Monthly Archives: February 2012
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Posted: February 24, 2012Categories: News and BlogsRead more »
In case you haven't heard, we're on the edge of an energy crisis in the UK. It may not be common knowledge yet, but the National Grid has to work harder than ever before to balance supply and demand. And demand is increasing faster than supply. However, if you are the proud owner of a diesel or gas-powered standby generator that you use to provide backup power for your business, the UK energy crisis might be an opportunity for you. In order to balance supply and demand, the National Grid has a few options. The way that it balances real-time demand for power is by varying the supply frequency. You'll probably remember from your physic
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Posted: February 22, 2012Categories: News and BlogsRead more »
There's no arguing with the fact that data centres and server rooms use a lot of energy. And one of the biggest contributors to the energy bill is the cost of data centre cooling, especially when using
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Posted: February 20, 2012Categories: News and BlogsRead more »
There are several ways to configure an Uninterruptible Power Supply System. Each topology offers different benefits. To support an 80 kVA load, we could use any of the below approaches:
Uninterruptible
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Posted: February 17, 2012Categories: News and BlogsRead more »
Some manufacturers offer high-efficiency standby power solutions with ‘eco-mode’ and ‘high-capacity’ UPS.
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Posted: February 15, 2012Categories: News and BlogsRead more »
Inefficient Power System
Using old and inefficient uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) leads to higher running costs. UPS systems that are too big for the load they're protecting waste money
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Posted: February 13, 2012Categories: News and BlogsRead more »
Hungerford, February 13th 2012 At Data Centre World, UPS Systems plc will focus on what is still one of the greatest challenges for data centre managers today how to reduce
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Posted: February 08, 2012Categories: News and BlogsRead more »
Having sufficient standby power is essential if you want to protect your electrical equipment against mains failure. What should you consider when you specify your UPS (uninterruptible power supply) system?
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Posted: February 02, 2012Categories: News and BlogsRead more »
When thinking about how to size diesel generators, the most important thing to remember is that your generator size must exceed your UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) power rating. This is because
