The Role of Isolation Transformers in Data Center UPS Systems White Paper 98 Revision 0 by Neil Rasmussen Contents Executive summary Click on a section to jump to it > Introduction 2 Most modern UPS systems do not include the internal transformers that were present in earlier designs. This The role of transformers 2 evolution has increased efficiency while decreasing the in UPS systems weight, size, and raw materials consumption of UPS systems. In the new transformerless UPS designs, the Transformer arrangements 10 transformers are optional and can be placed in the best in practical UPS systems location to achieve a required purpose. In older Transformer-based legacy 21 designs, transformers were typically installed in UPS designs permanent positions where they provided no benefit, reduced system efficiency, or were not optimally Transformer options within 24 located. a UPS product This paper considers the function of transformers in Conclusion 25 UPS systems, when and how transformers should be Resources 26 used, and how the absence of internal transformers in newer UPS designs frequently improves data center design and performance. white papers are now part of the Schneider Electric white paper library produced by Schneider Electric’s Data Center Science Center
[email protected] The Role of Isolation Transformers in Data Center UPS Systems Introduction Every data center power system includes transformers. Isolation transformers have historically had a number of different roles in the power architecture of data centers: • Voltage