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PowerWave 2 busway

Eaton’s PowerWave 2 busway (formerly PDI) is a continuous open channel, track-style busway system that provides a highly configurable overhead power distribution system for data centers, commercial and light industrial applications. PowerWave 2 busway’s intelligent end-feed provides accurate high-speed monitoring, key electrical performance metrics and proactive management of power usage and availability.

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Core features

  • Designed as a continuous open channel power distribution system that provides tap off box placement flexbility along the bus rails
  • Tap off box units have been designed to make installation easy, fast and safe without the need for any tools
  • Engineered-to-order with countless layout options including custom lengths for rails, 90° elbows, 90° and 180° tees

PowerWave 2 track-style busway applications

Data centers
White space
Laboratories
Warehouses
IT rooms
Industrial
Manufacturing, automotive, machine shops
Hospitals
Universities

Optimize energy management with metering and monitoring

Experience the future of power management with PowerWave 2 busway's metering and monitoring solutions engineered to enhance your digital infrastructure, support increasing AI requirements and put your facility in position to achieve Industry 4.0. To help manage AI's high power demands, PowerWave 2 metering and monitoring solutions provide real-time data insights to ensure your power is being used efficiently. This feature also helps you reduce downtime and keep operational costs on target.

Source end-feed monitoring

PowerWave 2 busway’s Power Xpert energy meter incorporated into the end-feed provides accurate high-speed monitoring, key electrical performance metrics and proactive management of power consumption and availability.
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Tap off box branch circuit monitoring 

PowerWave 2 busway branch circuit monitoring provides real time insights into connected equipment and revenue-grade metering accuracy. Offers quick RJ45 daisy chain plug and play installation, intuitive integration with your building management system (BMS) and is scalable to sustain expansions or reconfigurations. Ideal for facilities looking to optimize equipment power usage and multi-tenant data center owners who need to accurately charge customers by power usage.

  • Class 0.5 system accuracy (ANSI C12.20 and IEC 61557-12)
  • Modbus® RTU/TCP, BACnet/IP and SNMPv1, v2, v3 standard ethernet communication protocols
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Source end-feed and tap off box metering and monitoring

PowerWave 2 busway is the ultimate energy optimization solution with the ability to monitor both power comsumption from the source and power being used at the connected equipment level.
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Safe and reliable power distribution

Specifically designed for the mission critical power market, PowerWave 2 busway is a rugged yet flexible, easy-to-install, highly efficient, structured busway system for the safe and reliable distribution of power.

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The advantage of busway compared to cable and conduit

Busway provides a more flexible, effective and sustainable approach to power distribution.

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Quick and easy to connect

Innovative CouplerTekTM technology provides a quick and easy way to connect rails and minimizes the keep out area to maximize the available area for tap off boxes. 

Flexible orientation

Various mounting style options allow the PowerWave 2 busway to be oriented vertically or horizontally, providing flexiblty to overcome space constraints.

Load bank testing

Load bank testing validates safe installation and system operational performance before a bus run is put into production. 

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Specifications

PowerWave 2 busway technical specifications

Ampacity system 250 A, 400 A, 600 A, 800 A and 1000 A  
Protection IP2X finger safe  
Rated voltage 120 – 600 V  

Rated short circuit withstand capacity

250 Amp
42 kAIC up to 208 Vac
35 kAIC up to 480 Vac
22 kAIC up to 600 Vac

400 Amp

42 kAIC up to 208 Vac
35 kAIC up to 480 Vac
22 kAIC up to 600 Vac

600 Amp

42 kAIC up to 208 Vac
42 kAIC up to 480 Vac
35 kAIC up to 600 Vac

800 Amp

42 kAIC up to 208 Vac
42 kAIC up to 480 Vac
42 kAIC up to 600 Vac

1000 Amp

42 kAIC up to 208 Vac
42 kAIC up to 480 Vac
42 kAIC up to 600 Vac

  
Conductor type 250 A, 400 A, 600 A, 800 A and 1000 A - CU conductor ampacity systems
600 A - AL conductor ampacity systems		  
Frequency rating 50/60 Hz  
Testing criteria UL 857  
CAN/CSA rated C22.2 No. 27  
Thermal rating

250 Amp
60 °C

400 Amp
60 °C

800 Amp
40 °C

  
Keep out area (min/max)

250 Amp
0” / 3.75”

400 Amp
0” / 3.75”

800 Amp
4” / 9”

  
System weight

250 Amp
6.8 lb./ft.

400 Amp
9.6 lb./ft.

600 Amp
12.6 lb./ft.

800 Amp
19.4 lb./ft.

1000 Amp
24.2 lb./ft.

  
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BIM models and drawings

Eaton offers Building Information Modeling (BIM)-friendly models for PowerWave 2 busway to integrate into your drawings with ease.
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