Switchgear genome can power but cannot have a breaker added?

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I have installed a generic switch gear to power my switchboard for my master breakers.  (switch gear is a red box, the switchboard the green boxes) Issue is, the switch gear can't have breakers added, and the switchboard requires breaker information under the power dependency tab.  How else do I show my switchboard as receiving power if I don't use the switchgear power output?

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[DCIM_Support]

Hi,

This looks fine. Switchgears are usually found in electrical rooms which are responsible to supply power at Infrastructure level & not at the rack level. For this reason, Isolators are deployed at Switchgears & not MCBs. Swtchgear usually deals with Busbar level coupling & decoupling & not associated with any breaking mechanisms, however sometimes they might be associated with Air Circuit Breakers. I think this design in DCO works well!

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Hi Chris, Could you elaborate a bit on the used equipment and the power dependency/connections. It would be great to know the genomes used from the genome Library. I know the generic switch gear is used (which must be the red box named Switchgear in your setup?) What type of genome is used for the other component (LB-Master switch)? Also if possible talk a bit to the power connection going out of the room? Maybe a screenshot of the power dependency tab in DCO seen from the LB-Master switch point of view?

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[DCIM_Support]

Hi Chris, Came to think if this is switch gear prior to your UPS(s)? In general DCO is currently not capable of understanding power connections going into the UPS. It can be modelled in terms of physical presence and to some extend connections. However please still see above comment regarding equipment used since I need to understand a little more in detail.

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The genome used for the Master Switch, is the Generic Power Panel (GEN_PP). We have incoming utility power (switchgear), this feeds into our breakers (master switch) and this is where we divide into our UPS's and another breaker panel (in our data center using the same GEN_PP genome) that feeds our HVACs. By the way, Soren that power dependency is from the LB-Master PoV I was just trying to configure our rooms as accurately as possible. I see that the UPS's don't allow power input which is a little perplexing, but I can work around that and notate on my breakers. What I'd like though is show actual utility power feeding my breaker panel and being split from there. If this is the best I can do at the time, it is sufficient, just thought I'd shed some light on the issue for myself. I'm always up for learning how to better my DCO if possible though 🙂

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[DCIM_Support]

Hi Chris,

As already discussed. In general DCO is currently not capable of understanding power connections going into the UPS and in general the power connections above the UPS level therefore also cannot be modelled. It can be modelled in terms of physical presence and to some extend connections however it will be limited as you experience.

In this case I would recommend using the generic power panel as you already have used and then add custom properties to document the connections.

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[DCIM_Support]

Thanks for elaborating and shedding some light. Please see the answer I have written.

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