Active power ships new battery-free UPS line

Advanced Battery Technology, Feb 2001

Active Power, Inc. of Austin, Texas, a developer and manufacturer of battery-free power quality solutions, has begun shipping high power (600kVA and 500kVA) uninterruptible power systems (UPS) to Caterpillar, Inc. and its dealers.

The new flywheel-based systems are solid-state, fully integrated energy storage and UPS in a compact and efficient package. The new systems also support enhanced power conditioning features, such as improved voltage regulation and harmonics cancellation.

The initial shipments of these enhanced CAT UPS systems were to two Caterpillar dealers, Alban Tractor Co. in Elkridge, Maryland, and Peterson Power Systems, Inc. in San Leandro, California, to meet the growing demand from advanced data centers in their regions.

"The battery-free 900kVA CAT UPS is an ideal building block for many of the large data centers we support," said Tim Treat, sales manager for Peterson Power Systems. "Floor space is always a critical issue, and these new CAT UPS systems provide the high reliability and small footprint that frees up real estate for revenue production."

Targeting a large segment of the $11 billion power quality market, Active Power's battery-free power solutions eliminate power disturbances, which cost U.S. industry $30 billion annually in lost data and productivity. It was the first company to commercialize a flywheel energy storage system that provides a reliable, low-cost and non-toxic replacement for lead-acid batteries used in conventional power quality installation.

For more information contact Active Power at www.activepower.com