Compatible with most 480 VDC UPS systems, the cabinet is a drop-in replacement for battery storage systems in both new and existing UPS installations.

The MegaFlex UPS solution from ABB is targeting the IEC and UL market, with power ranges of up to 1.5 and 1.6 MW, respectively.

Schneider Electric announced that the Galaxy VS 3-phase UPS with internal smart battery modules now extends from 10 to 100 kW.

Mitsubishi Electric released the 9900D, a line of UPS products designed for the relentless demands faced by today’s cloud and colocation data centers.

While valve-regulated lead-acid (VRLA) batteries have long been the mainstay for power backup with UPSs, they have their challenges — they’re unpredictable and require frequent replacements, and they also have precise cooling requirements and a large footprint, to name a few.

Over the last 30 years, the IT industry — data centers in particular — has seen the pendulum swing from centralized to decentralized and back again. Is it any wonder why mission critical operations are so driven by the latest buzzword of the day?

In recent years, the IoT, ever-escalating data requirements, and ongoing cloud adoption have contributed to a shift away from traditional, enterprise data center facilities. Instead, many organizations are adopting new approaches — all of which afford numerous benefits but, at the same time, create critical challenges.

The Sentryum series S3U by Riello UPS (a Riello Elettronica group company) consists of a transformer-free UPS with three-phase input and output.

With the growing utilization of cloud computing and cloud-based services, the number and size of data centers worldwide is rapidly increasing.

Eaton expanded its cybersecurity program with International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) cybersecurity certifications for its Gigabit Network Card and Industrial Gateway Card.