There are two major reasons why we are seeing an uptick in companies choosing to hire a UPS system. Budget and using them only for temporary purposes – building work, temporary facilities or temporary applications. But businesses have recently faced third reason. After almost a year of uncertainty and whilst many are keen to start investing and making solid business plans again, we started 2021 with yet another lockdown and businesses are instead remaining prudent. For those who require a UPS as a critical asset, many are looking at rental options to tide them over until a state of normality has returned and confidence in making a high-value purchases increases.

In a recent project, a major airline required a temporary power supply for installing three new flight simulators. As the customer’s site was undergoing building work at the time, power was temporarily unavailable and commissioning the simulators was crucial. In conjunction with long standing customer, Barb Electrical, Power Control suggested UPS hire as an option to temporarily provide the required amount of power. Rental UPS systems can be deployed quickly and so were ideal for the short timeframe.

Power Control delivered two 400kVA Borri B96000FXS UPS systems to Ireland within 48hrs of receiving the order. The works included set up, calibration and 36hours worth of testing before shipment. Power Control also assisted Barb Electrical with the installation and design which required the UPS units to be in parallel to create a fully resilient solution.

Although transformer based units are not generally known for their high efficiency, these Borri UPS systems are TUV certified to reach efficiency levels of 95% whilst maintaining their durability.