Safety Behind The Socket
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Systems are a critical part of a hospital’s power supply infrastructure. When coupled with Isolated Power Supply (IPS) Systems and back-up generators, they provide the operating room and other critical care areas with continuity of power in the event of a supply failure. IEC 60364-7-710 and HTM06-01 states that in the event of loss of power, all the medical locations where isolated power is installed (that is, “Group 2” and “Clinical Category 5” locations) require power to be resumed (for life supporting equipment) within a maximum of 0.5 seconds. It further states that “Certain microprocessor controlled equipment may require a no-break power supply”.
Starkstrom has extensive experience in providing hospitals and medical facilities with high quality bespoke UPS Systems that work alongside its IPS System. Usingour expertise and understanding of what is required to comply with evolving standards, Starkstrom can design and provide you with a fully integrated package of a UPS System feeding into an IPS System. The remote alarms for these systems can also be also be integrated as a single remote alarm displayed on the Theatre Control Panel, integrated with the Building Management System (BMS), allowing email alerts to be sent across the hospital network. Starkstrom’s ability to coordinate the design and integration of all these systems and alarms makes us truly unique in this field.
There are many considerations for the optimal system design:
- The site topology (and customer preference) may lend itself to either centralised, semi-centralised or a distributed UPS strategy
- Size (kVA) of UPS System
- Constraints and options for input power supply (3-phase or single phase) and output power supply (3-phase or single phase)
- Resilience may be considered in the form of interleaved, parallel or modular UPS System
- Redundancy may be considered in the form of parallel, cascade or modular UPS System
- Autonomy (battery duration) should be driven by clinical needs. It could be different for operating rooms, ICU or interventional imaging suite
Starkstrom is a distributor UPS systems manufactured by Power Control Ltd.
Uninterruptible Power Supply Systems come as Single Phase or Three Phase UPS Solutions based on the facility’s needs.
Starkstrom offer the following UPS solutions:
Single Phase UPS Solutions
Models available:
CRT500-060-B
CRT500-060-C
CRT500-100-B
CRT500-100-C
CRT500 EVO-100
CRT500 EVO-200
CRT+500Range -“Online double conversion 6kVA – 20kVA”
Suitable for hospital environments where space is limited. The CRT+500 tower series deliver up to 25% more usable power than other manufacturers thanks to a 0.9 Output Power factor. It comes complete with internal batteries as standard, eliminating theneed for external battery cabinets on standard run times minimising the footprint and therefore maximising floor space for other equipment. CRT+500 units can be connected in parallel as and when required. This added flexibility to enable further capacity or redundancy makes the new CRT+500 range a true future proof investment single phase uninterruptible power supply system.
Summary of key features:
- Online double conversion topology
- Intelligent monitoring software
- Server shut down in the event of a mains fail
- Wide input voltage window
- High efficiency up to 98%
- Selectable output voltage
- Frequency converter feature
- EPO connection
- Intelligent communications slot
- Plug ‘n’ play parallel kits
- Future expansion or redundancy
- Internal manual bypass
Three Phase UPS Solutions
Designed with power protection as the primary focus, all Borri UPS Three Phase Systems come with industry leading efficiency and are renowned internationally for their superior performance. These systems are ideal for larger and more critical applications including sophisticated data centres and emergency services. Three phase UPS systems can remain online without interruption whilst the technology they implement means they provide less than 3% harmonic distortion.
B8000FXS – “Online double conversion, 10kVA – 20kVA”
Slimline design ideal for server rooms and small to medium sized data centres. Borri B8000FXS has an almost negligible effect on the mains supply, providing less than 3% harmonic distortion. In normal mode the Borri B8000FXS is a true online double conversion UPS power supply. Alternatively, it can be configured and programmed to run as a frequency converter or in SOL (Smart OnLine) as a line interactive system which further reduces energy costs.
