UPS Sizing Calculations Course

  

Course Description:

This course is intended to prepare the target persons with the ability to perform Stationary UPS Sizing Calculations.

The targeted Persons:

Design engineers, new graduate engineers, under graduate engineering students.


Skills Development:


On completion of this course the target person will be able to:

• Know the different Classification of UPS,
• Know the different configurations, topologies & Distribution Architecture of UPS,
• Know the different components of a UPS,
• Know Transformer Arrangements in Practical UPS Systems,
• Know the Evaluation Criteria for Selecting an UPS
• make The UPS sizing calculations steps
• Make Rectifier/Charger Sizing Calculations
• Make Inverter sizing calculations & Static Switch Sizing
• make The Battery sizing calculations
• Select and size the UPS protective devices (CBs or Fuses) and cables
• Size a generator set for UPS system
• Make Battery Room Ventilation Calculations
• Determine Floor Space Requirements for a UPS

 

 

Course Outline:

 

Subject	Article
Applicable Standards for UPS Systems What is a UPS? Why do we need a UPS? UPS Rating Classification of UPS: 1-Voltage range, 2-No. of phases, 3- Mobility, 4- Technological design,	Classification and Types of UPS – Part One
5- Physical Size/capacity, 6- Form factor/ configurations: 6.1- “N” System Configuration	Classification and Types of UPS – Part Two
6.2- “N+1” System Configuration, which includes: Isolated Redundant Configuration (N +1) Parallel Redundant Configuration (1+1) Parallel Redundant Configuration (N +1) Parallel Redundant Configuration (N +2) and so on 6.3- Parallel Redundant with Dual Bus Configuration (N+1 or 1+1)	Classification and Types of UPS – Part Three
6.4- Parallel Redundant with STS Configuration Parallel Redundant Configuration (1+1) + STS Parallel Redundant Configuration (N+1) + STS 6.5- System plus System 2(N+1), 2N+2, [(N+1) + (N+1)], and 2N	Classification and Types of UPS – Part Four
7- According to UPS Topology 7.1 Off-line or Standby UPS, 7.2 Line Interactive UPS, 7.3 Standby-Ferro UPS, 7.4 Online Double Conversion UPS, 7.5 The Delta Conversion On-Line UPS.	Classification and Types of UPS – Part Five
8- According to UPS Distribution Architecture 8.1 Centralized UPS Configuration, 8.2 Distributed (Decentralized) UPS Configuration, 8.2.1 Distributed UPS-Zonewise Configuration 8.3 Hybrid UPS Configuration. Conventional (Monolithic) Vs Modular UPS System: Deploy UPSs in parallel, Deploy UPSs in Series, Use modular UPS products.	Classification and Types of UPS – Part Six
Three Basic Configurations Of Mains And Bypass For A UPS System: Single mains, Single mains without bypass, Dual mains. 9-According to Use of transformers with the UPS: Transformer based, Transformer less UPS, Transformer less UPS with external input/ output transformer.	Classification and Types of UPS – Part Seven
Transformer Arrangements in Practical UPS Systems: 1-Transformer options for the “single mains” configuration 2-Transformer Options for the “Dual Mains” Configuration	Classification and Types of UPS – Part Eight
3- Transformer options for “single mains without bypass”	Classification and Types of UPS – Part Nine
Components of Online Double Conversion UPS: 1- Rectifier, 2- Inverter, 3- Energy Storage system: 3.1 Battery	Components of Online Double Conversion UPS– Part One
3.1.1 Battery Configurations Serial Strings, Parallel Strings. 3.1.2 Battery Size and Location 3.1.3 Battery Transition Boxes 3.1.4 Battery Monitoring 3.2 Energy Storage System – Flywheel 3.3 Energy Storage system – Super Capacitors 3.4 Hydrogen Fuel Cells 4- Static switch Earthing Principles of UPS Systems	Components of Online Double Conversion UPS – Part Two
Evaluation Criteria for Selecting an UPS	Evaluation Criteria for Selecting an UPS-Part One
Example: Selecting an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) UPS System Ratings and Service Conditions First: from IEC 60146-4 Second: according to American standards	Evaluation Criteria for Selecting an UPS-Part Two
The UPS sizing calculations steps	Stationary UPS Sizing Calculations – Part One
2- Rectifier/Charger Sizing Calculations 3- Inverter sizing calculations & Static Switch Sizing 4- The Battery sizing calculations First: The Manufacturers’ methods, which include: Method#1:Watts per cell method Method#2:Watts per bank method Method#3:Ampere per cell method	Stationary UPS Sizing Calculations – Part Two
Second: The IEEE methods of Battery Sizing Calculations which includes: Method#1: The IEEE 485 method, Method#2: The IEEE 1184 method.	Stationary UPS Sizing Calculations -Part Three
- UPS Backup time calculation - Selection and sizing of UPS protective devices (CBs or Fuses)	Stationary UPS Sizing Calculations – Part Four
Selection of UPS Cables Sizing of UPS Cables: UPS Input Cables, UPS Output Cables, Neutral Conductors, UPS to Battery Cables. Sizing a generator set for UPS system	Stationary UPS Sizing Calculations – Part Five
Battery Room Design Criteria Ventilation Design Criteria Battery Room Ventilation Calculations: NFPA method, British (metric) units method. Requirement of Air Conditioner for UPS	Stationary UPS Sizing Calculations – Part Six
Requirements for UPS Installation: Location, Ventilation, Floor loading capacity, Floor Space Requirements. UPS Controls, Instruments, Alarms and Indicating Devices UPS Testing Requirements	Stationary UPS Sizing Calculations – Part Seven