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latest Industry events of important nature. Briefs link for additional information to a relevant
source. Information of significance from other sources is sometimes added. More insight about
specific news items, as well as market trends, may be found in our NewsLetter.
| Power Protection & UPS News March 2011 |
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Japan disaster drives backup power demand, causing Lead shortage.
Power Cuts in Japan Drive immediate demand for UPS systems, Backup generators and Batteries, to
provide electricity to sub-stations, hospitals and emergency services. UPS demand expands lead
shortage needed for battery production, which was expanding even before the disaster. The
premium of lead for immediate delivery over benchmark three-month futures in London widened to
as much as $44 a ton on March 29, more than three times the level on March 11 and the highest
since Feb. 7, signaling a shortage of near-term supply. Bloomberg- 31, March. 2011.
Emerson's UPS Registration in UK Enables to write off UPS cost in the year of Purchase.
Emerson's Chloride 80-NET series of 60kVA to 500kVA stand Alone transformer less UPSs have
been added to the Carbon Trust’s Energy Technology Product List (ETPL) registration. The
ETPL registration, allows UK businesses to write off the whole cost of the equipment against
taxable profits in the year of purchase. The value of the allowance, according to Emerson equates
to a 26 percent discount on the Chloride 80-NET’s cost. ElectricalPortal- 30, March, 2011.
Lem Introduces new Battery monitor to supervise Online High Power UPS systems.
LEM introduces Sentinel 3+ UPS Battery monitor, which measures voltage, temperature and
impedance, of cells and complete batteries, in UPS installations. The monitor is designed for
supervising VRLA (valve-regulated lead-acid), gel or flooded stationary batteries, while there are in
service, identifying weak and failing cells without the need to remove them from service for
cycling tests. EEtimes- 30, March, 2011.
Active Power announces Lifetime warranty on CleanSource Flywheel UPS systems.
Active Power announces Lifetime Warranty on all CleanSource UPS products, subject to certain
geographical and environmental limitations. With this Warranty, there’s no cost for repair labor or
parts for as long as the system is in service and the equipment has been maintained according to
company’s specification. CleanSource UPS has a 20 year design life; and according to Active
Power requires minimal maintenance, and is proven seven times less likely to fail compared to
conventional battery based system. Clean source Flywheel UPS systems, offer 130kVA up to
300kVA 480 Volt Power as stand alone UPS units, and up to 3.6MVA in parallel multi module
configuration. RenewableNews- 30, March, 2011.
Emerson introduces 208V Modular UPS systems for 45kW and 90kW Power Levels.
Emerson Network Power, introduced the Liebert APM, Online Modular 45kW and 90kW three
phase 208 V UPS frames, for North and South American market. The systems allow UPS scaling
for capacity or redundancy with 15kW hot swappable modules. The UPS feature 94% efficiency
from 50% to 100% load, input voltages selection of 208V, 480V or 600V, with 208V output, raised
or non-raised floor applications, internal batteries in 45KW UPS frame, and matching battery
cabinet for 90kW frame. In both models, the external battery cabinet can be outfitted with
monitoring system to constantly monitor each battery. PRweb - 29, March, 2011
VYCON and Emerson Partner to Distribute Vycon's Flywheel Storage Systems.
Vycon and Emerson announce a strategic partnership to distribute VYCON'S clean energy VDC
and VDC-XE flywheel systems with Emerson's Liebert branded UPS systems. Under the
agreement Emerson Network Power will offer Vycon's VDC flywheel systems as an alternative or
complement to lead-acid batteries used in Liebert's three phase systems. The VDC will provide
customers with a green. Battery-free, ride-through power for short duration outages until a standby
engine-generator can come on line. Marketwire – 29, March, 2011.
Controlled Power introduces single phase Online UPS for Health care and IT applications.
Controlled Power announces its new online UPS Model ES., available in 450 VA to 1500VA, for
use with I.T. Network data centers, health care, IT systems, and more, The models offered with
three year warranty, feature extended internal battery back-up, isolation transformer, maintenance
bypass, LCD touch screen monitor displaying electrical parameters, system status and diagnostics,
and event logs. Fmlink- 28, March, 2011
Global UPS Revenues expected to reach $8 billion by 2012.
