GE’s Critical Power business (NYSE: GE) today introduced its new GP100
line of power rectifiers, providing data- and power-intensive
three-phase applications with the industry’s first compact, 1U1,
6-kilowatt (kW) 54-volt AC-to-DC power rectifiers. The new GP100 line
includes GE’s GP100R compact, module for data center and
telecommunications rack or cabinet mounting and its GP100M for embedded
data, networking and industrial power supply solutions.
Ideal for high-density data and communications settings, the new GP100
AC-to-DC rectifiers feature a power capacity of 6 kW and take up
less than half of the space required to install similar
products—enabling two GP100s to be mounted together in 1U of rack space.
This combination of power capacity and reduced footprint enables GE to
provide an industry-leading power density of 12 kW per 1U, making the
GP100 the highest density three-phase power supply available today. The
GP100 rectifiers also can be paralleled into packaged systems ranging
from 12 kW to 432 kW, providing efficient power to high-density and
high-capacity applications such as 48-kW power bays and cabinets. This
enables these applications to implement three-phase power supplies
instead of being limited to less-efficient, single-phase options due to
space requirements.
“Three-phase rectification frees system designers from the burden and
complexities of phase balance and offers a simple, swappable solution,”
said Karim Wassef, general manager of Embedded Power, GE’s Critical
Power business. “Enabling three phase in 1U combines the best of both
worlds without compromise.”
With an energy conversion efficiency level of up to 96.5 percent, the
GP100 line provides benefits of both operational cost savings and
improved total cost of ownership. The new rectifier product line also
helps eliminate potential single-phase balancing issues as power
requirements grow by ensuring that electrical phases grow in equal
increments.
“There isn’t a power design engineer out there who isn’t trying to get
more power in less space,” said Vito Savino, general manager for DC
power systems, GE’s Critical Power business. “It’s all about reaching
new levels of power and density, whether it’s at the board, rack or bay
level. With this compact three-phase, 6-kW, high-power solution, which
takes advantage of the three-phase power already being used at a
facility, we’re helping our customers in their drive for larger, yet
more efficient, data, communications and computing capacity.”
The new GP100 rectifiers were developed using FastWorks methodologies, a
set of tools and principles that integrate external thinking and
discussion into the design process, bringing the products to market
faster than previously possible. Using FastWorks, GE was able to take
feedback from customers regarding their power needs and their space
limitations and directly apply it to the design of its new rectifiers.
For example, in many applications, the installation of three-phase power
supplies required customers to increase the size of their box or
equipment to accommodate the size of the units. In addition, the amount
of power capability per bay in the telecommunications industry is
reaching a finite limit. With this information, GE was able to design a
new rectifier with a smaller footprint and thus, a higher power
density—providing customers with the technology they require to address
these issues.
GE’s New Rectifier Platform
The GP100 is the new building block for system architecture and design
in DC output products. While other rectifiers in the industry may be
limited to installations in traditional system architectures, the GP100
will challenge how and where a rectifier can be used. Offering a very
usable form factor and high-density footprint, GE’s new rectifiers
provide the flexibility needed to meet the power capacity challenges of
applications across a wide spectrum of industries.
The GP100R and GP100M add to GE’s new GP100 rectifier line of power
conversion products. The platform also includes a 1U, high-density
product that is specifically engineered for single-phase power
supply designs. The rectifier platform also offers expanded
communications and diagnostics, such as black box capture capability,
field installable firmware upgrades and improved AC measurement accuracy.
The company is taking qualification orders on the new GP100M and GP100R
products now. For more information on GE’s GP100R and GP100M rectifiers
or its complete line of energy-efficient rectifiers, please visit http://www.geindustrial.com/products/embedded-power/gp
or call +1 972 244 9288.
GE’s Critical Power business powers rapidly changing, disruptive markets
where massive data, communications and computing capacity is redefining
how business is done. Customers in data center, super computing,
telecommunications and digital content industries rely on GE to provide
the reliable and energy-efficient power to keep networks flowing and
transactions moving 24/7. To learn more about GE’s Critical Power
business, visit www.gecriticalpower.com.
About GE
GE (NYSE: GE) imagines things others don’t, builds things others can’t
and delivers outcomes that make the world work better. GE brings
together the physical and digital worlds in ways no other company can.
In its labs and factories and on the ground with customers, GE is
inventing the next industrial era to move, power, build and cure the
world. www.ge.com
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1 A “U” is a measurement unit used in relay racks equal to
1.75 inches of vertical equipment space.
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