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Rapidly advancing healthcare technology is transforming the way patients are being diagnosed and treated.

Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS systems) are used to protect sensitive IT equipment, emergency systems, medical equipment, evacuation systems and a vast range of other electrical loads from power supply fluctuations and short-term power loss.

 Electrical power transmission involves the bulk movement of delivering generated electricity from a generation site (1), typically a power plant or renewable sources, across transmission lines (3) to the distribution grid (5) located in populated areas. 

When installing a tertiary power system, there are numerous considerations and a myriad of decisions to be made. These decisions are of utmost importance and could be the difference between an electrical infrastructure that can support all the functions of a healthcare facility and one that buckles in the face of a power failure.

Rapidly advancing healthcare technology is transforming the way patients are being diagnosed and treated. From sensitive medical imaging equipment to connected devices, data monitoring and lab tests, the future of healthcare lies in working hand-in–hand with technology and with that, comes a greater need for 24/7 regulated power.  

Celebrated on the 22nd of April every year since 1970, Earth Day is the world’s largest environmental campaign focussed on changing international mindsets to combat the global climate emergency.

Following the immense strain placed on the NHS due to the recent COVID-19 pandemic, addressing ageing infrastructures will feature highly on agendas. While there have been positive signals that the UK is on the road to recovery, it would be foolish not to be prepared for any similar future scenario.

Isolation in a UPS system forms the second of a four-part series of blogs looking at section 11 of the HTM 06-01. Section 11 directly relates to UPS systems and this blog aims to provide simplicity on section 11.45, which forms a part of the segment relating to ‘UPS fault condition design.’

Commercial properties have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic and with landlords facing nearly £1billion in empty property tariffs, renewed pressure has been placed on Rishi Sunak to extend and reform business rates.