“One size does not fit all”

Author: Simon Rowley

By Louis McGarry, Sales & Marketing Director, Centiel

One of the most common questions I get asked is ‘What size UPS do you sell?’ The answer is that Centiel’s multi-award winning, true modular UPS StratusPower can be made available in any size that the data centre needs. For facilities where the future load is uncertain, Centiel’s team of trusted advisors work hand-in-hand with customers to design an appropriate power protection solution which is flexible to be able to scale up or down, depending on requirements.

StratusPower has been developed by Centiel’s experts to be the most customisable UPS product on the market. The company can be led by access limitation or limited space to achieve the most power in the tightest spaces. This means Centiel can customise the UPS to fit a range physical axis or even integrate into a containerised pod.

StratusPower can also be configured to accommodate the electrical infrastructure whether that’s top and bottom cable entry or busbar connections. As a result, StratusPower can be installed into any type of data centre from edge facilities to multi megawatt operations.

The only elements which remain fixed are the technological benefits of StratusPower which are always present regardless of the size of the installation and include: high efficiency, market leading availability, scalability, reliability and sustainability.

StratusPower is also durable due to its topology and innovative hardware and firmware design, meaning components are not stressed and last longer. Instead of replacing consumables such as filter capacitors and cooling fans every four to six years, replacements are needed every 15 years, or just once during their entire 30-year design life. This is important as a data centre has a design life of typically 25 to 30 years.

With proven ‘9 nines’ availability, StratusPower effectively eliminates system downtime. Class leading 97.6% on-line efficiency minimises running costs, and true ‘hot swap’ modules eliminate human error and allowing modules to be tested fully while connected to the grid in the hot frame and disconnected physically from the load, increasing safety during upgrades.

The key point is StratusPower is ready designed as the most advanced UPS available and yet the build and ultimate solution is totally flexible and dependent on actual needs. The infrastructure and racks accept modules of the same rating which means modules from a lightly loaded area can also be re-deployed to parts of the data centre needing more power protection. These scalable and flexible UPS cabinets therefore, enable future load changes to be easily accommodated by adding or removing UPS modules as required. A data centre will never outgrow a well specified StratusPower UPS, and it can be constantly rightsized to ensure it always operates at the optimal point in its efficiency curve.

Further, StratusPower is also adaptable and has been designed to integrate with different energy management protocols, and is future ready to accept alternative energy sources.

With its innovative topology, advanced energy management features, and unmatched scalability, StratusPower is the ultimate UPS system for data centre operators looking to optimise their power infrastructure. StratusPower is offered in a power range from 50 to 1,500 kW in one cabinet, and can be paralleled for 3,750 kW critical power protection.

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