In North America, industry buyers have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of lithium-ion batteries to use with their medium-power rack-mounted Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) solutions. To date, lithium-ion batteries for UPSs have been available both on the low and high end, to power backup power supply for and help safeguard the mission-critical operations of hyperscale data centers. However, IT teams overseeing small data centers or technology operations in such verticals as education, finance, healthcare, retail, telecommunications, and transportation, have been unable to capitalize on the advantages of long-life lithium-ion battery technology – until now.
Vertiv is pleased to announce the launch of its solution for Vertiv™ Liebert® ITA2 UPS, the first lithium-ion medium-power rack-mount UPS solution to launch in North America. Customers can opt to purchase the lithium-ion battery solution for new Liebert® ITA2 UPS devices. Alternatively, data center and IT buyers can upgrade their existing Liebert ITA2 UPSs to use the Vertiv™ MPL Lithium-Ion Battery module.
That means that industry buyers can now deploy the Vertiv MPL Lithium-Ion Battery solution together with the Liebert ITA2 UPS to gain a state-of-the-art three-phase, rack-mount UPS for multiple use cases. IT users can use the combined lithium-ion UPS solution to provide backup power supply for retail registers, education networking, emergency power equipment, and industrial technology, among other use cases. In addition, data center teams that use a distributed format can connect Vertiv MPL Lithium-Ion Battery modules and Liebert ITA2 UPS solutions to each row of servers, rather than opting for a larger-scale industrial UPS solution. And of course, lithium-ion battery-powered UPS solutions provide an exceptional set-and-forget backup power supply solution for remote edge sites.
Further, data center and IT teams can gain the benefits of lithium-ion technology without overhauling their entire UPS network. They can wait for valve-regulated lead acid (VRLA) batteries to age out or even better, upgrade and make the switch now to gain myriad advantages.
Seize These Benefits by Making the Switch to Lithium-Ion Batteries
According to Cision PR Newswire, the North American UPS battery market is expected to more than double from US $150.64 million in 2020 to by 2028, propelled by fast adoption of lithium-ion batteries for data center and edge applications.
Here are some of the benefits IT teams can capture by migrating from VRLA to lithium-ion batteries for their three-phase UPS needs.
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Reduce total cost of ownership (TCO): IT teams can reduce the TCO of their modular online UPS investments by thirteen percent over 10 years by using Vertiv MPL Lithium-Ion Battery solutions. Lithium-ion batteries can last 10 years or more, meaning that they are replaced far less frequently than VRLA batteries, which are replaced every three to five years. Teams gain the ability to use fewer lithium-ion batteries for the lifespan of a Liebert ITA2 UPS, reducing both cost and maintenance headaches.
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Gain increased runtime: Adopting lithium-ion batteries provides twice the runtime in the same U space. For example, using one string of VRLA batteries and a 4U footprint provides an eight-minute runtime for this UPS, while the same footprint with a lithium-ion battery provides 20 minutes of runtime.
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Reduce U space: Light industry operations are often performed in constrained spaces, such as small edge sites. As a result, space is at a premium, and buyers want to deploy small UPS solutions. Together, Vertiv MPL Lithium-Ion Battery modules and Liebert ITA2 UPSs create a compact, rack-mountable modular UPS solution that saves floor space for other technology. When compared to lead-acid batteries, IT teams can use lithium-ion batteries to decrease their battery size by 50 percent, saving 2U of valuable rack space, while obtaining an additional two minutes of runtime.
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Extend the value with other Vertiv solutions and services: Vertiv offers a full range of power, cooling, and infrastructure management solutions. In addition, IT teams can use Vertiv™ Environet™ Alert to gain remote monitoring and management capabilities, managing their sprawling core-to-edge network more easily. IT teams can also opt to outsource online UPS monitoring to Vertiv by purchasing Vertiv™ LIFE™ Services. Vertiv teams will remotely monitory equipment, provide proactive maintenance services, and can respond in the event an incident occurs
A leading retailer has deployed Vertiv MPL Lithium-Ion Battery modules and Liebert ITA2 UPS solutions to provide power protection to technology at stores throughout North America. The retailer has integrated the UPSs with its building management system (BMS), improving monitoring capabilities and IT staff’s ability to respond to changing conditions. By deploying the lithium-ion battery backup solution at more than 200 locations, the retailer benefits from consistent infrastructure deployments, simplifying management, training, and other duties while reducing TCO.
Convert to Lithium-Ion Today to Supercharge Power Protection
Digital business demands require a new approach to UPS management. IT and data center teams don’t have the ability to staff or frequently service remote sites in a distributed environment, while business and customer high-availability demands mean that companies can’t afford unplanned downtime.
By deploying medium-power lithium-ion batteries and online UPS solutions your company can gain a true set-and-forget, energy-efficient backup power system.
Keep devices and networks up and performing, delighting your users and customers.
Deploy Vertiv™ Liebert® ITA2 UPS and the Vertiv™ MPL Lithium-Ion Battery solution today.
