Eaton 5P3000RT – Rack/Tower UPS 3000 VA / 2700 W

Overview

The Eaton 5P3000RT is a line‑interactive uninterruptible power supply (UPS) engineered to provide short‑duration battery backup and voltage conditioning for high‑demand 120 V rack and edge infrastructure. It is deployed by network, systems, and infrastructure engineers to protect IDF racks, branch office IT racks, edge compute cabinets, and small data center zones from utility disturbances such as outages, sags, swells, and brownouts while enabling orderly shutdown of critical loads. Specifications are drawn directly from official Eaton documentation and cross‑verified authorized sources.

Rated at 3000 VA / 2700 W, the 5P3000RT delivers true sine‑wave output and line‑interactive power conditioning to connected equipment. The internal design supports standard 120 V North American electrical ecosystems, making it compatible with existing rack PDUs and branch circuits without transformers. Its topology maximizes uptime by conditioning marginal mains power before relying on battery backup.

This unit ships in a 2U form factor with a rack/tower convertible configuration and includes a 4‑post rail kit and tower feet for flexible mounting. It accepts a NEMA L5‑30P input and provides a mix of (6) NEMA 5‑20R and (1) NEMA L5‑30R output receptacles to support a variety of server and network loads.

For management and monitoring, the 5P3000RT includes USB (HID) and RS‑232 ports, and an optional gigabit network management card slot for remote diagnostics, event alerts, and integration with centralized power management systems (e.g., Eaton Intelligent Power Manager). User‑replaceable sealed lead‑acid batteries with ABM 3‑stage charging extend battery service life and simplify maintenance cycles.

Practical deployment example: In a mid‑size branch rack powering a firewall cluster, PoE aggregation switch, access controllers, and a pair of small servers, the 5P3000RT can condition incoming mains and maintain runtime long enough to either transfer to generator power or complete orderly shutdown sequences. Not suitable for environments with 208/230 V mains without step‑down transformers or load demands exceeding ~2700 W, as the unit’s power envelope and internal battery capacity limit extended runtime and high‑density loads.

Key Features

• Line‑interactive UPS with 3000 VA / 2700 W output capacity
• Rack/tower convertible 2U form factor with rail kit
• Mixed outputs: (6) NEMA 5‑20R, (1) NEMA L5‑30R
• USB (HID) + RS‑232 comms; optional network card slot
• NEMA L5‑30P input, 120 V ecosystem compatibility

Specifications