What is server room UPS?
In today’s digital world, server rooms serve as the core of enterprise information systems, carrying out critical tasks of data storage, processing, and transmission. This means we must ensure it can continue to receive high-quality, uninterrupted power support. And server room UPS is the key equipment for ensuring uninterrupted power supply. Unlike traditional lead-acid uninterruptible power supply for server room, Virtue server room UPS utilizes lithium iron phosphate batteries, which solves the issues of bulky size, low efficiency, and complex maintenance associated with conventional UPS systems.
Server room UPS is specially deployed in server rooms or network cabinets to provide high-quality, uninterrupted power support for servers, storage devices, and network switches. Our 1kVA UPS can meet the uninterrupted power supply needs of small server rooms. For large server rooms, our lithium uninterruptible power supply system typically consists of lithium iron phosphate batteries, inverters, static switches, monitoring systems, and other components, providing reliable power protection for your server equipment during critical moments.
The importance of uninterruptible power supply for server room
Ensure pure and stable power supply
In server room, power quality directly impacts the stable operation of our computer facilities and the integrity of data storage. Low quality power not only will increase the likelihood of equipment failure, but also shorten the lifespan of server hardware. Our lithium UPS for server room is an online UPS. Through double conversion technology, it can completely isolate power pollution such as voltage surges, spikes, and harmonic interference from the grid, providing pure and stable power protection for the precision equipment in the server room. High-quality AC power can help our critical equipment avoid interference from unstable grid power, ensuring our business operations remain continuous and data remains intact.
Provide continuous power support for business operations
When mains power fails, our server room UPS can switch to lithium iron phosphate battery power at the speed of oms, preventing data loss or critical transaction failures due to sudden power interruptions. Especially for customers in finance, e-commerce, and telecommunications, our lithium UPS enables rapid power transfer, ensuring backup batteries deliver ample, stable power to computer equipment during critical moments. Therefore safeguarding your business’s financial interests and brand reputation.
Provide a buffer period for device shutdown
Sudden power outages not only cause critical data loss on computer equipment but may also result in hard drive damage and database content loss. For medium-sized server rooms, our 6-10kVA UPS is able to provide approximately 10 minutes of backup time, giving you ample time to save data and shut down equipment properly. Of course, if you require extended backup time to ensure proper system shutdown or provide sufficient time for generator startup, contact us for matching server room UPS solutions based on your specific backup duration requirements.
Key benefits of upgrading your server room UPS to LiFePO4 batteries
Improve the space utilization rate
LiFePO4 UPS systems occupy approximately 60-80% less floor space and weigh significantly less than server room UPS systems configured with lead-acid batteries. If your large server room does not require extended backup duration, our 20kVA UPS can save you over 70% in occupied space, making it particularly suitable for cramped server rooms. Even you need an external battery for a longer backup time, lithium iron phosphate batteries have a much higher energy density than lead-acid batteries, which means it takes up less space for the same backup time. So you don’t need to worry about whether you need to set aside valuable space for server room battery backup.
Offer more reliable performance
Virtue lithium uninterruptible power supply for server room has an efficiency rating of up to 95%. Whether purifying grid power or delivering stable power to critical equipment, it consumes minimal electricity throughout the process. For some regions where the power grid is unstable, we can help you adjust the charging rate of UPS batteries to ensure they are fully charged during periods of stable grid power. This can ensure critical business can continue to operate during subsequent periods of grid instability. Additionally, our server room UPS system can communicate and coordinate with power distribution systems, precision air conditioning, environmental monitoring systems, and generators to achieve more intelligent operation and maintenance management.
Achieve a higher return on investment
Although the initial cost of purchasing a lithium UPS for server room is higher than that lead-acid UPS, lithium UPS can offer a longer service life. This means that in actual use, battery replacements will be required less frequently than lead-acid batteries, helping you reduce battery replacement costs. Additionally, lithium batteries require no additional maintenance, thereby lowering subsequent maintenance expenses.
What lithium UPS do I need for my server room?
Different types of server room UPS satisfy varying requirements for power quality, switching time, and budget. You can match it according to your actual usage needs to select the most suitable UPS. Standby server room UPS with simple structure and low cost, is suitable for scenarios with less stringent power quality requirements. It is rarely used in core server rooms, primarily supporting small devices like office computers, printers, and routers. Online interactive UPS system can switch to inverter power supply during utility power abnormalities, and it is the mainstream choice for small and medium-sized server rooms, network equipment, and similar scenarios.
Online server room UPS is a truly uninterruptible power supply solution with zero-millisecond switching time. Therefore, in critical applications such as server rooms and network switches, most customers will choose online lithium UPS. Furthermore, for future business expansion, its modular design allows for scaling both power capacity and backup duration. Virtue is online lithium UPS manufacturer in China, support ODM and OEM UPS for your applications. So if you have specific requirements for customization, please contact us for further discussion.
Factors to consider when choosing server room UPS
Selecting a UPS with appropriate power capacity and sufficient backup capacity is one of the key factors. Server room UPS selection should be based on the total power consumption of equipment in the actual usage scenario and the required backup duration. We typically recommend users equip a UPS with 1.2 to 1.5 times larger capacity than existing total power load. This is because some equipment requires higher instantaneous power during startup.
Additionally, it also leaves sufficient reserve capacity for future server additions. If you plan to expand your business and increase the number of server devices, you can choose modular UPS with power modules when initially configuring your server room UPS systems. Such lithium UPS supports online capacity expansion and maintenance. This means you can expand system capacity without interrupting business operations.
You also need to consider the UPS type that matches the application scenario. The UPS type should be determined based on the actual requirements of the equipment for power quality and power supply reliability. Online and double-conversion online server room UPS can meet the high power quality demands of critical equipment. If the equipment has lower power quality requirements, a lower-cost standby UPS can be considered.
How to size UPS for server room?
Selecting an appropriately sized UPS for your server room needs to consider multiple factors, including equipment power requirements and future expansion plans. If the server room battery backup capacity is excessively large, it can lead to wasted resources. Conversely, if the system capacity is too small, it may disrupt normal business operations. There is a quickest way to obtain a UPS solution for your server room, tell us your server room requirements, and we will develop a matching server room UPS solution based on your actual usage and specifications.
Conclusion
Selecting a server room UPS involves not simply comparing specifications, but making a comprehensive choice based on factors such as equipment power requirements, expansion plans, cost, and efficiency. Upgrading to a LiFePO4 server room UPS can fundamentally address challenges in your server room, enhancing efficiency, saving space, and enabling intelligent operation. If you wish to replace the lead-acid batteries in your current server room UPS, please contact us for a solutions to build a more reliable and efficient power support system for your server room.
