Amps are not power. Watts are.

On Wed, May 5, 2021, 20:08 Joe Monk <[email protected]> wrote:

> Yes. Take the value in watts of each power supply.  Divide watts by volts
> to get amps. Then just add up the amps.
>
> Example: I have a rack of 12 servers. Each server has 2 770w power
> supplies. My voltage is 208vac.
>
> 770w / 208 vac = 3.7 amps. So each power supply can draw a MAX of 3.7 amps.
>
> 3.7 A *  24 = 88 amps MAX if each power supply were drawing full current.
>
> BUT - two power supplies presumes load sharing. So each power supply is
> only drawing half-current.  Thus, the MAX consumption can be 44 (12 * 3.7)
> amps at 208 vac for the full rack.
>
> Joe
>
>
>
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> On Wed, May 5, 2021, 01:26 Peter <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Hello
> >
> > Apology for posting a non mainframe questions here .
> >
> > Is there a way to determine the total power consumption of rack with 12u
> as
> > form factor ?
> >
> > I am sure some of them would have used a benchmark to design a solution
> for
> > any new server coming inside the data center floor.
> >
> > So any clue or your experience would help me to analyse further.
> >
> > Peter
> >
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