical panel.

Working with breaker panels includes the following procedures:

• Configuring Breakers
• Configuring PDUs
• Configuring Breaker Panels
• Connecting breakers
• Printing Breaker Panel Schedules

When everything is set up, you can conduct impact analysis on connected breakers. See Simulating impact

Configuring breakers

Standard models of breakers are available in the Genome Library with detailed information about space and phase requirements. Add standard breakers from the Genome Library to your local genomes. Right-click the breaker in genomes to view and configure properties.

Modular breaker

• Breaker Rating: The amount of power the breaker module is rated to
• Module size: The number of positions the breaker module occupies in the panel
• Power phases: The amount of phases connected to the breaker
  • Single: a single phase module has three single phase breakers and can be connected to three individual power consumers
  • Phase to phase (L1-L2, L2-L3, L3-L1): a phase to phase module has a two phase breaker and can have one power consumer (phase to phase modules are typically used in North America)
  • Three phase (L1-L2-L3): a three phase module can have one power consumer

Modular breaker

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Generic breaker

• Breaker Rating: The amount of power the breaker is rated to
• Pole count: The amount of phases connected to the breaker
• Breaker size: The number of positions the breaker occupies on the rail

Generic breaker

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Configuring PDUs

You can configure power properties for the PDU in your local genomes or directly in the room layout.

Right-click the PDU and select Properties > Power to edit voltage outputs and voltage inputs. Note that the parameter for the output is phase to phase voltage. If you have an input breaker in front of the PDU, you can specify the value here. If you specify the input breaker, remember to also specify voltage input.

Configuration of a PDU in theroom layoutwill define properties for that individual PDU. Adjustments made in room layout will not affect the PDU in genomes.

In genomes the configurations will apply to the PDU model in general. Adjustments can be made individually to a PDU in room layout, but only within the margins of the configurations you made in genomes. Adjustments made in genomes will not affect the PDUs already placed in the room layout.

PDU power properties

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You can also add breaker panels to the PDU in genomes. The panels will be part of the configuration of the PDU. In genomes, right-click the PDU and select Properties > Power > Breaker Panel. You can add and delete panels and in a generic panel, you can edit the circuit numbers to match your setup. You cannot connect breakers from this view. To connect breakers, drag the PDU to the room layout, right-click PDU and select Properties > Power > Breaker Panel > select panel name. More on connecting breakers here.

 Add breaker panel in genomes

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Configuring breaker panels

Custom breaker panel layouts can be specified individually within the PDU. The process will vary from generic to modular breaker panels. 

Modular breaker panel

123 Steps to...
Configuring a modular breaker panel Add a modular panel in the room layout. Right-click a PDU and select Properties>Power>Breaker Panel>Add panel. Modular panels require minimum configuration. In the Breaker panel configuration dialog box, define Panel name, Panel size and Type - in this case Modular If you have an input breaker on the panel, select Panel breaker and add the value.

Breaker panel configuration (modular)

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Generic Breaker Panel

If you have upgraded from a previous version of IT Advisor, you will have placeholder panels and need to reorganize, see here. If you are setting up a generic panel, see below.

123 Steps to...

Configuring a generic breaker panel Add a generic panel in the room layout. Right-click a PDU and select Properties > power > add panel. Name the panel, set size and choose type. If you have an input breaker on the panel, select Panel breaker and add the value. In Layout in the Breaker panel configuration dialog box, you have different options: Start value: If you have more than one breaker panel in a PDU, it can be useful to give them different start values. For example one panel has circuit numbers 1-24 and the next panel starts at circuit number 25 that would be the start value for that panel. Phase grouping: If you have one circuit number covering three phases, choose phase grouping. Distribute poles on two rails: Choose how to organize your breakers on the rails: odd/even - odd numbers in the left rail and even numbers on the right sequential - sequential numbering beginning in the left rail ending in the right rail

Breaker panel configuration (generic)

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Custom Breaker Panels

You can block out positions and edit circuit numbers to create a custom breaker panel.

123 Steps to...
Creating a custom breaker panel In Genomes, right-click a PDU and select Properties > Power > Breaker Panel Double-click the circuit number of generic panels to change it If you delete a circuit number, that position will be blocked out

Creating a custom panel

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Connecting Breakers

Before connecting breakers to the breaker panel, you need to add breaker modules or breakers to your local genomes from the Genome Library.

123 Steps to...

Connect breakers Right-click a PDU and select Properties > Power > Breaker Panel to open the Properties dialog box Choose the desired panel by clicking the panel name The Selected panel details are now visible  Click a cell in the Breaker column and choose a beaker module or breaker in the drop-down menu Choose a Power Consumer to each breaker to map out breaker connections Note: Breaker modules or breakers that take up multiple positions will automatically block the cell below it.

Tip

You can take a picture of your breaker panel in your data center to help your memory when you map your connections.

Breaker panel

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A picture from your data center can help map connections

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Printing Breaker Panel Schedules

Manage occupied and free breaker positions on each breaker panel for an easy overview of available breakers, circuit numbers and available phases that can be printed out to display inside the physical breaker panel.

To print breaker panel schedules, right-click the PDU and select Reports >Panel Schedule >print.

For the Co-lo version, the tenant name will be added to the printed breaker panel schedule.

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