Five practical ways to maximise your UPS’s energy efficiency
A modern on-line UPS system has many advantages especially when it comes to energy efficiency. It provides protection against all types of power supply failure, filters a vast range of...
KUP pulls out all the stops to support a leading UK financial institution’s customer service operations
Kohler Uninterruptible Power (KUP) recently beat stiff competition from the UK's top suppliers of UPS systems and were chosen to replace two existing uninterruptible power supplies for one of the...
How to protect the security of your UPS communications
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...
Monolithic and modular UPS topology comparison
Early uninterruptible power supplies were built as monolithic units; today, these have been mostly replaced by modern, modular UPS designs. Nevertheless, monolithic UPS installations are still very much available, as…
Blue Chip Upgrades its Head-Office Power Protection with the Latest in High-Efficiency Standalone UPS
When Blue Chip decided to upgrade the power protection at its head office, it turned to Kohler Uninterruptible Power for an energy efficient solution that met all the requirements and...
Data centre trends and countertrends, and their impact on UPS systems
In this article, Alex Emms, Operations Director at Kohler Uninterruptible Power, explains how large and micro-scale data centres can, despite their diversity, benefit from modern, modular UPS topology-based solutions. The...
Data Centre World
Data Centre World is the world’s largest and most influential gathering of data centre expertise for data centre professionals and the data centre industry. We will be exhibiting on 12-13...
Sharing the load: How UPS systems use multiple technologies to deliver best in class efficiency
Data centre operators, like any other business, are under continuous pressure to improve their energy efficiency. This is partly due to rising fuel costs, but also because shareholders, business partners...
Choosing the right UPS generator
This post looks at why your uninterruptible power supply may need a backup generator, and how to set up a matched UPS-generator pair. Online uninterruptible power supplies ensure power quality...
Efficient power protection for large-scale data centre operations
Large-scale data centre operations are now being built. One of the largest, the QTS Atlanta-Metro Data Center has over 970,000 sq ft of total space, complete with its own on-site...
Ensuring UPS Installation Success
If you’re seeking to procure a new UPS power supply for your data centre operations, it’s natural to focus on its functional attributes, including UPS capacity, battery autonomy, availability, efficiency,...
Taking Charge
Alan Luscombe of Kohler Uninterruptible Power (KUP) compares the attributes of valve regulated lead acid (VRLA) and lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery teachnologies. Data centre UPSs provide battery back-up to sensitive ICT...