Large Corporations

	L-3 Communications "...I was faced with a delivery dilemma... and their engineers bent over backwards to help me out. They worked out all of the power problems with me on the phone... My deadline was met, on time and on budget, thanks to Falcon Electric." Richard L. Guion, Senior Systems Analyst
	Allis-Chalmers Energy "(Falcon's) UPSs take quite a beating; however, they work flawlessly—unlike other electronic equipment that can't operate in harsh environments." Brad Guidry, Assistant Store Manager & Safety Coordinator

Falcon Electric, Inc. has provided power protection solutions to Fortune 500 companies for nearly two decades. Our customers include Ford Motor Company, Lucent Technologies and Sprint, to mention a few. Under private label, Falcon Electric has supplied Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) products under private label to other large UPS manufacturers. Through the years, our award-winning UPS products have established a reputation for innovation, reliability and performance. Our level of customer service and engineering support is unsurpassed.
For today’s corporations, data reliability is not only a necessity but a federal mandate. Federal and state laws now encompass corporate data source protections for:

• contracts, trade secrets and federal intellectual property
• medical, legal, and employee records
• computer intrusion prevention, detection and protection

All corporate volatile data in these areas must be stored, backed up and retained on non-volatile media for years.

Your staff tells you they have it covered.

Will the critical data being entered through every one of your workstations this instant make it to the security of your servers’ hard drive in the event of a localized power blackout?

This is not a simple question to answer and it would have to be answered “no” unless every workstation, DSL, Fiber, T1 & T3 line equipment, file-server, network hub, switch and router are backed up by a functional UPS power supply equipped with good batteries. Every powered device from the workstation through the LAN, WAN or enterprise network, including the destination file server must be backed up to even begin to claim a reasonable attempt was made to assure the data was secure.

You have asked the question and your staff now tells you they may not have it covered. What steps should be taken?

1. Conduct a survey of every key workstation, LAN/WAN device and file server located in the data path and determine the best method of providing backup to each device. In the majority of cases, individual UPS units may be incorporated. In the case of larger installations--such as data centers, server farms, main-frames—motor generators and UPS systems capable of supporting the entire facility may be required.
   
   
2. Conduct a power quality survey at all key or critical locations to determine what types of power quality problems exist.  For example, some portions of the country have major lightning problems requiring extra Transient Voltage Surge Suppression (TVSS) devices to be installed throughout the facility. The facility may house heavy manufacturing equipment that may be a source of localized power pollution that can be very disruptive to computer systems or sensitive laboratory equipment located in the same facility.
   
   
3. In locations where equipment or servers must remain operational on a continuous basis and absolutely cannot be without power, true redundant N+1 capable UPS units or Maintenance Bypass Switches (MBS) must be installed. Larger operations may consider the installation of multiple utility power feeds from separate generating stations.
   
   
4. Whenever possible select a high quality on-line topology UPS system and avoid the low-cost off-line UPS. The on-line UPS protects against the widest spectrum of power problems. (Read the Falcon Electric UPS tutorial describing the various UPS design topologies). It offers the ability to deliver clean power and extended battery operating time of up to several hours through the connection of optional extended battery banks.
    
5. Due to the large number of UPS units that may have to be installed, network-based centralized UPS management must be employed. This will allow for the monitoring and management of every UPS to be carried out from one location. UPS units must first be selected that support the addition of an Ethernet connected, TCP-IP addressable SNMP/HTTP Agent board or device. It is recommended to select the products from one UPS manufacturer as the management protocols and features may differ from manufacturer to manufacturer.
   
   
6. Initiate a comprehensive UPS maintenance and battery replacement program. Typically UPS systems require battery and fan replacement every 3-5 years.  It’s a good idea to replace the battery every 3 years.  For critical applications, test the batteries and inspect the UPS and fans every 6 months. 

Falcon Electric offers several families of true on-line Uninterruptible Power Supplies designed to meet the specialized demands and high reliability requirements of the large corporation. The following is a brief overview of some of our product families.

