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and also the Middle East where the main power grid is less
reliable than in the UK, and frequent power problems are
more commonplace. In these instances, the UPS and battery
systems are required to be cycled several times per day. This
greater adoption is primarily due to the higher cycling life of
Li-ion; typically, 2,500 power-up and down cycles compared
with around 300 for VRLA technology.
In the UK and Europe, different drivers including the
continued rising cost of real estate will influence the
adoption of Li-ion technology far more. Li-ion batteries are
approximately less than half of the size, and less than a
quarter of the weight of VRLA batteries. Floor Installation
above ground can require structural strengthening of the
building simply to house the required batteries. Logistically,
moving many tonnes of equipment in and out of an upstairs
coms room, when batteries need replacing, can also present
challenges. It’s also an important consideration for data
centres looking to increase their power density within the
same footprint.
Added advantages of Li-ion
The cost of Li-ion is falling rapidly – approximately 80%
since 2010 – and as a result, cost models and ROI are
starting to look increasingly favourable. In fact, we know a
small number of European facilities now incorporating small
Li-ion systems in their UPS, including one branded search
engine.
A further advantage of Li-ion is that it can work at a
higher temperature, therefore requiring less-expensive
cooling and reducing the amount of overall energy
consumed in the coms room. By contrast: an industry
standard estimate is that for every 10° degrees above 200°C
the operating life of a VRLA battery is halved.
As well as being much lighter and being able to work
at a higher temperature, Li-ion has a significantly longer
design life (around 15-17 years) compared with VRLA which
normally needs replacing every 7-8 years for a 10-year
design life battery.
The critical power protection industry tends to be
particularly risk-averse; the first moves to Li-ion batteries
in the UPS industry will be by innovators. How soon they’ll
be adopted by the mainstream will likely depend on the
experience of these first installations.
Over time there will be a move towards Li-ion batteries as
cost reductions, driven by developments in the automotive
industry, flow through to the standby power sectors.
Incorporating Li-ion batteries will inevitably reduce the size
and weight of UPS systems and the longer useful working
life of Li-ion will mean fewer costly replacements. All of
which will benefit customers with reductions in both CAPEX
and OPEX, and make Li-ion batteries a winning solution for
UPS applications requiring compact, innovative protection.
The UPS systems of the future will need to be designed with
Li-ion in mind. In our ever-evolving world, future-proofing
systems is one of the greatest challenges faced by system
designers today. n
RACK-SEC has been formed with the coming together of engineers
from Security Data Centre, Network systems and software
disciplines. With over 120 years combined experience we are well
placed to provide UK manufactured and supported rack security
systems.
After 18 months of exhaustive bench and site testing we are
confident our RACK-SEC system is the most cost effective and
feature rich rack access system in the market today. Each system
and the components are comprehensively tested before leaving our
workshops.
We are constantly developing our system with 20% of our profits
utilized for R&D, 90% of our components are sourced from the UK.
We write our own code, writing our own bespoke code allows us to
adapt to most customers alarm and reporting requirements.
We will survey your requirement, put together the complete kit,
install on site, offer a remote diagnostic and ongoing site support
service, and keep your system firmware on our database, when you
order more units they will be delivered with the same firmware to be
compatible with your system. No more end of life or incompatible
components. With the comfort of having a company that can offer
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USP’s
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• IDEAL FOR EDGE COMPUTING
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