The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a safety warning after two Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) fires caused by overheating capacitors manufactured by ICAR of Monza, Italy. 

Every business these days is reliant on electricity in one way or another, whether it is for computers and server or for a whole manufacturing line.

Not only are power cuts disruptive to the day to day work of the business, but can be damaging to sensitive systems like servers. The worst case is loss of critical data that can’t be recovered.

Understanding the potential causes allows you to plan to mitigate them.

Key Benefits of the Riello UPS Vision Rack VSR UPS include:

• Automatic voltage stabilisation reduces risk of sags, surges, and brownouts
• Up to 98% efficiency
• EnergyShare socket allows load-shedding to extend battery runtime for critical loads
• Plug and play installation rackmount-style UPS

The range includes the Riello UPS VSR 800 (0.8kVA UPS) and the Riello UPS VSR 1100 (1.1kVA UPS)

What to consider when purchasing a UPS

UPS systems are the primary line of defence against power outages, therefore it’s necessary to know how long the UPS system can last and when to repair, maintain or replace it.

A UPS is a sensitive piece of technology that contains batteries, capacitors, circuit boards and other components that are vulnerable to heat, moisture, dust and electrical disruptions.

By understanding the various vulnerabilities of a UPS, you will understand how to ensure it keeps working optimally for as long as possible.

Key Benefits of the Riello UPS Sentinel Dual STW UPS include:

• Small footprint
• Power factor 1
• High efficiency 95%
• Parallelable up to 3 units
• 3 level inverter
• High quality output voltage

The range includes the Riello UPS STW 5000 (5KVA UPS), Riello UPS STW 6000 (6 KVA UPS), Riello UPS STW 8000 (8KVA UPS) and the Riello UPS STW 10000 (10KVA UPS)

UPS Systems - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

UPS systems have been in general use across main industries for well over a decade now. Despite this, they are a still rather unknown device.

Today we are going to look behind the curtain, by answering some of the most common questions that get asked.

Key Benefits of the Riello UPS Multi Power include:

• Operating efficiency off over 95%
• Amazing efficiency even at loads as of 20%
• Able to scalable to the level you need it over time.
• High power density in a compact footprint
• Hot swappable modules guarantee redundancy and downtime-free maintenance

UPS systems and any batteries are normally located in an ideal location which would be completely secure, dust free, dry area. 

But what do you do if this kind of space is unavailable?

UPS batteries are a key component of any uninterruptible power supplies.

If they fail, the results could be devastating, this means it is essential to understand what causes UPS batteries to fail and what measure to take to ensure their efficiency.