Know Your Batteries

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

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...
Smart UPS Configuration

Smart UPS Configuration

By Aaron Oddy sales engineer CENTIEL UK Ltd Great interior design is all about form and function. Practical UPS and comms room design has some similarities. However, we need to be able to work in the space rather than live in it! The ideal design scenario would be the...
Do the Numbers Add Up?

Do the Numbers Add Up?

By Aaron Oddy Sales Engineer, CENTIEL UK In this article, Aaron Oddy, Centiel UK does the math on whether to repair or replace a legacy UPS system and answers the question “Do the Numbers Add Up?” There comes a tipping point where over the long-term, the...
Getting the Best from Your Batteries

Getting the Best from Your Batteries

How can facilities maximise performance and get the best from their batteries? Aaron Oddy, sales engineer at Centiel UK examines the issue. Batteries make up around 50% of the cost of a UPS purchase, so maximising their design life is essential. VRLA batteries usually...
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