A New Method for Maintaining the Charge of VRLA Batteries in Telecommunications Standby Systems

David P. Boden
Encell Technology, Inc.

Standby battery systems have been an essential part of modern life for many years. Initially used to support the telephone system by the Bell Telephone Company they have now become necessary in virtually every walk of life. Batteries are used in series strings to provide a matching voltage with the load and they can be connected in parallel to provide the necessary capacity for the required backup time. Read more about A New Method for Maintaining the Charge of VRLA Batteries in Telecommunications Standby Systems

Li-Ion Battery Technology Delivers High Power for Data Center UPS Installations

Stuart Lansburg and Christophe Jehoulet
Saft

The changing needs of data center developers and operators, combined with the explosion in cloud computing, are driving the demand for high density storage and secure online operations. There are more than half a million data centers in existence today. All together, they suffer 2.8 million hours of downtime each year at a cost of $426 billion. Read more about Li-Ion Battery Technology Delivers High Power for Data Center UPS Installations