If you’re specifying a UPS system, then it’s absolutely essential that you truly understand its battery autonomy; for how long will it support the load if the AC supplies fail?
14 May 2018
When data centre operators invest in UPS systems, it’s for one purpose only; to maximise power availability for their facility’s ICT equipment.
14 May 2018
What does the future hold for UPS technologies and systems? We asked Alan Luscombe, Director at UPSL, for his views, as summarised below.
02 Nov 2017
UPSs exist solely to deliver clean, uninterrupted power to their critical load – but their ability to do so is entirely bounded by their resilience to failure of their own components or subsystems.
31 Aug 2017
Modular UPS technology, as implemented in systems such as UPSL’s PowerWAVE 9500DPA, is now being exploited in a smart solution that maintains UPS efficiency even when the UPS load is severely reduced.
30 Aug 2017
Why hasn’t the industry adopted lithium-ion solutions with greater enthusiasm, and is this likely to change? We can answer these by looking at factors relating to both lead-acid and lithium-ion bat.
30 Aug 2017
Improving UPS efficiency can help to better data centre PUE performance. The article discusses the options for this available to UPS operators who invest in the right, transformerless technology UPSs.
30 Aug 2017
The Internet of Things (IoT) is gaining traction at an accelerating pace; Gartner has predicted 26 billion connected devices by 2020, while others are calling even higher numbers.
30 Aug 2017
UPS generators are no longer just a backup plan. Today, they are considered a vital component of a company’s power protection policy, as sizing UPS batteries for protracted power blackouts is simply uneconomic and impractical. In choosing a generator for a data centre or other critical IT load application, a number of factors must be considered. These include the generator’s key components, environmental issues and the qualifications of the suppliers as well as compatibility with the UPS to be supported. In this article, Alan Luscombe, director at Uninterruptible Power Supplies Ltd., a Kohler company, discusses how generators work with UPSs, and the factors you must consider when choosing a generator as part of your power protection policy.
23 Jul 2015