Eaton UPS increases availability and capacity of the back-up systems, as well as lower operating costs
Discover how Eaton Connected integrated back-up and power distribution system based on Power Xpert CX switchgear and Eaton 93PM UPS delivers uninterrupted, 100% uptime power supply across data center campus 24/7
The annual savings of tens of thousands of euros can be used by the data center to invest in further development, and thus the replacement of UPS’s within the operating life also provided economical return.
CE Colo Czech s.r.o., which operates a data center in Prague, was established in 2011, when SITEL Data Center (SDC) was acquired and renamed. The history of the data center’s main operations building dates back to 1999, and the grand opening of the data center as the first carrier-neutral data center in the Czech Republic took place in 2001.
Today, CE Colo provides co-location type services, i.e. it operates the non-IT infrastructure for commercial customers and is recognized as one of the market leaders. CE Colo provides space for all locally operating global operators, national Internet peering points, content providers, as well as corporate clients.
The CE Colo data center provides a highly available and safe environment for IT technologies, it holds internationally recognized ISO certifications and recommends high-quality and professional services to its customers.
Challenge
In 2015, CE Colo started to address the technological renovation of part of the existing UPS systems for power supply lines A and B.
This strategy is more demanding in terms of the operations, but it provides higher assurance of the power supply system stability. The reconstruction of the existing functional systems required the implementation of a new solution to prevent the renovation from having a significant impact on the 24/7 operation and the customers.
Solution
The replacement of the uninterrupted power supply of the B1 and B2 systems was carried out in order to prevent the reconstruction from having any impact on the customers. Eaton was addressed with a request for the provision of technological parameters and subsequent detailed consultations due to the clear requirements for technological maturity, which can be met only by a limited number of manufacturers in the market.
For the reconstruction of the B power supply lines, a total of eight UPS 93PM / 200 kVA from the Eaton portfolio with modified air flow were selected, and three sets of EBC-LI-128S1P Li-Ion batteries were subsequently added.
Results
The new UPS’s have significantly lower losses as compared to the original solution, which means lower indirect costs for the operator.
The possibility to adjust the air flow direction so that it complies with the needs of the data center and the implementation of the Li-Ion batteries provided not only the required operating effectiveness, but also the important space efficiency, allowing the use of this space for other technologies and important infrastructure elements.
The seamless implementation without any hindrance to the data center operation was one of the conditions for the development of potential further cooperation in the next and future stages.
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