FN Series™ 3kVA to 24kVA Parallelable and N+1 Redundant Uninterruptible Power Supply Family

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Parallel Individual FN Series Units up to 24kVA

Today's businesses rely on absolute system availability and scalability.  The Falcon Electric FN Parallelable, N+1 Redundant On-line Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) provides the ideal solution. The FN Series UPS may be configured using individual 3, 5 or 6kVA models, providing up to 18kVA with N+1 redundancy. Alternate parallel mode operation configurations of 6 to 24kVA are achievable if N+1 redundancy is not required.

The FN Series Stand-Alone Unit Design Lower Costs

In contrast to most modular scalable Uninterruptible Power Supplies, the FN Series are stand-alone units that may be connected in parallel. This lower-cost approach eliminates the added expense of buying cabinets to house control, power and battery modules. This design also eliminates single points of failure found in other modular-configured UPS systems.
True Regenerative On-line Design
 
The FN Series True Regenerative On-line UPS provides the highest level of protection against the widest spectrum of power problems.  The incoming AC utility source is converted to a regulated DC voltage. From this DC voltage, a new AC voltage is generated, providing clean, tightly regulated power to your equipment.

N+1 Redundancy Ensures Reliability & Serviceability

If your equipment has to operate without interruption or downtime, the N+1 configured FN Series UPS is the clear choice. Should an individual UPS require maintenance, the UPS is automatically sensed and taken offline. The user is notified through the LCD display and an audible alarm.

Servicing or replacement of the unit may be performed without the remaining UPS(es) or connected load having to be powered down. Internal UPS batteries are user-replaceable and hot-swappable, again while the UPS(es) and connected equipment are in full operation. 

SG Series™ 1kVA to 6kVA On-line Uninterruptible Power Supply Family

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True Regenerative On-Line Design

As new and innovative technologies have become the backbone of today's businesses, maximum system scalability is critical and downtime is more expensive than ever.  Increasingly, businesses need a UPS that not only protects against blackouts, but also virtually eliminates more frequent and subtle power disturbances.  Surges, sags, line noise and brownouts can disrupt proper operation of sensitive equipment.  These disturbances may also create unnecessary production, service, and data recovery costs.

A True Regenerative On-line UPS provides the highest level of protection against the widest spectrum of power problems.  The incoming AC utility source is converted to a regulated DC voltage. From this DC voltage, a new AC voltage is regenerated, providing continuous, clean, tightly regulated power to your equipment. Line-interactive and Off-line designs leave your equipment connected directly to dirty utility power – providing only minimal transient, voltage and backup protection.  If your equipment operation is "mission critical", a true double-conversion On-Line UPS--such as Falcon® Electric's SG SeriesTM UPS Plus® --is the only clear choice.

Input Power Factor Correction

All SG Series UPS Plus models include state-of-the-art Input Power Factor Correction (PFC).  This greatly reduces the amount of current demanded from your building wiring system, yielding a highly efficient, "building friendly" UPS.

UPSilon® Monitoring and Shutdown Software & Optional SNMP/HTTP Remote Management

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With the supplied UPSilon software, all models support unattended shutdown, UPS management, data logging and a power diagnostic tool.  The software supports all Windows® platforms including Vista, Novell NetWare® 5 & 6, LINUX and FreeBSD.  UPSilon for UNIX is available at an additional cost and supports most popular UNIX platform and OS versions.

Secure, remote LAN or Internet UPS management and control is a snap when an optional SNMP/HTTP agent board is installed. The board provides one TCP-IP addressable, 10/100 Ethernet port and configures easily. The board supports SNMP, HTTP and Telnet protocols.  Remote shutdown client software is provided with an unlimited installation license – this is a real value as many competitors sell Client licenses on a per workstation or server basis. Clients are provided all currently supported Windows® standalone and server OS versions in addition to LINUX and Novell NetWare®.

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