Comments on: Emerging UPS Standby Power Sources http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2010/01/12/emerging-ups-standby-power-sources/ News and analysis about data centers, cloud computing, managed hosting and disaster recovery Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:24:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Rocky http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2010/01/12/emerging-ups-standby-power-sources/comment-page-1/#comment-9914 Rocky Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:19:24 +0000 http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/?p=20571#comment-9914 Supposedly one of the killers of lead-acid batteries is frequent, short power outages. If an ultracapacitor with a few seconds of power was integrated with the UPS, the batteries could last much longer. Of course, this puts a big crimp in the sale of replacement batteries or UPSes, so we are unlikely to see this innovation from companies with big investments in traditional UPSes. Supposedly one of the killers of lead-acid batteries is frequent, short power outages. If an ultracapacitor with a few seconds of power was integrated with the UPS, the batteries could last much longer.

Of course, this puts a big crimp in the sale of replacement batteries or UPSes, so we are unlikely to see this innovation from companies with big investments in traditional UPSes.

]]> By: David Sonner http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2010/01/12/emerging-ups-standby-power-sources/comment-page-1/#comment-9866 David Sonner Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:21:48 +0000 http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/?p=20571#comment-9866 Alternatives to lead acid batteries are not only a coming trend, but are well proven in hundreds of installations of carbon fiber flywheels with our installed base. They provide a reliable bridge to standby generators without the need for batteries, and in many cases are used to “harden” or extend the life of a lead acid battery by taking the burden of the short outages and transfers during routine generator tests away from the battery itself. Beyond flywheels, the commercialization of Lithium Ion and other battery technologies is also occuring today. Alternatives to lead acid batteries are not only a coming trend, but are well proven in hundreds of installations of carbon fiber flywheels with our installed base. They provide a reliable bridge to standby generators without the need for batteries, and in many cases are used to “harden” or extend the life of a lead acid battery by taking the burden of the short outages and transfers during routine generator tests away from the battery itself. Beyond flywheels, the commercialization of Lithium Ion and other battery technologies is also occuring today.

]]> By: Alex http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2010/01/12/emerging-ups-standby-power-sources/comment-page-1/#comment-9861 Alex Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:15:40 +0000 http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/?p=20571#comment-9861 At the moment only large SOFC or MCFC can be used as UPS. In my oppinion soon it will be large market - especially for hospitals as an alternative to conventional diesel ones. At the moment only large SOFC or MCFC can be used as UPS. In my oppinion soon it will be large market – especially for hospitals as an alternative to conventional diesel ones.

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