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Energy consumption remains a hot topic across all business sectors and features high on the government agenda. Earlier this year the European Commission funded a project called Horizon 2020, which was established with the principle aim to promote greater efficiency in data centres and IT facilities.

UPS systems used to support emergency systems such as evacuation lifts must comply with BS EN 50171 regulation.

The phrase ‘electrical infrastructure’ often provokes thoughts of large projects that include megawatts of power for multi-national corporations.

When looking to invest in a new uninterruptible power supply naturally the focus is on the systems’ functional attributes such as battery autonomy, power factor, efficiency, reliability and the initial cost.

Whether a VRLA or Lithium Ion composition, batteries are the fundamental components of an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) and so their failure could result in catastrophic consequences.

In the event of a power outage, an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) provides critical power to protect business continuity. The reliability of which is largely dependent on the configuration of the UPS solution. In order to achieve a high level of reliability a degree of redundancy should be incorporated.

There is no doubting that DC isolation refers to the prevention of a direct current from transferring between two parts of a system whilst still enabling signal and power transfer.

The draft withdrawal agreement, set out on the 14th November 2018 by Theresa May has been approved by the UK cabinet and is now awaiting the stamp of approval from MPs and, finally, the 27 other EU members.

Stringent manufacturing processes and tighter quality control means modern UPS systems are more reliable and less likely to fail than those containing older technology. Older, analogue UPS systems often experienced drifting values and input currents across phases that would need onerous balancing.