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Battery Technology for Data Centers and Network Rooms: Lifecycle Costs

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Overview Lead-Acid batteries are the predominant choice for UPS energy storage for data centers and network rooms. This white paper will compare the lifecycle costs the three lead-acid battery technologies, Vented (flooded, also called wet cells), Valve Regulated (VRLA), and modular battery cartridges (MBC). The costs associated with the purchase of batteries, the infrastructure costs, and the costs associated with inflexibility to meet changing requirements are discussed and quantified in this paper. It also provides a guideline and factors relating to a particular installation must be incorporated for decision-making and budgetary purposes.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	American Power Conversion	File Format	PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5
Date Published	April 2003	Downloads	22
Format	White Papers
Topics	Data Center, Infrastructure Management

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