Eaton ExoCab18-Macro 100 outdoor power and equipment cabinet

Eaton has announced its latest outdoor power and equipment cabinet designed to house telecommunications and IT equipment in harsh environmental outdoor conditions. The cabinet is specially designed to withstand Australia’s most harsh and hot environments.

The ExoCab18-Macro 100 cabinet is a complete back-up power system with environmental control. Typical applications include 4G and 5G telecom network base stations, road traffic management electronics, railway signalling systems, and other forms of critical radio and IT infrastructure.

The cabinet employs a fan speed controller to manage internal and external airflows and a battery compartment that includes a DC-powered thermoelectric cooler, to pull the internal battery compartment temperature below ambient if needed. The DC-powered fans are speed controlled to minimise energy consumption and noise output. The cabinet also includes external solar shields that help reduce the heating effect from the sun.

The system can be used by mining, water treatment and electrical utilities to house and support communications and control networks.