Power Consumption of APC Rack Power Distribution Unit (PDU) / Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS) Products

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Rack Power Distribution Unit (PDU) Type	Total Power Consumption (no outlets "ON")	Wattage Draw Per "ON" Outlet	Total Power Consumption (all outlets "ON" - assuming up to 24 outlets)
Metered (AP71XX, AP78XX)	N/A	N/A	approx. 5 watts
Metering By Outlet (MBO) (AP84XX)	N/A	N/A	approx. 11.5 watts
Metered (AP88XX)	N/A	N/A	5 watts
Switched (AP79XX)	approx. 5 watts	approx. 1 watt	approx. 29 watts
Switched (AP89XX, APDU99XX)	5 watts	.5 watts	17 watts
Switched with Metering By Outlet (MBO) (AP86XX)	18 watts	.25 watts	24 watts
Netshelter Rack PDU Advanced Switched, and Switched with Outlet Metering (APDU10XXXSW/APDU10XXXSM)	~6 watts	C13 Outlet: 0.3 watts C19 Outlet: 0.5 watts	Metered and switched by outlet, 48 outlets on, NMC with dual ethernet and with two physical sensors = ~23.2W. Metered and switched by outlet, 12 C13 and 12 C19 outlets on, NMC with dual ethernet and with two physical sensors = ~16W.
Rack Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS) Type	Total Power Consumption (no outlets "ON")	Wattage Draw Per "ON" Outlet	Total Power Consumption (all outlets "ON")
All models (AP77XX)	N/A	N/A	approx. 20 watts
All models (AP44XX)	N/A	N/A	< 20 watts

exclamation mark Note: These measurements don't include resistive losses due to current flow through the Rack PDU or Rack ATS meaning, they are only the fixed losses of the PDU or ATS associated with communications, measurements, and relay control.