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The Map is Not the Territory “
d Kynes e , British economist.
How many times have you purchased something then later, it’s not turned out quite like you’d hoped or anticipated? We are often called in to see organisations in this situation where a UPS has been installed by others and it’s not delivering on its promises. However, for many years we have been on a mission to change this around.
The fact is that you can’t fully understand and complete a successful UPS installation from behind a desk. There are many variables relating to the power infrastructure including space, other equipment, environment, and timescales. As manufacturers and suppliers, it is our responsibility to deliver clean, continuous power with the most available systems and at the same time, ensure all the other elements which can impact successful UPS installations are also considered and resolved. It is often these factors which can end up compromising the original system design and if suppliers are not careful, the system provided may not meet the intended performance requirements.
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Louis McGarry By Louis McGarry, Sales and Marketing Director, CENTIEL UK
The expected never happens, it is the unexpected always. John Maynar
Keeping on top of budgets is key to every project. However, cutting corners isn’t the answer as this will impact the overall system performance. Being too lean when designing a battery bank is a scenario we often see, the reduction in lead reduces costs but this results in under-sizing the system’s autonomy. Also, the use of inferior battery blocks to reduce costs is not an uncommon practice.
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In addition, the installation surrounding the batteries can also be seen as an area for cost cutting. However, this is not the case and should be aligned with the rest of the installation as this can compromise the overall quality of the building infrastructure. All these actions result in reducing reliability and availability. Remember your UPS is only as good as its battery. In other words, if corners are cut with the batteries the UPS may not perform as required when needed and the end user may not end up with what they thought they were buying.
We know from our own experience that there will be changes during projects but this doesn’t mean that the client has to compromise their critical power and availability. Working with our team of experienced engineers who understand how to design and implement flexible UPS systems, can offer short- term and long-term savings without lowering the performance criteria. It’s not just big changes that can make a difference, it can be the simple things such as the correct labelling of DC cables or supplying proper containment or completely re-imagining the room layout. For us it’s about working with whatever the situation requires to ensure our UPS always does what it says on the tin.
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