Uninterruptible power supply development prospects

Will MV ups be used in 2025?

Our study suggests that for the foreseeable future — by 2025 — MV UPS systems are unlikely to be used by significantly more operators than today. Distributed uninterruptible power systems with batteries will also continue to be favored by only a relative few (mostly cloud operators).

Will centralized UPS systems continue to dominate data centers?

Some clear trends emerge, notably that centralized UPS systems will likely continue to dominate in data centers with at least 1 megawatt of IT capacity, especially in those owned by enterprises and colocation providers.

Will a 3-phase UPS system continue to dominate in the future?

Centralized, 3-phase UPS systems will continue to dominate for the next few years, at least, even though problems with batteries, product reliability and safety, in addition to other factors, are likely to persist.

Will distributed power protection change by 2025?

Some cloud respondents have a small portion (10% to 20%) of distributed power protection in their facilities today, while one cloud operator (in the Asia-Pacific region) reports 50%; none expect these proportions to change by 2025. What, then, are the barriers to adopting or increasing distributed approaches?

Will a data-driven ups remote monitoring service stymie data center adoption?

There is an appetite for data-driven UPS remote monitoring services, including condition-based maintenance, but IT security requirements threaten to slow — or stymie — broad adoption. Power infrastructure requirements in data centers will be shaped by several factors in the coming years.

Are MV UPS systems too new?

But, as our study shows, sometimes it is simply that an approach is too new, and therefore considered unproven, especially for enterprises and the colocation providers that serve them. Our study suggests that for the foreseeable future — by 2025 — MV UPS systems are unlikely to be used by significantly more operators than today.