Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management and automation, has
introduced a Lithium-ion battery solution for UPS operations. The new
lithium-ion battery solution for three-phase uninterruptible power supplies
(UPSs), brings compact, lightweight, long-lasting and sophisticated energy
storage protection to data centers, industrial process, or critical
infrastructure.
“It is important for
companies to choose the right energy storage solution for their data centers,
industrial processes, or critical infrastructure. The backup storage solution
must maintain or even increase availability and manageability while reducing
UPS footprint”, says Nikhil Pathak, Vice President and
Country General Manager - IT Business India and SAARC, Schneider Electric
India. In addition, there is a challenge to manage TCO (total cost of
ownership), cooling costs, maintenance overheads and other operating expenses,
in addition to minimizing the upfront capital cost.
“The traditional valve
regulated Lead Acid (VRLA) batteries have been the mainstay of energy storage
systems with advantages like low costs, mature technology and relatively stable
performance. However, its shortcomings, which are sensitivity to elevated
temperatures, large footprint, heavyweight and short lifespan has created a new
set of customers shifting to Li-ion batteries (LIB)”, says Pathak. Reduced
battery footprint, maintenance, weight, total cost of ownership (TCO) and
cooling requirements, improved backup storage predictability and double the
life cycle, is making LIBs the preferred energy storage solution.
The LIB system from
Schneider comes as a complete package comprising a standard cabinet / rack
which houses the battery modules, the SMPS which powers the BMS and the
protection switchgear. This solution is currently supported by Schneider
Electric’s Symmetra MW, Galaxy 7000, Galaxy VM, and Galaxy VX UPSs.
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