The power supply chain to data centres has long been the focus of efficiency and consumption reduction efforts. Industry giant Schneider Electric has been at the forefront of such efforts, as it seeks to integrate its StruxureWare range of data centre infrastructure with the power train, from pylon to server.
The Galaxy VM is the company’s latest offering in this area, and is a new three-phase uninterruptible power supply (UPS) that employs the latest energy efficiency technology.
“Galaxy VM represents the best of Schneider Electric, capitalising on our 45 years of reliable power protection design while seizing the opportunities presented by new, energy efficient technologies,” said Pedro Robredo, vice president, Secure Power, Schneider Electric. “Facility and IT managers can count on Galaxy VM to work with existing systems, while helping drive business results by reducing energy consumption and its related costs.”
The Galaxy VM UPS reduces energy costs, says Schneider, through its 99% efficiency ECOnversion mode, which comes with input harmonic correction while combining the advantages of double conversion on-line and advanced ECO mode technologies to operate at the greatest efficiency without putting data centre loads at risk. This is particularly important, say the makers, as data centre operators and managers must balance the need for optimal energy efficiency with maximum uptime and availability.
Additionally, the Galaxy VM provides flexible energy storage solutions with swappable modular battery modules and fans that can be replaced without the need to go to maintenance bypass, thus increasing availability and load protection.
Designed to integrate into existing electrical, physical and monitoring environments, Galaxy VM works with StruxureWare data centre infrastructure management (DCIM) software applications, building management systems (BMS) and Modbus protocol.
Enhancing its ease of installation, the Galaxy VM has a highly compact footprint, allowing for top and bottom cable entry, integrated casters for ease of mobility and back-to-the-wall installation requiring zero clearance enabling to be deployed in seismic zones. Galaxy VM is also easily configured with Schneider Electric’s ISX Designer configuration tool.
Schneider says that Galaxy VM is a key component of its comprehensive energy management solution for data centre and industrial applications.
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