The concept of modular UPS - What makes it so unique

Modern day modular parallel UPS solutions enable organizations to simply, and cost effectively, increase their UPS power, improve availability and enjoy the long‐term benefits of scalable UPS solutions that can grow in sensible incremental steps as the organization grows.

The result is improved efficiency, lower cost of ownership and better customer service through high availability. 

The modular approach

ABB’s unique UPS design is based on the concept of true
modularity.

Why modular? Link to the brochure

White paper - Advantages of modular and standardized UPS

Data centers are growing ever larger, more numerous and more complex. The way to keep control of costs, availability and reliability, while maintaining flexibility, is to fully exploit standardization and modularity.

Add bits without losing bytes

UPS modules can be inserted or removed without powering down - so the UPS power you need is always available to back up your customers’ bytes, even when modules are swapped for maintenance purposes. 

The DPA way

Why decentralized parallel architecture increases
UPS availability and lowers cost of ownership

Why a modular UPS increases availability and lowers total cost of ownership

ABB’s unique UPS design is based on the concept of true modularity.

Each UPS module has all the hardware and software needed for autonomous operation – rectifier, inverter, battery converter, static bypass switch, back-feed protection, control logic, display, and mimic diagram for monitoring and control. With all the critical components distributed between individual units, potential single points of failure are eliminated.

How to increase availability

The best ways to maximize power availability are to increase MTBF and to decrease MTTR of the power protection system.
In other words:
- Add redundancy
- Minimize chance for human error
- Select high quality, reliable equipment
- Minimize downtime
- Standardize service concept
Total Cost of Ownership

ABB’s modular UPSs not only provide the best availability, but also the best serviceability, scalability and flexibility. Taken together, these features deliver a low total cost of ownership.
How ABB’s modular UPSs minimize TCO:
- Optimize your investments
- Optimize your battery capacity
- Save valuable floor space
- Reduce installation and
maintenance costs
- Save energy costs
Critical applications are best served by using modular UPS technology with an N+1 configuration.

Our modular product offerings

Conceptpower DPA (Modular)

Conceptpower DPA 500 (Modular)

DPA UPScale ST (Modular)

DPA UPScale RI (Modular)
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