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On-line UPS
Double Conversion

(ac to dc to ac)

Uninterruptible power supplies,
battery
backups for mission-critical applications


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n-line double conversion (ac-dc-ac) UPS (also known as regenerative uninterruptible power systems, UPS systems or battery backups) in both tower and rack-mount configurations are most specified/recommended for mission-critical applications that also require the use of motor-generators. The reason these UPS are suitable for use with motor-generators, is that aside from just providing battery back and power protection, they also regenerate frequency, something line-interactive and standby UPS cannot do without going to battery. With a Falcon SG Series Plus UPS between your generator and critical load, you can run as long as your generator has fuel, and the SG Series Plus will deliver pure power the whole time.

Double conversion on-line UPS table

 

 UPS Features 

UPS Series

    SG UPS Plus
   Tower Style
   SG UPS Plus
   Rackmount
  Double conversion (ac-dc-ac) design
  50/60 Hz frequency regeneration
  Sine wave output even on batteries

  Filtering and surge protection

  Automatic bypass
  Wide voltage input window
  PWM automatic voltage regulation

These regenerative on-line UPS with input power factor correction provide the highest level of protection against the widest spectrum of power problems. The incoming ac utility source is converted to a regulated dc voltage. From this dc voltage, a new ac voltage is regenerated, providing continuous, clean, tightly regulated (+/- 2 to 5% depending on model) power  to your equipment. If your equipment operation is "Mission-Critical," including a true on-line double conversion UPS with automatic bypass, such as Falcon Electric's SG Series UPS Plus, is a key point in a highest availability power strategy.

With two Falcon double conversion UPS and the addition of a TSi Power ATs Series automatic transfer switch, you can create a redundant power situation where downtime from loss of power can be made extremely minimal. Add-in to the picture -- two motor-generators, two power grids or other very reliable power sources -- and downtime from loss of power can virtually be eliminated. This is the absolute ideal for extremely mission-critical applications.

"Mission-critical" UPS are for where uptime is critical to an operation's mission fulfillment. Typical UPS back-up times are from 8 to 30 minutes. If longer battery times are desirable, choose an uninterruptible power supply with an extra battery cabinet(s) to satisfy your requirements. 

Typical UPS applications include:

  • Uninterruptible power supplies for the internet,
    to protect your files and transactions while logged onto the Internet.
  • Uninterruptible power supplies for servers, 
    for automatic file-save/shutdown and to protect networks from downtime.
  • Uninterruptible power Supplies for telephone systems, 
    to make sure telecommunications still operate through power outages.

On-line uninterruptible power supplies by Falcon UPS
( Click on underlined hyperlink to view full brochure/specs, or call for more information )



SG Series UPS Plus ~ Tower style, 1 to 6kVA
True on-line double conversion tower style UPS with communications capability, built-in extra battery cabinet connector and internal system bypass.
120V Input (87 - 140V). 100/110/115/120V user switchable output.
1000VA (1kVA)
~ 6.9 amps, 700 watts
1500VA (1.5kVA)
~ 10.7 amps, 1050 watts
2000VA (2kVA)
~ 14.2 amps, 1400 watts
3000VA (3kVA)
~ 21.4 amps, 2100 watts

120V Input (87 - 140V). Wide range of output voltages (see specs pdf).
5000VA (5kVA)
~ 38.7 amps, 3500 watts
6000VA (6kVA)
~ 46.6 amps, 4200 watts

230V
input (170 - 275V) Input. Wide range of output voltage options.
1000VA (1kVA)
~ 3.6 amps, 700 watts
2000VA (2kVA)
~ 7.4 amps, 1400 watts
3000VA (3kVA)
~ 11.2 amps, 2100 watts
5000VA (5kVA)
~ 20.3 or 19.5 amps, 3500 watts
6000VA (6kVA)
~ 24.3 or 23.4 amps, 4200 watts
 

SG Series UPS Plus ~ Rack-mount style, 1 to 3kVA
2U rack-mountable true on-line double conversion UPS with built-in extra battery cabinet connector, internal system bypass and communications capability for mission-critical applications.
120V Input (87 - 140V). 100/110/115/120V User switchable output.
1000VA (1kVA)
~ 6.9 amps, 700 watts
2000VA (2kVA)
~ 14.2 amps, 1400 watts
3000VA (3kVA)
~ 21.4 amps, 2100 watts

230V Input (170 - 275V) Input. Wide range of output voltage options.
1000VA (1kVA)
~ 3.6 amps, 700 watts
2000VA (2kVA)
~ 7.5 amps, 1400 watts
3000VA (3kVA)
~ 11.2 amps, 2100 watts
 
Extension battery modules for Falcon UPS
There are many models and many configurations, please call.

SG series maintenance bypass switch
800VA to 3kVA
~ A make-before-break maintenance bypass switch, designed for wall-mounting, for those mission-critical applications where there is a need to have maximum UPS uptime capability.

UPSILON auto-shutdown software for Falcon UPs
This is power monitoring and automatic fileserver shutdown software to coordinate UPS related file saving scenarios. With this included software, all SG Series UPS models support unattended shutdown, management, data logging, and self-diagnostics. This software comes with all SG Series Plus series tower and rackmount UPS. The software supports Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, 2000 Server, ME, XP, Novell Netware 5&6, LINUX and FreeBSD. UPSILON for UNIX supports most popular UNIX platforms and OS versions.

In answer to the question: How long after an outage should I wait before having my UPS software start an automatic shutdown? Part of the answer is going to be: with a typical utility power outage occurrence, right after 30 seconds. After thirty seconds, there usually have been approximately 3 automatic utility 're-closure' attempts made. If the fault on the grid is not cleared with the third attempt (or whatever number your particular utility may use), the utility SCADA system will shut down that portion of the grid and dispatch a service crew. With UPSILON your system can be automatically programmed to run on batteries while it waits out this 30 seconds before saving all open files and initiating an orderly graceful shutdown sequence. This is recommended for all network file server operations. If your outage does go longer than 30 seconds, there are good odds you are in a "hard down" situation that may last 30 minutes to 2 or 3 hours, and sometimes even worse, as happened a few years back when six western states were down for about 16 hours after a tree fell on a power line in Oregon, and there was a sort of follow-on cascading effect of grid area shutdowns. (You had to just love the spokesperson's response on the news after being asked about the vulnerability of the power grid. Paraphrased ~ "Actually, the outage showed how strong our safeties are, the whole country didn't go down!" (from one tree falling on a line in Oregon... and the whole country didn't go down, just six entire states for 16 hours. Very strong safeties indeed. *smiling*).

Falcon UPS is also a custom (bespoke) uninterruptible power supply manufacturer.
For your OEM or special applications, please call us. 
 

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