Rugged power protection solutions enable superior reliability for colocation provider Hurricane Electric

The high efficiency of the Eaton Power Xpert 9395 UPS reduces utility costs, creates cooler operating conditions, enhances reliability and extends the overall life of the UPS components. Hurricane Electric paired its 9395 units with Eaton Energy Saver System (ESS), which enables the UPS to attain an industry-leading efficiency level of 99 percent. “Our target was to achieve 99 percent efficiency,” Ng emphasizes. “And we found that in the Eaton UPS with Energy Saver System.”

Using ESS, the UPS intelligently adapts to utility power conditions while supplying clean power to the connected equipment. Because UPSs using ESS maintain 99 percent efficiency even when lightly loaded, the technology can deliver gains of up to 15 percentage points in efficiency over traditional models in the typical operating range. The 9395 with ESS not only limits heat loss but enhances total cost of ownership and saves on maintenance for Hurricane Electric. Ng is especially impressed with the unit’s concurrent maintenance design, which further contributes to high availability and uptime. Technicians can service key components in a redundant module while the other module carries the load.

The 9395’s ability to deliver unparalleled reliability can be attributed in part to its inherent redundancy option, which allows the unit to be configured so its uninterruptible power modules (UPMs) automatically act as N+1 redundant systems, a benefit that Hurricane Electric opted to engage. Traditional UPS manufacturers, on the other hand, cannot deliver this supplemental availability without adding a more costly second UPS.

Even more, the colocation provider relishes the 9395’s small footprint. With the smallest footprint and lowest weight of any UPS in its class—50 to 60 percent less than competitive units—the 9395 doesn’t consume valuable real estate that Hurricane Electric can instead profit from. “These units allow me to be more competitive in terms of being able to sell colocation,” Ng sums up. “These units save me money every year; I can take those savings and adjust what I charge my clients accordingly.”