Although the name may be CWT (Channel Well Technology) may not sound too familiar to you, please note that they are one of the largest OEM power supply manufacturers in the world, and in fact most of the supplies we purchase from more well-known manufacturers are actually manufactured by CWT. . The company showed in the Calculex 2024 new designs of Power source that he prepared, among which a model stands out redundant and this also has hot swap to be able to change sources without even having to turn off the PC. We tell you.
Redundant power supplies are not new, having actually been around for many years…albeit in the professional sector. Ultimately a server has to run 24/7 and you can’t afford to turn it off due to power failure, but what’s new is finding This redundant power supply design designed for home PC.
Your home computer may have a redundant source
We explain the concept and how it works: Normally, a PC power supply is what it is: a compact device with its internal circuits that power the rest of the hardware; ok, now think that instead of installing the components inside the source box, what you are creating is a sort of dock in which you can install two smaller sources. In addition, it has a mechanism through which if one of the two sources fails, the other can continue to operate independently without problems, which at the same time allows changing one or the other source without turn off the PC.
You should know that CWT is not the first manufacturer to put this type of power supply for domestic PCs on the market, since the manufacturer FSP already has one or two of these models. By the way, as you can see, both sources must be connected to the mains separately for them to work.
And what advantages does this present? Why do you want it on a home PC? Well, as we mentioned earlier, this type of redundant design is usually found in servers that need to be on all the time to provide service and you can’t afford to turn them off. Now for a home PC…this doesn’t make much sense either due to the simple fact that they are quite expensive, but perhaps for people who want to set up a PC form factor home server or for streamers, that makes sense.
In this way, the source will function normally as another PC device, but with the advantage that even if one of the two sources fails, the PC will continue to operate without problems. Additionally, you can simply remove the damaged source and insert a new one without even having to turn off the equipment. As we said, for a home PC this isn’t necessarily necessary, but perhaps for streamers who don’t want their live stream ruined due to hardware failure.
The model presented by CWT at Computex 2024 belongs to the HPN Series family and is compatible with the new ATX 3.1 and PCIe 5.1 standards, which means that it has all the usual protections and cabling in a standard PC power supply, including a 12VHPWR. connector for next-generation NVIDIA graphics.
In this case, the family benefits from the 80 Plus Gold efficiency certification and will be available in powers of up to 1000 watts, although the manufacturer has not said anything about the availability date or the price (but we will tell you have already said that they would be expensive). Remember that CWT also manufactures for other brands, so don’t be surprised if this same source comes from manufacturers like Corsair, SeaSonic or Thermaltake.
