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UPS Systems plc to become first UK installation to deploy an APC fuel cell system

Publication Date:23-September-2005
01:30 PM US Eastern Timezone
Source:Fuel Cell Today

UPS Systems plc is to become the first UK installation to deploy an APC fuel cell system for its standby power. To be installed at the company's Hungerford headquarters, the unit will be used to support the company's servers and desktop PC systems. It is to be linked to a 10kW 3-phase APC Smart-UPS VT and will provide potentially unlimited runtime in the event of power failure. 'We are now able to endorse fuel cell technology as a means of providing standby power and felt we should put our money where our mouth is', says Tom Sperrey, Managing Director.

Fuel cell systems are clean, almost silent and produce no exhaust gases other than water vapour. As there are very few moving parts, maintenance is minimal. The system is installed in a typical computer-room rack and stands adjacent to the UPS and server racks in the computer room. A radiator, located on an external wall, dissipates heat produced by the process and hydrogen is piped in from an external tank or bottles.

The APC sytem is based on the Hydrogenics fuel cell engine, which utilises PEM technology. In this, hydrogen is passed over the Proton Exchange Membrane and Oxygen (Air) over the other side. In linking to form water vapour, negative ions are produced which are captured at the membrane. This lack of moving parts makes the system very reliable.

Up to four 10kW fuel cells can be mounted in the same rack, providing a maximum (for this product) of 40kW of power.


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