Not to be confused with standby
electrical generating systems, these are simply
banks of batteries and rectifiers, which seamlessly
provide electrical power in the event of a mains power
interruption. The mains power is fed through a rectifier
to convert AC to DC – which the batteries can
supply. The power is then converted back again to
AC – and fed to the equipment it is protecting.
Should the mains power fail, the battery banks take
over without interruption. When a power source –
it could be the standby generator – returns,
it does so seamlessly and the batteries are taken
off-line - and recharged, which is a load some forget!
Only essential items of equipment
need to be connected to the UPS electrical distribution.
Items such as air conditioning are not connected because
UPS backup is measured in a period during which the
equipment that remains running, would not have time
to dissipate sufficient heat for the loss of cooling
to be significant.
Where a standby source of power is available, equipment
- for which a few minutes interruption would not be
critical - is not connected to UPS.
Other than the task of calculating
the size of UPS required, CCS have the experience
required to design the distribution of UPS power to
the items of equipment it is to feed. Also, we understand
the problems that can occur in areas where both supported
and unsupported electrical services are present –
and know what measures are required
CCS also understand the environmental
impact UPS equipment has, and are able to design the
elements required to deal with them. These range from
structural support to dealing with the heat they produce
and the power they can consume – particularly
following a discharge of their batteries.
See: How do we do it?
To find out how we assemble those elements & activities
to tailor and construct a facility to match your requirements
– within the timescale and expenditure budgets
agreed.
See: How much will it cost?
To find out how the financial aspects are dealt with.
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