Modular UPS technology, as implemented in systems such as KUP’s PowerWAVE 9500DPA, is now being exploited in a smart solution that maintains UPS efficiency even when the UPS load is...
In their in-depth ‘Football Stadiums: Technical recommendations and requirements’[i] guide, FIFA writes: “The delaying or cancellation of an event due to the loss of electrical mains is unacceptable. A careful...
Lead-acid VRLA batteries have long been the UPS energy source preferred by data centre operators, due to their proven reliability if well-managed, and low initial purchase cost. However, their dominance...
While UPSs provide essential battery backup in the event of a mains failure, they also protect their critical load from mains disturbances during normal operation. Alan Luscombe, director at Kohler...
Some UPSs need just simple communications capability, to warn their critical load of an impending failure. Larger, more complex or widely-distributed systems benefit in many ways from more sophisticated, network-based...
Alan Luscombe, director at Kohler Uninterruptible Power Ltd., a Kohler company, looks at the significance of Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) for datacentres, and at how modern, efficient UPS design can...
UPS systems are typically viewed as either large-scale installations for data centres, or small units residing under a user’s desk to support a single PC. While both these applications are...
Kohler Uninterruptible Power (UPSs) provide their best protection in on line mode, where they filter power to the critical load. However, under some circumstances running the UPS in offline mode...