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 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....
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
Data centre and ICT system operators invest in UPS power protection equipment to avoid the serious financial and reputational consequences of a power anomaly or outage. However, for this strategy...
The ability to provide backup power during a mains failure or voltage excursion beyond acceptable limits is fundamental to the role of any UPS system installation. Currently, lead-acid batteries are...
Electronic equipment used for data processing, communications and industrial control must be protected from electrical disturbances as well as complete power failures. Good-quality uninterruptible power supplies provide both forms of...
Ok, so I’ve talked a lot about the cost of power outages in recent articles. ‘The average datacentre downtime incident costs £412,800’ ‘Google’s 2013 outage cost them £100,000 per minute’...