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AC/DC POWER HiTESTER 3334
Now Compliant with the SPECpower® Benchmark for Evaluating the Power and Performance Characteristics of Volume Server Class and Multi-node Class Computers |
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| The AC/DC POWER HiTESTER 3334, a power meter designed, manufactured and sold by HIOKI (HIOKI E.E. CORPORATION; Head Office: Ueda, Nagano Prefecture; President: Tatsuyoshi Yoshiike), has been approved for use in power efficiency testing under the SPECpower_ssj® benchmark defined by Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPECpower®)*. The instrument was added to the list of accepted SPECpower® measurement devices on November 27, 2009. Evaluation software provided by SPECpower® has been adopted by the International Energy Star Program**, and SPECpower_ssj® is used worldwide as a standard benchmark. |
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| The 3334, an affordably priced power meter featuring 0.2% measurement accuracy, 3 years of guaranteed accuracy, and AC/DC measurement capability, was launched in 2007 for use in applications requiring the measurement of power consumption of household appliances, office equipment, and other electrical devices. Now that the 3334’s performance has been demonstrated by SPECpower® approval, HIOKI expects to see the device embraced by more manufacturers in targeted industries. |
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| SPECpower® approval requires satisfaction of the following conditions, which are met by the 3334 in 1.10 and subsequent product versions: |
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Principal SPECpower® Requirements
- The device must measure active power (P) and at least two of the following characteristics: voltage (U), current (I), and power factor (PF).
- The device must measure average values over a 1-second period and must not drop waveforms.
- The device must provide a current crest factor of at least 3.
- Measurement accuracy must be within ±1.0%.
- The device must support control and data capture via RS-232C or USB.
- The device must be calibrated by a standard traceable to the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) or similar national standard.
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*SPECpower® (Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation)
Formed in 1988 with funding from major computer manufacturers and software development companies, SPEC is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the development of computer performance standards. |
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**International Energy Star Program
The International Energy Star Program, a series of energy efficiency standards for office equipment, is administered jointly by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. |
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