UPS allow for Olympic-scale electric power protection
As the light of Olympic flame was extinguished, closing the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, last February, the success of the power protection that kept the lights on — as well as the information technology (IT), communications, and broadcasts operations running 24x7 — is still a bright memory.
“Secure, resilient, and reliable energy for the Olympic Games is one of the basic critical services required to ensure the success of all functional areas during Games,” according to John Paul Giancarlo, head of Olympic Games Technology for the International Olympic Committee (IOC). “There is no room to consider even a moment of power loss. UPS systems from GE provided stable, filtered power to support critical technical operations, as well as connected primary utility and secondary on-site generator power.”