Ensuring UPS Installation Success
If you’re seeking to procure a new UPS for your data centre, it’s natural to focus on its functional attributes, including capacity, battery autonomy, availability, efficiency, scalability and of course...
Understanding your UPS battery’s amp-hour rating
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?...
VRLA vs Li-Ion batteries: a comparison
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, li-ion technology...
KUP Milestone: 20 Years of UPS Sales and Service
Hook, Hampshire, December 14, 2017: This December marks the 20th anniversary of Kohler Uninterruptible Power Limited (KUP), a Kohler company – one of the UK’s largest UPS sales and service companies....
UPS Batteries – where will the future take us?
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...
Is it time to consider Lithium-ion batteries?
Data centres and other installations needing power protection have traditionally favoured lead-acid batteries for UPS backup power, and the technology remains dominant today. Yet lithium-ion batteries have been commercially available...