Power problems can occur anywhere, anytime, in any electrical system, regardless of the design standards employed. Accordingly, it may be tempting to build in the highest possible resilience across an…
Providing the right UPS environment within a healthcare estate
Healthcare estate managers seeking advice on how to integrate their UPSs into their facility’s environment can find help within The Department of Health’s ‘Health Technical Memorandum 06-01’ (HTM 06-01). This...
Choosing a UPS that meets your true business resiliency needs
Data centre operators naturally want the highest possible availability for their facility. However, achieving the best that’s technically possible will be beyond most organisations’ budgets – and in any case,...
Matching your power protection components to your healthcare system requirements
Designing power protection components – UPSs, emergency lighting inverters, generators and IPSs – into a healthcare electrical distribution system can be challenging. The evolving risk and resilience needs of each...
The PowerWAVE EL Range of Emergency Lighting Static Inverters
The PowerWAVE EL series is designed to deliver complete emergency lighting protection for a range of applications, according to European BS EN50171 specification. These static inverter emergency lighting systems address...
Ensuring a safe and stable environment: Backup power supply for hospital applications
In March 2015, Arrowe Park Hospital in Wirral suffered a massive power outage. These power problems caused operations to be cancelled and ambulances to be diverted. Although all wards and clinical...
Dedicated. Reliable. Essential: Choosing the right UPS supplier for the healthcare industry
There are few markets where the role of UPS systems is more critical than within medical and healthcare related applications. Uninterruptible power supplies operating in this arena are called upon...
UPS Jargon Buster
If you’re trying to specify a UPS system, you’ll find yourself confronted, as with any technology, by a fair amount of jargon – which could be confusing if you’re not...
Installing a UPS System
Once you’ve decided to protect your IT facility with a UPS system, there are several essential steps to ensuring that the UPS is installed with minimal disruption, then performs to...