Decentralised parallel architecture – what it is, and why it’s essential for ‘True Modularity’

Posted on 28th January 2019

Transformerless UPS technology, once established, rapidly became dominant because it enabled much smaller, lighter power solutions. These allowed uninterruptible power supplies to be built from several relatively small UPS modules...

Sharing the load: How UPS systems use multiple technologies to deliver best in class efficiency

Posted on 28th January 2019

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...

Environmental negligence

Posted on 28th June 2018

Data centres have a self-evident obligation to provide their users with a reliable data processing resource as contractually agreed. However, according to a Data Centre News[i] article, these users’ CIOs...

Progress in UPS Efficiency

Posted on 16th February 2018

Progress in UPS efficiency Data centre operators are under continuous pressure to improve UPS and other equipment efficiency. Several factors are driving this need; concerns about excessive energy usage relate...

How UPS efficiency can contribute to data centre PUE

Posted on 14th August 2017

Alan Luscombe, director at Kohler Uninterruptible Power Ltd., a Kohler company, looks at the significance of Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) for datacentres, and at how modern, efficient UPS design can...

The PowerWAVE 9000DPA Three-phase Modular Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)

Posted on 14th November 2016

The PowerWAVE 9000DPA is a revolutionary rack-mounted, transformerless UPS system with 99.9999% power availability. Designed with demanding IT environments and data centres in mind the PowerWAVE 9000DPA has ‘hot swappable’...

UPS Drop-In Forum

This FREE drop-in Forum is designed to improve your knowledge of UPS systems & static inverters, without taking a whole day of your time. Our Technical & Sales Team will...

The UPS role in the Uptime Institute’s Tier Classification System

Posted on 16th November 2015

Data centre availability is critical to the success or even survival of most organisations today. Its importance is reflected in The Uptime Institute’s Tier Classification System that defines different tiers...

RBS Guarantees 2N+1 Resilience for its Trading Floor

The primary function of any UPS system is to provide a reliable source of power in the event of a catastrophic loss of mains electricity. Typically, above a certain level...

How FM managers can deliver uninterrupted power that meets their IT department’s requirements

Posted on 19th October 2015

Data centre owners continue to seek ways to reduce energy consumption both to save money and to improve their green credentials. Facilities managers can contribute to this quest by ensuring...

Why understanding your UPS’ total cost of ownership is important

Posted on 19th August 2015

When budgeting for uninterruptible power supply systems, it's essential to consider the total cost of ownership rather than just the original purchase price. If operating costs and upgrades are taken...

Director’s Blog: UPS Systems: What’s the Difference?

Posted on 14th July 2015

Following the last article, where we discussed exactly what UPS systems are (and aren't), I thought it would be useful to consider some of the different forms these uninterruptible power...

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