UPS Preventative Maintenance and Remote Monitoring Service
UPS Preventative Maintenance Services
Preventative Maintenance of UPS units is often overlooked or not considered an essential facet of an organisation's disaster contingency efforts. This is most likely because centralised UPS units are often tucked away quietly in an IT or electrical panel room and only remembered by the constant alarm that sounds during a power outage or in the even more dire event of a UPS failure.
A sound preventative maintenance program typically includes the following:
- Physical Checks
- Debris removal
- Thermal Checks
- Battery tests
- Software Configuration reviews
Typically these services are scheduled to be conducted at fixed times throughout the year, the frequency of which is determined by the type of unit and the nature of the business operation involved.
Routine preventative maintenance services can extend the life of your UPS while mitigating the chances of unplanned downtime.
Remote Monitoring of your UPS Infrastructure
Physical preventative maintenance checks are complemented by the introduction of remote monitoring of your UPS infrastructure. Remote Monitoring involves the equipping of your UPS with the necessary communication components to allow the vital operational parameters to be shared over a dedicated connection to a command center. Once all the pieces are in place, UPS parameters such as voltage, temperature, battery levels etc., can be monitored and tracked.
The benefits of remote monitoring include:
- Real-time alerts to moderate, severe or critical UPS issues.
- Tracking of parameter values to identify negative trends which could be an indication of a potential future problem.
- Increased visibility into your electrical environment (e.g time taken for backup generators to come online)
This service is further complemented by the use of Environmental Monitoring Devices (EMDs). EMDs allow the person or team monitoring the infrastructure to also have information on the environment surrounding the UPS; Temperature, Humidity & Smoke, are all examples of conditions which can be monitored remotely.