ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE SUPPLEMENT COVER STORY Clinching first place at the Games
Hailed as the most successful Commonwealth Games to date, Borri was chosen as a key provider of uninterruptible power supply (UPS) solutions for the event recently held in Glasgow
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ith only a tight timeframe to deliver, Borri supplied a total of
458 individual Borri UPS units ranging between 1kVA through to 80kVA, to over 19 sites. Delivery to the various locations required precision planning and timing, which was expertly handled by all parties involved. The majority of the order comprised a selection of Borri rack mountable, rotation UPS systems. The battery back-up run- times required for the different units ranged from five minutes to six hours, depending on the standby generators supplied by others. The B300 Rotation and B400 Rotation series (full product details later in this article) from Borri is a high efficiency, flexible single-phase solution. Its versatility makes it one of the most highly sought after solutions from Borri. A wide selection of tower online double conversion solutions were also selected for the Commonwealth Games. These included Borri B400 3kVA units, Borri B500 10kVA systems with two hour battery run-time, five Borri B500 EVO, 20kVA with six hour run-times and a Borri B8000FXS 80kVA.
INCREASED COMPLEXITY Adding to the complexity of the project, the Borri B8000FXS 80kVA was placed within a custom built container to provide an easier delivery and connection to the generator. The Borri B8000FXS is one of the most resilient and versatile units on the market. Its transformer-free and slimline design means that it has a very marginal footprint and is well suited for environments with space constraints. In addition to the UPS units supplied,
Borri also provided 55 SNMP cards so the Commonwealth Games Committee was able to remotely monitor and manage these units using an Ethernet connection over a Local Area Network - although there were no faults reported during the games period on any of the units supplied,
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Right and below: a wide selection of tower online double conversion solutions were also selected for the
Commonwealth Games
the remote connection gave valuable peace of mind to the games organisers. Used to provide power protection support for a plethora of equipment including lighting, CCTV, security systems, IT and broadcasting equipment, the UPS solutions from Borri remained resilient throughout the 11 sporting days. Commenting on the project, Borri sales
director, Mark Trolley said, “This is just the latest in a line of high profile projects that we have had the privilege of working on and we are thrilled to have been chosen to provide such a vital component for the Commonwealth Games. The Borri UPS brand is stronger than ever and is fast becoming recognised as the leading choice for both power resilience and efficiency. We are pleased that the games went without a hitch and are confident that it will definitely be one to remember.” The new B400 Rotation used at the
Commonwealth Games is available in sizes of 1,000VA, 2,000VA and 3,000VA. Offering the very latest UPS technology and improved efficiency up to 95%, the B400 Rotation allows customers to achieve longer run-times and benefit from
Borri Rotation UPS series, including the B300 Rotation 1,000VA to 3,000VA and the B500 Rotation 6kVA to 10kVA, the inclusion of the B400 Rotation completes the product range so that Borri have a product specification for every client requirement. Further functionality is also achieved through ‘hot swappable’ internal batteries, which are located in a separate enclosure to allow the user to safely changeover batteries without the need for a power down. The B400 Rotation also features
interactive software, which is compatible with a wide range of operating systems including Windows, Linux, IBM and HP as well as virtualised platforms such as VMware ESX 3.5, 4.0 and 4.1 and VMware ESXi 4.0, 4.1, 5.0 and 5.1. The development of the B400 Rotation is
less heat loses. The new rotation system also delivers more useable power with a 0.9 output power factor. Another key enhancement of the B400
Rotation is its size. Its compact and ergonomic rack mountable and floor standing design, makes it a much better fit for many sever cabinets, particularly in 2kVA and 3kVA configurations. Preserving this compactness, the B400 Rotation also comes with a large battery charger, which when installed as a rack mount system, allows for up to 12 additional battery modules for long run-time applications. Incorporating the same functional characteristics and software of the other
just one of the investments the company has made in its plug and play back-up power technologies and with market demand continuing to increase, Borri continues to extend its partner services. The company’s Rotation solutions up to 3kVA are already available through its existing distributing partners Northamber, DP Data Systems and Com5.
FURTHER UPS INSTALLATIONS In other news Borri has also just completed the installation and commissioning of four additional, high efficiency Borri B9600FXS UPS units at Everest Data Centre’s facility in Reading. The Borri B9600FXS UPS modules have been positioned in a 2N electrical configuration, where one has been custom designed in orange and another in black to identify the A+B supplies. All associated switchgear and cabling have also been custom coloured respectively.
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