Phoenix NAP, a 160,000 sq ft data center will use S&C;'s PureWave UPS system to back up all critical load IT equipment.
The suppier said the system is 99 percent efficient thanks to its innovative offline design.
"Unlike traditional UPS systems, there is no need for PureWave units to continually remanufacture incoming utility power from AC to DC and back again. At full facility build-out, this will save up to 20 percent of total power, or 4 megawatts," the company said in a statement.
Brad Roberts, S&C; Power Quality Systems Director, said: "S&C; pioneered ultra high efficiency UPS designs over ten years ago to support large critical loads used to manufacture computer chips. The lessons learned in that industry are being put to use in large data centers. The Phoenix NAP is a great example of the energy savings that can be achieved with an offline, high reliability UPS design."

Phoenix NAP

Phoenix NAP will include two PureWave UPS Systems fed by three power sources. Each unit will have two redundant feeds from the utility and one backup generator.
"The Achilles' heel of datacenters has always been the batteries on the UPS. Whereas a traditional UPS is like an old string of holiday lights (if one bulb goes out, the whole string goes dark), the unique battery design in the PureWave UPS virtually eliminates this possibility and dramatically increases the reliability of the battery. Critical loads remain supplied with power during any utility disturbance," said Jordan Jacobs, director of operations for Phoenix NAP.