Balancing infrastructure expenditure: When to upgrade or replace your UPS system

Posted on 21st March 2022

At times, when energy prices are unsettled, many companies become cautious in their approach to expenditure. Whilst this is understandable, it can mean that critical parts of the business, like...

The importance of a robust data centre maintenance and servicing programme

Posted on 28th October 2020

Critical ICT loads within data centres rely on UPS power supplies to protect them from power issues and ensure a continuous uninterrupted power supply at all times. To live up...

UPSs and data centre tier rating overview

Posted on 18th August 2020

Developed by The Uptime Institute (TUI), the Tier Classification and Performance Standard defines four levels of availability for a complete site, ranging from the basic Tier 1 to the highest-availability...

How a UPS and generator can become a complete standby power solution

Posted on 23rd July 2020

A UPS can support its critical load during utility power anomalies and blackouts – but only until its battery autonomy expires. Conversely, an adequately-fuelled generator can support the load indefinitely...

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

Posted on 4th July 2018

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...

Is it time to consider Lithium-ion batteries?

Posted on 26th March 2018

Data centres and other installations needing power protection have traditionally favoured lead-acid batteries for UPS backup power, and the technology remains dominant today. Yet lithium-ion batteries have been commercially available...

Data Centre virtualisation and its demands on UPS technology

Posted on 17th November 2017

Continued growth in data centre virtualisation is inevitable, given the advantages it offers. However, the strategy creates significant challenges for data centre power infrastructures. In this article Tan Yu Ming,...

The Kohler PW 6000 Three-phase Standalone Uninterruptible Power Supply

Posted on 11th July 2017

The Kohler PW 6000 is a three-phase transformerless UPS system which is parallelable to 5 mVA with 99.9999% availability. Offering unrivalled power protection for mission-critical environments the Kohler PW 6000 also benefits from a...

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

Posted on 11th July 2017

The Kohler PW 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 Kohler PW 9000DPA has ‘hot swappable’...

Meeting the twin demands of every data centre

Posted on 8th September 2015

Data centres use huge amounts of electricity, with larger enterprises spending millions of pounds in energy every year. This reality, set against a background of rising energy costs and growing...

AEGON

AEGON upgrades its infrastructure The Challenge When AEGON decided to create a new power infrastructure including power protection at its Edinburgh facility, the company turned to Kohler Uninterruptible Power (KUP)...

Green power tips for today’s data centres

Posted on 1st June 2015

With data centres running on guaranteed 24/7 availability, operators understand the vital role that uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) play in supporting the critical load. Here are some power tips to...

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