Planning Your Standby Power For Business Continuity
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Planning Your Standby Power for Business Continuity
In today's fast-paced business world, ensuring a reliable power supply is crucial. For many companies, an unexpected power outage can range from a minor inconvenience to a potentially disastrous event affecting reputation and profitability. By developing a robust Power Continuity Plan tailored to your business, you can safeguard operations and maintain stability.
Understanding the Impact of Power Loss
The nature of your business significantly influences the type and extent of power protection required. For organizations where power loss is merely inconvenient, installing an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) might suffice. A UPS helps manage orderly backups and shutdowns of computers and servers.
Conversely, critical sectors such as data centers and financial services demand more stringent measures. Here, even brief downtimes can have dire repercussions, severely impacting reputation and profits. Evaluating potential risks to your business from power disruptions is a valuable starting point.
Classifying Your Equipment
Evaluating your systems from a business needs perspective helps determine the appropriate level of power protection for each. Here's a classification guide:
Critical Systems
These systems must remain operational at all times. They require an uninterrupted power supply as they aren't designed to handle breaks longer than 4-5 milliseconds. A UPS is essential to condition incoming power and protect against short outages. For extended disruptions, additional UPS batteries or local power sources like diesel generators or fuel cells are necessary.
Sensitive Systems
Sensitive equipment mandates a "clean" shutdown and can't withstand power fluctuations or generator startup delays. A UPS is needed to ensure a smooth shutdown and backup process. This minimizes the risk of data loss or equipment damage.
Essential Systems
These systems need power during outages but can endure brief interruptions. Depending on generator type and size, a delay of 15 to 30 seconds may occur before generator power kicks in. While alternatives exist, diesel generators are commonly used for essential systems.
Non-Critical Loads
Systems classified as non-critical can experience power loss without affecting critical operations, compromising safety, or damaging equipment. These systems may not require standby power solutions.
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By proactively categorizing your equipment and implementing the appropriate standby power solutions, you can protect your business's operational integrity and ensure continuity even during power disruptions.
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