Li-ion: The Sky’s the Limit
Picture a medical facility and the only place to install a new UPS system is within a Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) building or a container on the roof top. Immediately, there will be challenges with weight and space. Although GRP’s are designed to be light,...
Smart UPS Configuration
The ideal plant room design scenario would be the perfect sized space to house your UPS system, batteries, switchgear, and any associated equipment. However, this is not always the reality of the situation! This is where a clever approach to room layout is required....
Living with Your UPS
Aaron Oddy, Sales Engineer, explains the benefits of working with a UPS partner that is hands-on, flexible and prepared to solve any challenges. Most new build UPS installations are fairly straightforward. These are often in datacentres or large offices where space...
Space Saving Solutions for Plant Room Design
By Jason Gibson, Electrical Manager, Seahorse Electrical and Maintenance Services Ltd The most common challenges when it comes to plant room design and the installation of equipment are size and location. We work with clients across a range of industries including...
Know Your Batteries
By Andrew Skelton, Operations Director, CENTIEL UK When the mains fail, the only thing protecting the critical load is your UPS and your batteries. This is really the only time you will find out if your batteries are up to the job. The consequences of battery failure...
Managing Power Continuity
How do you correctly size a UPS system? The million dollar question! Well maybe not quite the million dollar question, but one well worth asking. An incorrectly sized UPS will impact both CAPEX and OPEX, and how much could this cost you in the future? To right size...
When Small Spaces Become a Big Challenge
All installations have their own challenges regardless of size. It might be logistics, budget or fitting in with tight project timescales. However, installations with limited space can prove some of the most ambitious when it comes to UPS infrastructure to protect...
Adopting Appropriate Infrastructure in Datacentre Design
David Bond, Chairman Centiel UK Who could have predicted how the events of 2020 would change the world? With the benefit of hindsight we should have given more thought to the possibility of a pandemic creating massive global disruption. Planning for the future,...
One Year On
We asked Aaron Oddy what his first year working for UPS manufacturer, CENTIEL has been like and how one of the most unprecedented years has impacted this? I joined leading UPS manufacturer, CENTIEL a year ago as the Swiss company continues to expand in the UK. It was...
Don’t Push the Panic Button
Louis McGarry, Sales and Marketing Director, CENTIEL UK explains why, when it comes to uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), value engineering can prove to be false economy. Imagine the scenario: your organisation needs a new UPS. It might be that company growth has...
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