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Battery and Capacitor Replacement Keeps Backup Power Equipment in Good Health

Josh Johnson November 11, 2014

Scott Baer, Marketing Manager-Batteries • Emerson Network Power, Liebert Services

Under the best of conditions, all batteries have a limited life expectancy, dictated by the frequency of battery discharge and recharge. Valve-regulated lead-acid (VRLA) batteries with a five-year design life start to lose capacity or fail within three to five years, and this aging process can be accelerated by any number of factors, including high or improper ambient temperatures, high or low charge voltage, overcharging and over cycling, loose connections and strained battery terminals. Read more about Battery and Capacitor Replacement Keeps Backup Power Equipment in Good Health …

Mitigating the Risk of Battery Failure: Monitoring Is Ideal for Critical System Protection

Josh Johnson July 9, 2014

Scott Baer, Marketing Manager – Batteries
Emerson Network Power, Liebert Services

The UPS that supports critical systems is only as reliable as its batteries. While seemingly low-tech, they require the utmost in care and attention to avoid the costly consequences of unplanned downtime. Emerson Network Power customer surveys have shown that more than a third of down units are due to battery failure. In fact, a single bad cell in a string of batteries could compromise the entire backup power system and leave an organization without protection. Read more about Mitigating the Risk of Battery Failure: Monitoring Is Ideal for Critical System Protection …

Power System Protection Through Monitoring and Remote Services Improves Availability

Josh Johnson June 1, 2014

Frank Bibens, President
Emerson Network Power, Global Services

For five of the past seven years, availability has been one of the top three infrastructure concerns for data center, IT and facility managers according to biannual surveys of the Data Center Users’ Group (DCUG), and that concern is likely to remain. Read more about Power System Protection Through Monitoring and Remote Services Improves Availability …