AEG Power Solutions Announces PROTECT Blue, High Efficiency UPS Solution

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AEG Power Solutions Protect Blue, High efficiency UPS (Photo: Business Wire)

To ensure the continuity of IT services and reduce risk of downtime caused by power outages, AEG Power Solutions (Amsterdam:3WP) has announced PROTECT Blue, its next-generation 3-phase UPS family. Designed and built for maximum flexibility, efficiency and availability, PROTECT Blue is also part of AEG’s Combination Architecture: The new UPS is compatible with renewable and alternative energy storage and sources as well as tomorrow’s SMART Grid and Micro Grid technology

Engineered around AEG Power Solutions building block approach, PROTECT Blue UPS can be connected in parallel to support data center loads of up to 1MW. PROTECT Blue provides an Eco-friendly UPS solution with low total cost of ownership (TCO) and low carbon impact. PROTECT Blue offers a high performance, compact footprint, competitively priced power protection solution.

"PROTECT Blue has been developed to fulfil the need for high efficiency, high reliability power protection devices for today’s data center and computer room requirements;” comments Michael Adams, VP Data & IT at AEG Power Solutions. "As a component of our growing Combination Architecture portfolio, its flexible design is optimised for future integration into Micro Grids and other sustainable and renewable systems such as SuperCaps, solar and wind energy.”

PROTECT Blue employs a VFI topology, transformerless design providing high efficiency, greater than 95% under all load conditions, and very low THDI at less than 3%. This class leading performance is obtained by using state of the art IGBT switching and custom designed microprocessors to seamlessly offer N+1 redundant operation. Designed and developed to AEG Power Solutions own requirements these dedicated microprocessors control the UPS rectifier, inverter and static-bypass concurrently.

Local control is via a large, user friendly touch-screen which also displays available battery autonomy and runtime. Three front panel LEDs are provided to indicate UPS status and an audible alarm sounds if a fault condition occurs. Remote signalling is available from up to two stackable cards with user selected configuration. Connection may be via internal modem, RS485, Profibus, Ethernet, SCADA interface or SNMP adapter and PROTECT Blue is supplied with the CompuWatch software suite for remote status control and monitoring.

AEG Power Solutions offers a full range of professional services to support its UPS sales. These include turnkey solutions, installation and commissioning, Pro Care™ maintenance services, 24/7 hotline, onsite training, onsite battery replacement, power quality assessment and complete facility and equipment management.

AEG Power Solutions helps customers worldwide meet their power challenges with innovative, world-class power solutions ranging from high reliability UPS systems to power conversion modules, industrial chargers and DC systems. The company has extensive expertise across data, IT, industrial, power generation, transport, oil, gas & solar sectors.

About AEG Power Solutions
AEG Power Solutions is a global provider of premium power electronics. It offers one of the world’s most comprehensive product and service portfolios in power conversion and control, for customers spanning the infrastructure markets of energy, telecom, lighting, transportation and general industrial sectors. System solutions from AEG PS are designed to interface with the electrical power grid and to offer power solutions for mission-critical applications in harsh environments, such as power plants, offshore oil rigs, chemical refineries, and utility-scale renewable energy plants. The company has developed a full range of products for the solar energy industry, from solar inverters to turnkey solutions and is investing in solutions that will enable distributed power generation and smart micro-grids. Headquartered near Amsterdam, AEG PS generated revenue of €400 million in 2009 with more than 1,500 employees around the world.

AEG Power Solutions became a public company in 2009 following a business combination with 3W Power Holdings S.A. (formerly Germany1 Acquisition Ltd). Shares in the combined company are listed on Euronext Amsterdam (ticker: 3WP).

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