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Combined power supply and UPS – just add battery…

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Written by Mark Lloyd, Product Manager- Power Supplies & Surge Protection

For nearly 10 years, the TRIO combined power supply/UPS has been on the market and has become one of our most popular UPS. This year, it has been given a makeover with the release of the 2nd generation TRIO DC UPS.

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Paraphrasing something I have heard on numerous occasions from customers: “We really like the concept of a combined mains input power supply and 24DC output UPS, but at only 5A we really could do with more power”.

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What we have in store at IP Expo 2018…

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Written by Gareth Chamberlain

Is it me, or has this year flown by so quickly?

It seems only like yesterday that we were lapping up and then moaning about the UK heatwave like the typical brits we are. But, with October on the horizon, we are getting ready for taking our network technology on the road to the IPExpo in London on the 3rd and 4th of October.
What is IPExpo? I hear you typing away on google. IPExpo is an IT exhibition that is renowned for its speakers and technology on display. It is one of the biggest IT fairs in Europe.

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Is your power supply ready for the Industrial Internet of Things? The QUINT4 DC UPS sure is.

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Written by Mark Lloyd

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In 2004, we released our first DC UPS, the first generation QUINT-UPS, which is still in use and purchased today.

Then in 2011, we released the QUINT UPS-IQ, which for the first time allowed some monitoring of the connected battery to see such things as battery status, battery lifetime, and remaining runtime. With this generation of UPS it is possible to pass this info up to higher level controls but requires additional hardware.

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Small, but powerful: Discover the new 1kVA QUINT4 AC UPS

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Written by Mark Lloyd

I have been working with AC UPS systems from a few VA up to a few hundred kilowatts for a number of years now. What that experience has taught me, is that including a UPS in a system design is very often an afterthought. In smaller systems such as a typical ICA panel, where only a few kVA is required, space is often at a premium. Therefore, trying to fit a UPS in post design can be tricky.

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What generally happens is that a standard off the shelf, commercial UPS is placed in the bottom of the panel.  This firstly does not look very good and secondly is not a very industrial solution.

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Expanding range of UPS for AC applications

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Written by Mark Lloyd, Product Manager- Power Supplies & Surge Protection

For many years the use of Uninterruptible Power Supplies or UPS in the control cabinet have been the domain of the DC UPS, by which I mean mains in and low voltage DC out. Less common is the use of AC UPS, by which I mean mains in and mains out.

QUINT AC UPS In certain sectors, such as Water/Wastewater it has been common practice for some years to use what I would call commercial grade AC UPS, such as you would find in office IT applications.  Because these UPS are not designed for industrial applications they are usually just sat in the bottom of the cabinet. Not a very elegant solution.

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What’s new in PSU, UPS and Redundancy?

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Written by Fraser Cowie, Product Marketing Manager- Interface.

Are you aware of all the latest solutions from Phoenix Contact in our Power Supply range?

We have new Power Supplies, UPS, Redundancy Modules and DC to DC Convertors. Please take a look at what’s available:

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Are you worried about the security and availability of your power supply?

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Wrtten by Fraser Cowie, Product Marketing Manager – Interface 

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No need to worry, Phoenix Contact has a variety of solutions to monitor and prevent potential supply problems!

Even a brief input voltage interruption can paralyse a system, often resulting in financial losses with an unplanned shutdown. Prevent this by choosing a tailor-made solution from our product range for DC and AC applications and keep your production running smoothly.

Traditional UPS solutions may keep your process running for a short while, but they give little or no diagnostic information on the system and in particular the state of the battery. Will it actually work when needed?

The Quint UPS-IQ uses Phoenix Contact’s newly developed IQ technology to remedy that situation and increase your system knowledge and availability.

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