VoltServer, the inventor of Digital Electricity, recently introduced Tetra, its next-generation fault managed power (FMP) platform. “Delivering 250% more power per channel than any other commercially available UL-listed system, Tetra launches with a 1.5-kW/channel capacity, soon expanding to an impressive 3 kW/channel,” the company said when launching Tetra on October 21. “This increased power density along with the unique ability to utilize multiple receivers on a single channel is a significant step towards enabling deployment of Digital Electricity in both high- and low-density electrical environments,” VoltServer continued. “Tetra sets a new benchmark for long-range power delivery, safely distributing high power over distances exceeding a mile.”
Tetra is a certified Class 4 solution that combines with power capabilities of an alternating current (AC) circuit with the safety, monitoring, and control benefits of a software-defined digital power platform. Voltserver says the platform’s “comprehensive, intuitive software features a central management console with same-wire communication to the remote endpoints allowing unprecedented intelligent control and monitoring across the entire power network. The platform enables self-healing and intelligently controlled power architectures, bringing reliability and business continuity to a new level.”
Tetra is a plug-and-play platform, which VoltServer says “allows faster, easier installations, reducing labor costs and speeding-up time to market.” It is designed to integrate seamlessly across various network topologies, offering the flexibility and scalability that modern electrical infrastructures demand. “With adherence to the strictest safety and performance standards, including those set by UL, Tetra ensures safety without compromise,” the company says.
Over the past decade, VoltServer’s patented technology Digital Electricity has been deployed in more than 1,000 installations worldwide as an alternative to traditional AC power. Digital Electricity is recognized with a dedicated section in the 2023 National Electrical Code and two new Underwriters Laboratories (UL) standards. Tetra is fully compliant with UL 1400-1 standards and, according to VoltServer, “was designed to power an electrified world of incredible potential for a brighter future.”
“With the adoption of fault managed power into the National Electrical Code in 2023, FMP is now entering the mainstream,” stated VoltServer’s chief executive officer Steve Eaves. “As the inventors of FMP, we envision a world where everything from high-powered AI data centers to residential buildings will be powered and transmit data across a unified FMP/data network. Our Tetra Generation 3 Digital Electricity platform brings this vision to life; the future of fault managed power is here.”
On its web page dedicated to the Tetra platform, VoltServer describes several of its characteristics and advantages as follows.
- More power—Tetra can distribute significant power safely over distances exceeding a mile with the flexibility for multiple network topologies.
- More topologies—Designed to integrate seamlessly across various network topologies, the platform offers the flexibility and scalability that modern electrical infrastructures demand.
- More control—Tetra offers the advantage of a comprehensive and intuitive software system with a central management console, plus intelligent power, and control at the end point.
- More safety—Tetra ensures safety without compromise, adhering to the strictest safety and performance standards, including LPS and UL 1400.
- More simplicity—As a plug-and-play platform, Tetra enables faster, easier installations, thereby reducing labor costs and speeding up deployment time.
- More applications—Tetra supports industrial networking, AC replacement, data centers, EV charging systems, lighting, mechanical, network devices, building automation, wireless densification and more applications.
