Saft Intensium® Flex Li-ion battery system makes its data center

Saft Intensium® Flex Li-ion battery system makes its data center UPS
debut in MCS project for a major US Financial Services Company
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Saft has worked with system integrator MCS to deliver the first ever Intensium® Flex battery system
to support a data center UPS (uninterruptible power supply) application
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Data center at a major US Financial Services Company in North Carolina, USA relies on Saft Li-ion
(Lithium-ion) batteries to provide 50 kVA of backup power for up to 15 minutes
Paris, September 7 2016 – Saft, world leader in the design, development and manufacture of high
technology batteries for industry, has made an important breakthrough in the global UPS market by
partnering with the system integrator MCS Inc (Mission Critical Services Inc) to deliver the first
Intensium® Flex Li-ion battery solution to support a data center application. The innovative Saft Li-ion
battery system has been installed in the data center at a major US Financial Services Company
headquarters in North Carolina.
Saft and MCS have specified the Intensium® Flex system to enable the Eaton UPS to maintain continuity
of power for the data center’s critical systems for up to 15 minutes should there be an interruption to
the main power supply.
“The successful delivery and recent commissioning of this Intensium Flex data center project for a major
US Financial Services Company located in the Southeast is a critical development for Saft. It provides a
major reference to open up the global market for a variety of high profile applications in banking,
insurance and IT infrastructure.” says François Danet, Li-ion Business Development Manager of Saft.
“The Saft engineering team in Jacksonville developed the custom integration of the interface between
the Saft PLC and the Eaton Powerware UPS, one of the leading OEM suppliers in the data center sector.
The engineering team support and the sales department’s efforts were crucial to the successful
implementation of the integrated system delivery to the bank. Saft has demonstrated to MCS and the
bank that they are a first class company with world class people,” says David Knight MCS CEO &
President.
Saft has developed the Intensium® Flex concept to suit the various power and energy requirements of a
wide range of backup applications for centralized distributed power and data centers, and demanding
UPS applications. The main customer benefit of Intensium® Flex is that it offers reduced maintenance
costs combined with a small installation footprint and optimized TCO (total cost of ownership).
The Intensium® Flex system deployed for this major US Financial Services Company located in the
Southeast is rated at 416 V and can deliver 50 kVA of power for up to 15 minutes with recharging in just
2 hours. It comprises a string of 9 Synerion 46Mfe battery modules integrated within a cabinet that also
contains the BMM (Battery Management Module) and DC panel incorporating the Modbus TCP
communication. The battery is interfaced to an Eaton UPS. The Synerion modules are based on Saft’s
Li-ion Super-Iron Phosphate® (SLFP) chemistry that ensures increased safety, light weight and compact
size, high efficiency, long calendar and cycling life, fast-charging capability and high power output – both
continuous and in pulses.
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In the application the Intensium® Flex will have an expected lifetime of 20 years. On this basis the
reduced maintenance and battery replacement costs compared with lead-acid batteries will deliver
savings of tens of thousands of dollars.
About Saft Groupe SA
Saft is a world leading designer and manufacturer of advanced technology batteries for industry. The
Group is the world’s leading manufacturer of nickel batteries and primary lithium batteries for the
industrial infrastructure and processes, transportation, civil and military electronics’ markets. Saft is the
world leader in space and defense batteries with its Li-ion technologies which are also deployed in the
energy storage, transportation and telecommunication network markets. More than 4,000 employees in
19 countries, 14 manufacturing sites and an extensive sales network all contribute to accelerating the
Group’s growth for the future.
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About MCS Inc
Mission Critical Services Inc (MCS) is a national company working exclusively within the mission critical
markets in North America. MCS offers custom designed, full-service 7×24 agreements covering
everything within the mission critical facility. MCS also works closely with a building owner through a
process known as integrated project delivery to renovate mission critical infrastructures to improve
capacity, reliability, and efficiency, while improving safety and reducing energy costs. We can handle
everything from simple retrofits to new construction of multi-million dollar data centers.
www.mc.services
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Press contacts:
Saft
Karen Hollington, Corporate Communication Manager
Tel.: +33 1 49 93 17 68, e-mail: [email protected]
Dominique Le Baron, Industrial Standby Communication Manager
Tel.: +33 1 49 93 17 13, e-mail: [email protected]
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Rachel Hollar, Tel.: +1-919-277-1169, e-mail: [email protected]
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Andrew Bartlett, Tel.: +44 118 900 0860, e-mail: [email protected]
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