Testing and usage of Remee’s PowerPipe cables
Remee Wire & Cable recently announced that its line of PowerPipe Class 4 Fault-Managed Power Cables now meet the new UL 1400-2 standard for Class 4 Fault-Managed Power systems and are rated CL4P. Regarding the cables the company states, “These cables have passed a rigorous series of UL tests at ETL Labs (part of Intertek’s global lab network) to ensure they conform to the safety and performance requirements as required by UL 1400-2.”
ETL states that the CL4P is a Class 4 jacketed cable to be utilized in air handling space (plenium) and riser applications, as well as in buildings and fault-managed power systems. Remee’s PowerPipe cables are used with Digital Electricity (DE) for various applications including DAS, DRAN, LED lighting systems, PoE, security cameras, and much more.
Description and background on the cables
The CL4P rated PowerPoint cables have multipair conductors in 14, 16, and 18 AWG, unshielded, with Remguard insulation and jacket. They can work with tight buffers from the REMFO line or MicroTube (loose tube) fiber optic cables for hybrid configurations, to deliver Class 4 power and enhanced data at longer distances.
Remee describes its Activate PowerPipe cables as a “cost-effective and resilient” power cabling solution for electronics that meet the recent NEC Class 4 standard for fault-managed power systems. Remee says, “This technology allows for controlled power distribution that is safe, less expensive, faster to install, and supports growing digital power technologies such as Digital Electricity* (DE) and those required in smart buildings.”