The S&C Electric Co. (Chicago, IL) announced that Georgia College and State University (Milledgeville, GA) has selected S&C's PureWave UPS™ system to maintain consistent power quality to the computer room supporting its information technology activities. Available for either indoor or outdoor installation, the S&C PureWave UPS systems are rated up to 20MVA and provide 30 seconds of protection at 100% load.
Short-duration voltage sags and power outages were adversely affecting the productivity of students using the personal computers (PCs) in the room and were causing problems to the air-conditioning system as well. The college wanted to increase the number of PCs in the room and knew that maintaining power quality to the computers and the requisite additional air-conditioning equipment was a must. The only problem was that no indoor floor space was available for the power protection equipment.
In June 2003, a 140kW, 208V, S&C PureWave UPS System was procured and installed outdoors, along with a backup generator. S&C's PureWave UPS System is designed to stand up to harsh outdoor environments, and has already protected the computers and the air-conditioning system from numerous power problems.
