Comparing BAA Compliant TAA Compliant and Made in America: Will purchasing products that are BAA Compliant help avoid paying tariffs?For most people not intimately familiar...
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Addressing common misconceptions about the risk of overheating and fire caused by Lithium-Ion Batteries in Data Center and UPS Applications.By: Molly Lacerte, Principal, Power Solutions,...
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One of the most common questions we hear is, “Which is the right APC UPS for my application?” Finding the right APC by Schneider Electric...
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Finding the right Eaton UPS for your application can be complicated. One of the most common questions we hear is, “Which Eaton UPS do I...
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Best Practices for Service and Maintenance of 3-Phase UPS EquipmentBy: Molly Lacerte, Principal, Power Solutions, LLCThree-phase UPS equipment has an approximate useful life of 10-12...
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When it comes time to replace a UPS it can be hard to choose the best system for your facility. There are best-practice trends and...
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Best Practices for Wiring and Network Closet Optimization for network and wiring closets in all shapes and sizes that are an important component of all...
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Here are some of the most common power supply problems and their likely effect on sensitive equipment: power surges, high-voltage spikes, transients, frequency variation, power...
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What is an Arc Flash? An arc flash is a phenomenon where a flashover of electric current leaves its intended path and travels through the...
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UPS Service, a critical line item in your budget UPS maintenance and service is not always a popular budget item, but omitting it can be...
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The Benefits of Modular UPS Systems are the reason for their increasing popularity and can be attributed to the changing power requirements in many industries...
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By Molly Lacerte, Principal, Power Solutions, LLCThe global IT outage caused by a corrupt CrowdStrike update in July of 2024 was a stark reminder of...
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Standby generator basics are important when planning for longer back-up power to supplement a UPS. Standby generators are a critical element to any high availability...
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Frequently customers will call asking if they can connect their small UPS units together in a daisy chain to either increase power protection or to lengthen...
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Single-Phase UPS Maintenance Service can be an afterthought - until a UPS fails. Depending upon the topology, a single-phase UPS can fail and drop the...
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From the smallest data closet to the largest enterprise data center, your approach to maintaining IT infrastructure is critical to the security, uptime and operation...
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These best practices can minimize TCO for Three-phase UPS and increase its useful life. Three-phase UPS equipment has an approximate useful life of 10-12 years....
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The increasing pressure to use gray space for IT has increased the importance of designing UPS and cooling for non-traditional data center space. Traditional data...
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Natural disasters always serve as a reminder of our dependence on uninterrupted power and the importance of having reliable back up power available for critical...
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For three-phase and single-phase UPS the benefits of Lithium-Ion Battery Systems have been winning customers over in data centers and other critical applications for several...
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Common Power Problems are a direct result of utility power that is rarely clean, consistent power. Power companies are constantly faced with inconsistencies in generation...
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Demanding technologies such as AI, Big Data and Edge Computing, have influenced cooling trends for small to medium data centers. Data Center managers are challenged...
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Protecting your network from Cyber threats is a constant concern for any company or organization. Whether the motive is ransom or sabotage, any piece of...
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With over 100 years of combined experience in the industry, Power Solutions, LLC is a customer-centric company. This library of Data Center Best Practices articles and whitepapers was compiled to support our valued customers by sharing information about emerging industry trends and best practices such as arc flash safety and compliance, common power problems and their solutions as well as in-depth information about topics and trends related to UPS systems, DC power, IT cooling, service and maintenance and challenging applications. Please contact us for more detailed information about any of the topics below. Our goal is to provide helpful and insightful information for our customers, whether our customer needs a single UPS or is installing an entire data center.