CENTIEL Appoints Mike Elms as Managing Director Leading Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) manufacturer, CENTIEL SA, has appointed Mike Elms as managing director of its UK subsidiary, CENTIEL UK Ltd. Elms, who first joined the company as sales and marketing director...
The potential introduction of Lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries for UPS systems has been much debated in recent times. However, the fact is that advances in technology have now reached the point where Li-ion is a safe and commercially viable option, to protect the power...
A typical UPS life cycle is generally around ten years, as manufacturers are obliged to supply replacement parts for up to ten years after cessation of manufacture. Therefore, the purchasing of UPS equipment five years before this end date may extend the product’s...
The lead-acid battery systems used to power UPS systems have been proven over many years. The Valve Regulated Lead Acid (VRLA) blocks we used three decades ago are the same as those used today! However, in the next few years, Lithium ion (Li-ion) is set to...
Presenting a paper at the recent Data Centre World conference, Mike Elms posed some searching questions on the subject of fourth generation modular UPS technology. Here, he details that presentation considering the challenges of achieving Tier IV availability,...