Summary of key features:
- Online double conversion topology Intelligent monitoring software
- Server shut down in the event of a mains fail
- High efficiency up to 98%
- 0.9 output power factor
- Smart LCD display
- Expandable runtime
- Parallel capacity for N+1
- User replaceable hot swappable batteries
Power options available – 10kVA 3/1, 15kVA 3/1, 20kVA 3/1, 10kVA 3/3, 15kVA 3/3, 20kVA 3/3
B9000FXS – “Online double conversion, 60kVA – 300kVA”
Typical applications include emergency services and data centres. The Borri B9000FXS UPS Systems are amongst the leading ultra high efficiency systems available today and are ideal for large data centres. The parallel control system tightly manages both active and reactive type loads, allowing for intelligent load/current sharing between each individual module. The Borri B9000FXS features smart online (SOL) mode which significantly reduces energy consumption as the load is fed primarily through the bypass line. With continuous monitoring the UPS switches to the inverter within 2mS should the control system experience any anomalies. This is perfect for achieving a reduced data centre PUE.
Summary of key features:
- Online double conversion topology
- Transformer based technology
- TUV certified high efficiency up to 95%
- Three year warranty
- Front access
- Scalable up to 8 units in parallel
- IGBT rectifier
- Smart Online (SOL) functionality >98%
- Internal galvanic isolation transformer
- THDi0.99%
Power options available – 60kVA, 80kVA, 100kVA, 125kVA, 160kVA, 200kVA, 250kVA, 300kVA
B9600FXS – “Online double conversion, 400kVA – 6.4MVA”
A resilient solution used primarily for critical applications, emergency services and data centres. The Borri B9600FXS is ideal for data centre requirements and large commercial projects. The Borri B9600FXS series is scalable in UPS modules from 400kVA to 6.4MVA.
Summary of key features:
- Online double conversion topology
- Transformer based technology
- TUV certified high efficiency up to 95%
- Three year warranty
- Parallel or N+1
- IGBT rectifier
- Front access
- Smart Online (SOL) functionality
- Standard and industrial applications
- Internal galvanic isolation transformer
- THDi0.98%
Power options available – 400kVA, 500kVA, 600kVA, 800kVA
Ingenio – “Online double conversion, 30kVA – 50kVA”
Small footprint, transformer free design ideal for small data centres and server rooms. The Ingenio is one of the most cost ad space efficient power protection solutions on the market. It boasts super efficiency and unbeatable power resilience. Achieving less than 3% input total harmonic distortion and 0.99% input power factor (PF), the Ingenio series has a negligible effect on the mains supply thanks to a combination of Isolated Gate Bipolar Transistors (IGBT) rectifier and digital signal processing (DSP) control. The transformer free UPS can be run in parallel with hot swappable batteries making it without any disturbance to the load.
Summary of key features:
- Online double conversion topology
- Scalable up to six units in parallel
- Wide range of configurations with internal batteries for low TCO compact solutions
- Three year warranty
- Customisation for harsh environment applications
- Front access
- Smart Online (SOL) functionality
- Standard and industrial applications
- Integral batteries for 10mins at full load
- THDi0.98%
Power options available – 30kVA, 40kVA, 50kVA
Ingenio Plus – “Online double conversion, 60kVA – 160kVA”
High power density, transformer free architecture, service friendly solution for critical network applications and small to medium sized data centres.
The Ingenio Plus has been specifically designed to be a high performance, low cost UPS solution that not only delivers ultimate power protection but also maximum power density. The sophisticated architecture of the Ingenio Plus combines a compact internal battery layout (up to 100kVA) high efficiency double conversion and advanced energy saving modes to ensure low operating costs. Borri’s Green Conversion technology helps to dramatically reduce maintenance costs whilst extending all critical components and battery life.
Summary of key features:
- Ultra High Efficiency (UHE)
- Unity output power factor
- Energy Manager Selection
- Three year warranty
- Customisation for harsh environment applications
- Front access
- Smart Online (SOL) functionality
- Standard and industrial applications
- Multiple units in parallel can be intelligently set to standby to increase efficiency
- THDi0.98%
Power options available – 30kVA, 40kVA, 50kVA
