The relative merits of UPS battery monitoring and management

Posted on 11th April 2022

Batteries are the reason why Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) systems exist - yet battery failures are the leading cause of UPS system downtime. Looking after these essential components makes great...

First-time fix rate – what it actually means

Posted on 29th July 2021

Regular, ongoing UPS servicing and preventive maintenance of UPS systems will ensure your uninterruptible power supply and standby power system runs at optimum efficiency. A UPS power supply is a...

Continuity of service in uncertain times

Posted on 22nd February 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has posed many challenges for the facilities management sector. Not only have managers been required to continuously adapt their working practices, but the past year has also...

How to protect the security of your UPS communications

Posted on 18th March 2020

As UPS systems play a vital role in protecting your data centre’s critical load, they must also be kept well-maintained and capable of uncompromised performance themselves. To achieve this, it’s...

5G and its impact on data centres

Posted on 11th November 2019

The 5G standard is truly a game-changer; its speed, latency and connection densities are such significant improvements over 4G that entirely new applications that simply weren’t previously viable now become...

The UPS as an IoT node

Posted on 5th April 2019

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a collection of technologies that continues to grow rapidly because it gives us so much insight into, and control of, the world around us....

The importance of service agreements

Posted on 27th September 2017

In this article, Alan Luscombe, director at Kohler Uninterruptible Power Ltd., a Kohler company, explains why professionally designed and fulfilled service contracts are so vital to UPS reliability. Any organisation...

Make sure your emergency lighting is always ready

Posted on 26th June 2017

Emergency lighting is an essential safety requirement for any building. In this article, Alan Luscombe, director at Kohler Uninterruptible Power Ltd., a Kohler company, shows how a well-designed, correctly specified...

Emergency Lighting UPS Power Supply – ‘The Right Tool for the Job’

Posted on 28th November 2016

How many times did your Dad tell you ‘always use the right tool for the job’. It’s an old adage, but it applies equally to recommendations for emergency lighting UPS...

The importance of service contracts

Posted on 9th November 2016

Why buy a UPS system? One good reason is if your application is in any way mission-critical; another arises if revenue-generation activity would be halted by a power failure. In...

UPS Battery Maintenance

Posted on 6th July 2016

UPS installations rely critically on an energy source to deliver back-up power supply if the mains supply fails or transgresses tolerance limits – and for installations of any size, lead-acid...

Making the most of your UPS battery resource

Posted on 13th April 2016

Batteries are fundamental to the backup resource that a UPS provides, yet they should also be considered as one of its weakest links. They have a finite useful working life...

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