SOCOMEC UPS Presents GREEN POWER: The Unique 3-Level Power Protection

SOCOMEC UPS, leader in power solutions for critical applications, has completed the 10 to 400 kVA GREEN POWER range, the first and only one with innovative 3-level technology inside. This technology not only ensures total business protection, it also means the maximum level of energy efficiency on the market (independently certified). The missing link in the range is now available, in the form of the Masterys 60-80 kVA.

New technology is about to change the way we understand UPS systems in relation to their efficiency and availability. SOCOMEC UPS, leader in power solutions for critical applications, applied this innovative
idea to develop a complete range that offers unique characteristics. This is the 3-level topology that, when applied to uninterruptible power systems with double conversion online technology, makes it possible to achieve maximum energy efficiency, equivalent to 96% (certified by Bureau Veritas and TÜV SÜD), while guaranteeing total load protection at all times and in all conditions.

This is the background to the GREEN POWER UPS family, currently the only one to cover a power range from 10 to 400 kVA thanks to the addition of the 60-80 kVA Masterys, which joins Masterys units in specifications from 10 to 40 kVA, 100 kVA and 120 kVA, the 160 to 400 kVA Delphys, and the modular 20-240 kVA Modulys UPS. Why 3-level topology rather than the 2-level topology of regular UPS systems, and why the double conversion online operating mode? 3-level conversion topology means that IGBT
switching occurs at half voltage, with a consequent significant reduction of losses on the inverter and rectifier. This is the secret behind the global efficiency level of 96%, which is higher than the maximum efficiency available using 2-level technology (approximately 93%).

It's not hard to calculate that when compared with a standard 93% efficiency system, a UPS offering 96% efficiency allows 45% less energy dispersal, so the UPS reduces electricity consumption almost by half. This significant energy saving allows users to recoup the initial purchase cost of the UPS in just a few years.
The double conversion online operating mode is the only one suitable for mission critical applications because it prevents any form of disturbance from reaching the load, irrespective of the conditions, thereby avoiding negative consequences in terms of power quality. Alternative operating modes, the configuration of which requires use of a bypass (albeit temporarily), are unable to guarantee the same level of protection, thus leaving the load exposed to serious risks of downtime.

This combination (3-level topology and online mode) thus makes it possible to meet the requirement to limit global costs (purchase + operating costs) of organisations that choose a UPS solution, without having to compromise in terms of availability. Because of its specific features, the Green Power UPS family is ideal for the protection of power continuity of complex and critical architecture, in which interruption of activities could result in severe damage in terms of business and other critical functions. Data centres first and foremost, and also healthcare, telecoms, industrial networks, IT networks, and core rooms are the main sectors of application of GREEN POWER UPS systems.

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