IMS research of Global UPS annual market is expected to return to pre-recessionary and reach $7
billion in 2011 and $8 billion by 2012. As market conditions improve, industry will face shortages
of critical components like IGBTs, rising raw material and labor costs. The study reveals that
revenues are growing fastest in Asia, at an annualized rate of 15-20%, Sales of large three-phase
UPS for enterprise data-centers spiked in Q4 2010, and After-sales UPS service was worth an
additional $2.5 billion in 2010. Ecnmag- 28, March, 2011.
APC Announces New PowerChute Addition To Control UPS and Conserve Power and Runtime.
New PowerChute™ Business Edition 9.0 software provides APC Smart UPS and Energy control.
The Software offers ability to calculate the cost of a Smart-UPS’ power draw and CO2 emission.
In addition users can configure the exact sequence by which equipment shuts down and restarts
so that more critical servers stay online longer, and have the ability to power off less critical
equipment under certain conditions to conserve runtime. Sourcewire-24, March, 2011.
Tripplite New Standby Green UPS works with Active Power Factor Corrected (APFC) Loads.
Tripp Lite adds to BC pro UPS line its new BC600SINE 120V 650VA 375 Watt standby tower
UPS to support professional workstations, desktop PCs, point-of-sale equipment, small business
phone systems, audio/video equipment, and home theater The UPS has a sinusoidal output both on
line and on battery, specifically designed to work with Active Power Factor Corrected (APFC)
power supplies. The UPS features: 95% efficiency, swappable batteries, 3.3 minutes backup at
full load and 11minutes at 50% Load, 3 battery-supported outlets for computer, monitor and vital
system peripheral, plus 3 additional surge suppression-only outlets for printers and other
accessories not requiring battery support. ChannelPro – 21, March 2011.
New Tripplite Compact Energy-Saving UPS with Interactive Display..
Tripp Lite expands its Eco UPS line by introducing compact ECO650LCD 120V 650VA 325W
standby UPS, with an Interactive LCD user interface, displaying input/output voltage, estimated
runtime remaining, load percentage, load wattage and battery charge level. ECO outlets enable
automatically power off unused desktop accessories like a printer and audio speakers as the
computer goes to low-power sleep or shutdown modes. The UPS features 99% efficiency in line
mode, 120V +/-5% output voltage, four battery-supported outlets for computer, monitor, and vital
system accessories, and additional surge suppression-only outlets for accessories not requiring
battery support Electronichouse- 21, March 2011.
PF Correction ICs from IR for Wide Range High Power UPS applications.
International Rectifier (IR) Introduces IR115x family of µPFC power factor correction ICs for AC
to DC applications including UPS systems. The IR115x ICs range from 300 W to 8 kW,
controlling over 85-264 VAC input line voltage. The ICs feature over-and under voltage protection,
current limitation, brown-out protection. Operating switching frequencies are 66 kHz or 22.2 kHz
depending on specific IC. User selected startup/sleep mode enables compliance with green oriented
regulations. EEherald.com – 16, March , 2011
PowerGenix Nickel Zinc Batteries offer smaller UPS for Traffic Light Backup
PowerGenix, developer of rechargeable Nickel-Zinc (NiZn) battery technology, announces a deal
with PSI Acquisition LLC to use its batteries in traffic light backup UPS. PowerGenix batteries will
enable PSI Acquisition to make smaller and lighter UPS than traditional, lead-acid UPS systems.
Socaltech- 10, March, 2011.
New Eaton 3S UPS conserves power by turning off idle peripherals.
Eaton announces the introduction of Eaton 3S 550 and 700va UPS designed for of small
office/home and point-of-sale applications. It includes surge suppressor and power board which
can save, according to Eaton up to 30 per cent of power consumed by idle peripherals such as
printers and scanners , which are automatically disabled when the master device, such as a
computer, is turned off. Itwire- 10,March 2011
Industrial UPS Market Forecast through 2014
Arc Web Introduces Five year forecast for Industrial UPS and Service market, including market
size and segmentation, market forecast, and industry structure. The study presents supplier market
shares and profiles, products and strategies of the leading Industrial UPS suppliers profiles which
include AEG, Alpha s, AMETEK, Active Power, Aros, Beckhoff, B&R, BENNING, BORRI,
Chloride, Controlled Power, Eaton, Energy Technologies, Extronics, Falcon, Fuji Electric, GE
Digital Energy, HBL Power Systems, JOVYATLAS, Pentadyne Power, Phoenix Contact, Mitsubishi,
Riello UPS, R. STAHL Group, SOCOMEC, SoftSwitching Technologies, Schneider Electric,
Siemens, Unitek, Toshiba and VYCON.
Arcweb – 7, March , 2011
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