Latest News: Power Factor Correction Socomec’s Smart Power - On Tour!
Socomec UPS has developed a pre-engineered and factory-tested containerised critical power system – the Smart PowerPort – to allow organisations to rapidly respond to unforeseen or urgent requirements for additional critical power. The launch is to be celebrated with a four week tour across nine major European cities.
The system provides future-proofing for mission critical power applications by ramping incremental power capacity – precisely when and where it is needed most. The energy efficiency - verified by TÜV SÜD and Bureau Veritas - and scalability of the Socomec UPS systems within the Smart PowerPort help minimise Power Usage Efficiency (PuE) without high risk capital expenditure. Furthermore, the system is flexible in terms of both sizes and architecture. Supplying from 100 kW to 2.4 MW, the units are completely portable, enabling you to build a power support system that can evolve to meet a facility’s changing needs.
Socomec can develop a complete Smart PowerPort turnkey solution for most applications – and the unit is robust enough to be used in both temporary and permanent installations. Andrew Wilkinson, Managing Director of Socomec UPS UK commented, “At Socomec we understand the difficulty that organisations face in planning their critical power needs. The ability to turn on capacity at short notice can be vital when supporting critical facilities and can make the difference between winning and losing a major contract. The Smart PowerPort has been developed with this in mind and provides users with a rapidly deployable and scalable critical power system which can be operational far faster than a conventional bricks and mortar solution.
As a market-focused manufacturer with significant R&D capability and a global network of specialist engineers, Socomec is perfectly positioned to deliver new product developments such as the Smart PowerPort - providing the optimum turnkey solution for our customers’ demanding applications. Furthermore, we will work closely with our customers throughout a project – and throughout a product’s lifecycle – to ensure that we deliver the best solution for their precise requirements on an ongoing basis.”
The Smart PowerPort contains Socomec’s highly efficient UPS devices, energy storage, input and output distribution panels, fire protection, access control, battery monitoring and a cooling system to ensure system stability and safe power distribution. The units are EN-1047 compliant, dust, fire, water and flood protected, and have thermal insulation of 0.42W/m2K. In addition, the solutions offer 33dB of acoustic insulation as standard. With 20 dB of electromagnetic protection to help overcome any unexpected electrical disturbances, continuous data access and uninterrupted system operation are guaranteed.
Join the Smart Power Tour on the London Stop - Socomec’s London Headquarters – Central Court, 25 Southampton Buildings, WC2A 1AL - from 3pm until 7pm on Monday 26th March - as the Smart PowerPort travels across Europe.
For further information on the Smart Power Tour please contact Claire Rainbow on 01285 863300 or email
info.ups.uk@
socomec.com
Two New Power Factor Correction Publications Available
A new Introduction to Power Factor Correction Guide produced by the BCMA (BEAMA Capacitor Manufacturers Association) and the ECA (Electrical Contractors Association) has been released, providing fundamental principals and key selection criteria when considering the installation of Power Factor Correction equipment to save energy, reduce losses and hence reduce CO2 emissions.
Example data provided also demonstrates the financial savings available. In installations with reactive loads, Power Factor Correction (PFC) can: i) Significantly reduce or eliminate Excess Reactive Power charges. ii) Reduce maximum demand (kVA): providing potential reduction of Authorised Supply Capacity and corresponding costs. Also, in many cases costly distribution infrastructure up-grade can be avoided. iii) Reduce system losses and voltage drop; improving performance and reducing energy consumption (kWh) and CO2 emissions.
In April 2010 all UK mainland Distribution Network Operators (DNO’s) adopted a common methodology for applying “Use of System” charges (CDCM); this includes a charge for Excess Reactive Power based on every kVArh in excess of 33% of kWh consumption in each half hour period. This charge applies to both Imported (lagging) and Exported (leading) kVArh units. Essentially, a power factor of 0.95 or better should be maintained at all times and load conditions.
Traditionally PFC equipment has been applied as fixed or automatic multi-stage compensation (or a combination of both). The CDCM has made dimensioning the correct equipment much more complex and fixed type compensation may not necessarily be financially viable for sites with a non continuous load profile unless applied to specific loads.
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