Network Communications News (NCN) June 2016 | Page 37

UPS & power management

S P E C I A L F E AT U R E

The target location should be sufficiently
sized for immediate UPS delivery.

The electricity supply required by high power UPS equipment will
have a significant impact on the existing cabling and switchgear.

an effective preventative maintenance
and emergency response contract.
In this article, we focus on the
setup factors in chronological order, so
that their role in the UPS installation’s
ultimate success becomes clearly
visible. We start by preparing for
delivery of the UPS equipment, and
move forward from there.

Weight and space
considerations
Modern UPS systems allow
considerably more latitude in delivery
than their earlier counterparts, as they
are far more compact and lightweight;
bulky and heavy input transformers
have been eliminated. Systems such
as Uninterruptible Power Supplies

Ltd.’s PowerWave 5000/TP can deliver
up to 50kVA from a 0.4m² footprint,
so are fairly stra