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| Power Protection & UPS News June 2011 |
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UK Data center Professionals concerned about their ability to confront Power Reliability issues.
Kohler's Uninterruptible Power Supplies LTD survey of 2000 IT and data centre professionals
regarding the current energy state of in the UK., reveals, that over 75 percent of companies have
suffered power issues in the past twelve months, with 78 percent respondents agree that Reliability
of power will be a major concern in respondents' business in the next ten years.
OEMs are doing everything possible to reduce power consumption and increase energy efficiency
as a key selling point but this isn't enough, because there are serious doubts that UK's power
stations, deriving from privatization 20 years ago, will be able to cope with the increased power
demand. Continuitycentral- 28, June, 2011
Active Power Receives Multi million Dollar Order for two Backup Systems
Active Power, Inc. Austin USA manufacturer of flywheel UPS systems announces receiving a
multimillion dollar order for two PowerHouse systems from one of its strategic IT partners for
Datacenter and Infrastructure Solution . Each system is rated at 720 kW and contains a diesel
generator; Active Power’s CleanSource UPS systems switchgear; base fuel tank; and monitoring
and controls software. June 28, 2011 Businesswire- 28, June, 2011.
Eaton Opens Its Kentucky and Louisville Centers Outfitted with Latest Eaton's Technologies
Eaton celebrates opening its new data centers, in Louisville and , Kentucky. Kentucky received
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold Certification, as rated by the US
Green Building Council. The Louisville site is expected to be certified later this summer. The new
data centers are designed to deploy Eaton's most sophisticated power management technologies,
and support growing data processing needs while conserving energy and water. Data center
design targets an aggressive Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) rating, and will be equipped
with Eaton's 9395 UPS systems, its Foreseer Enterprise Power Monitoring software, and tits new
400V ePDU product to extend the capabilities of its UPS technology line allowing users to run
servers at 230V increasing efficiency and reducing distribution costs. Eaton – 23, June, 2011
Flywheels, Ultracapacitors, Lithium Ion batteries and Fuel cells gain market share in UPS Market
Lux research , emerging technologies research firm, forecasts that off-grid storage market will
grow 36 percent over the next five years, from a size of $9.9 billion in 2011 to $13.5 billion in
2016, with a chance of 10% score of flywheels and ultracapacitors of the datacenter UPS market
by 2016, says Lux, 6.8 percent by Lithium Ion Batteries. Data centers are expected to grow as
more and more devices and people get connected, while Cell phone base stations and telecom
networks will continue to get deployed as more people, particularly in the developing world, buy
cell phones. Lithium-ion batteries could gain 5.8 percent of the market for telecom backup
capacity by 2016, and fuel cells will gain a substantial share, too, mainly by telcos in rural and
isolated places. Gigaom- 21, June, 2011
Agreement to produce Mega Watt Lithium –Ion based UPS systems, replacing Lead Acid Backups
Russiand JSC Mobile GTES and Federal Grid Company (FGC) of Unified Energy System today
announced that they have signed a strategic 5 year framework agreement to contemplate the
manufacture of Enert1 lithium-ion-based UPS systems. This is a part of a five-year engineering
and framework agreement, providing anticipated initial capacity of 27.8 MW back-up power for
internal substation needs for one hour, including switchgear, lighting, communications and other
needs. The lithium-ion solution is intended to replace s lead acid solution, which according to the
PR is only able to back-up the switchgear for a short duration and does not provide back-up
power for any other internal substation needs. PRnewswire.com – June 16, 2011
Staco Energy Introduces FirstLine P/PL 10-125kVA 208V and 480V Systems
Staco Energy Products Company recently introduced its FirstLine P and FirstLine Pl family of
parallelable, three-phase, online, double-conversion uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) for 10-
125kVA applications providing three phase 208V or 480V with optional transformer. The UPS
features 0.99 Inpot PF, 3% THDI, N+1 Redundancy, optional Output isolation transformer,
paralleling of up to 8 units, 95% efficiency in double conversion and 98% efficiency in Eco
mode. Broadcastengineering – 17, June , 2011
Eaton new Ellipse UPS version Saves Power with Peripherals' Turn Off Function.
Eaton Launches new version of Ellipse Eco standby UPS which delivers energy saving through
EcoControl's function to automatically disable peripherals when the master device is turned off.
The Ellipse UPS, offered in 500, 650, 800, 1200 and 1600 VA sizes, is designed for various
business-related electronic equipment such as PCs, workstations, telephone equipment and
point-of-sale terminals. Itrportal- 16,June,2011
New Eaton's Software Manages Parallel redundant UPS Systems Network to Maximize Efficiency.
Meissner South Africa supplier of UPS systems, now in process of acquiring by Eaton, unveils
latest energy VMMS software, which enhances the range of Eaton 9390 and 9395 UPS systems.
The software shuts down redundant modules to increase loading of operating modules above 80%
thus getting maximum efficiency per module and consequently increase total system efficiency.
Engineering news .co.za – 10, June 2011
Top Concerns of Data Center Managers Survey
Emerson's survey identified that Data center North America facility and IT manager's prime
concern and focus considers Power Availability, Infrastructure monitoring and managing, Data
center heat densities, and energy efficiency. PQnewsBeat- 9, June, 2011
Vincothech Chooses Semithouth's SiC Diodes and JFETs.
SemiSouth announces that Vincotech, German manufacturer of power supplies and UPS modules,
has selected its Sic schottky diodes and junction field-effect transistors (JFETs). SemiSouth
Laboratories Inc is a USA manufacturer of silicon carbide (SiC) power devices for high-power,
high-efficiency, harsh-environment applications, which according to the manufacturer enable to
increase switching frequency and reduce losses, impossible with conventional silicon MOSFETs.
Semiconductor-today -8, June, 2011.
Eaton introduces 400V ePDU systems to save Data Center Power.
Eaton Corporation announced 400 volt (V) configurations for its ePDU power distribution product
line. The 400V ePDU products leverages its three phase 9395, 400V UL approved UPS systems,
allowing users to run servers at 230 V versus 208 V. Thus increasing server's efficiency and
reducing distribution costs, particularly important in enterprise class data centers where
high-density computing is required. Csemag- 3,June,2011.
Fuel Cells Products Provide Backup Power for German City Council.
Ballard Fuel Cells Products announced that its FCgen®-1020ACS fuel cell stack is the power
source for a ten kilowatt (kW) backup provides extended duration backup power to critical IT
services at the City Council headquarters of Meiningen, Germany. The system is hybridized
together with lithium-ion batteries and deployed for indoor use. The installation is supported by
German Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development as part of the National
Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology Innovation Program. Newswire – 2, June, 2011
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