UPS SECURES POWER for Airways New ZealandUPS Power Solutions is very proud to have been awarded the contract for the supply of new Eaton 9155 and 9355 10-40KVA UPS systems for the Airways critical operations at all New Zealand airports and radar sites.

Airways is New Zealand’s air navigation

service provider delivering air navigation

and air traffic management within New

Zealand’s Flight Information region which

totals 30 million square kilometres – one

of the largest airspace in the world. It is

their job to get all aircraft and passengers

in that airspace to their destination, safely

and efficiently.

Airways continues to implement

new technology designed to improve

their service to customers and align

the New Zealand aviation industry

with international standards and best

practice. Within New Zealand they

operate aerodrome control services or

flight information services at 19 locations

throughout the country.

Consistent with this goal Airways

were looking for a quality UPS solution

combined with a competent installation

and commissioning service to roll out

a new UPS install base nationwide to

replace the existing equipment that had

served Airways well but had reached the

end of its design life.

The specific radar sites posed a unique

power requirement with the radars high

star delta start current. The end of life

UPS had always transferred to bypass

mode during the instantaneous overload

during the star-delta start subjecting

the sensitive radar equipment to mains

power for a period, UPS Power Solutions

was able to demonstrate that the Eaton

equipment, due to its superior design,

would remain online during the star-

delta start.

Allan Holden the Senior Engineer

from Airways New Zealand was impressed

with the performance and design of the

Eaton UPS equipment and the continued

operation in online mode cemented the

decision to install the quality Eaton UPS

systems across their network.

UPS Power Solutions provided the

design of Seismic Battery Racks and

Seismic fixing for the UPS to ensure a

complete fully engineered UPS solution

was rolled out.

UPS Power Solutions Engineers Ross

Sullivan and Sam Lingman, headed up

the UPS Power Solutions Installation and

Commissioning team. Working alongside

the Airways Engineers the project was

managed to minimise the impact to

Airways operations by Phil Pascoe,

Airways Project manager.

Airways Engineers are highly skilled

and Graham Blackmore, Sales Engineer

provided intensive training including the

complete dismantling and reassembly

of the UPS. This will enable Airways to

look after their install base supported

as required by the UPS Power Solutions

team of Engineers.

Due to the success of the initial

project and the confidence Airways has

in both the Eaton UPS systems and in

the expertise of UPS Power Solutions, the

scope has expanded to include additional

installations across New Zealand.

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UPS Power Solutions Ltd customer newsletter #12 April 2017

BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLANNINGThere’s a saying well-known to show business folks: “The show must go on.” No matter what, actors must find a way to continue the performance. When disaster strikes, would your business be able to continue the show? Would there be ‘business as usual’, or would the performance grind to a halt?

In recent times, New Zealand has experienced several significant

natural disasters that have had an impact on businesses –

earthquakes, flooding and fire to name the obvious culprits. At

UPS Power Solutions, we have recently been working on reviewing

our own business continuity planning to ensure we can continue

to service our customers whatever the circumstance. As part of

this process we attended a workshop held by the Wellington

Region Emergency Management Office and at that workshop the

number one concern raised by businesses was the loss of power.

data storage devices, hospital theatres and air traffic control) that

will require emergency power in the event of a power failure.

Critical electrical power requirements, or ‘loads’ as they are often

called, are usually identified as part of a business impact analysis

and risk assessment.

Determine what type of emergency power your organisation should use.

Typically if the power failure lasts less than an hour an

When infrastructure disruptions occur, such as extended

power outages or the inability to access your place of business,

company operations can endure significant challenges and

potential financial losses. The good news is that there are some

pro-active steps that you can take to help your business “get thru”.

Determine what you have.

The first step in preparing a power failure response strategy is

to identify and understand the electrical distribution system

layout and design in the facility to be protected. An electrician or

electrical engineer can assist you identify this information.

Determine what your organisation’s mission critical requirements are for emergency power.

Once the electrical power distribution system is documented

and understood, the next step is to identify business critical

equipment (e.g. LAN/WAN network devices, servers, VOIP phones,

uninterruptible power supply (UPS) may be able to sustain

power to your critical load – if properly engineered, sized and

maintained. UPS Power Solutions Engineers are well equipped to

assist you with designing the correct solution suitable for your

specific critical loads.

If the power outage lasts in excess of an hour backup

generators would be needed however even with a backup

generator a UPS is still required to prevent any power loss

between loss of mains power and generator start-up.

Determine how you are going to ensure emergency power is available when required.

This emergency power equipment needs to be appropriate

for your company’s critical loads, it needs to be installed and

maintained correctly so that it does the job you need it to do

when called upon. All UPS systems installed and maintained

Would your ‘show go on’ in the face of adversity?

KEEP THE LINES OF COMMUNICATION OPEN even when the power is downModern communication systems are largely reliant on power to operate. If there is a mains power outage you could find yourself or your business cut off from outside communication.

Not having access to the internet or phones, could leave you without news of what’s happening … information that could be critical to your operations and survival during the aftermath of a natural disaster, or power outage.

Just because power is out, doesn’t mean the Internet is down. An Eaton DC UPS will keep your Fibre Broadband Optical Network Terminal (ONT) working when the mains power is down. It could make all the difference.

This means access to the internet, phone, email, news and social media. Use them all to help you stay abreast of what is happening and to help you connect and communicate with staff, customers, friends and family.

UPS POWER SOLUTIONS appointed PowerShield Accredited Service PartnerWe are pleased to announce that UPS Power Solutions has been appointed a

PowerShield Accredited Service Partner. PowerShield Battery Monitoring Systems

help you get the best out of your battery assets. The continuous data sampling,

reporting and decision support capability of PowerShield Systems deliver reduced

costs, give you peace of mind, and most importantly – ensure that you have batteries

that perform when needed.

To get accurate battery data and make sure you get the most from your

investment it is important that a PowerShield Battery Monitoring System is correctly

installed and configured.

The UPS Power Solutions team have undergone PowerShield training and bring

experience with installing, configuring and maintaining large PowerShield systems.

If you are operating mission critical systems and relying on the protection of a UPS

and battery bank, then it makes sense to have a battery monitoring and management

system. It’s about peace of mind – knowing that the batteries are healthy and being

constantly monitored. Knowing that everything has been done that can be done to

protect your operations from the consequences of a power failure.

Please contact us if you are interested in the benefits that PowerShield could

offer your operations.

by UPS Power Solutions supported our

client’s critical loads exactly as they were

designed to do in both the Christchurch

earthquake of six years ago and last year’s

Kaikoura earthquake. The investment of

our customers in the seismic fixing of this

typically heavy equipment was certainly

repaid as it all stayed upright and

operational throughout these significant

seismic events supporting their critical

operations.

At UPS Power Solutions, we have

designed our own IT infrastructure to

ensure we continue to operate whatever

the disruption, as we know it is important

that we are available and contactable

to support our customers 24 x 7. Our

Business Continuity Plan encompasses

alternate power supplies, automatic fail

over systems to a non-affected branch

and a DR facility.

Is your business as resilient as it could

be? Will your ‘show go on’ in the face of

adversity? Now is the time to review your

critical power requirements and pro-

actively plan to reduce the risk that power

outages pose to your operations.

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UPS Power Solutions Ltd

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