Hospital Data Centre Gets Clean, Flywheel Energy

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1. Not too many power-supply companies are offering old-fashioned kinetic-energy, flywheel-based uninterruptible power supply (UPS) options in their product lines. After all, because flywheel technology goes back to ancient times, it’s frankly not very sexy. Nonetheless, flywheel power sources have a good story to tell: they are battery free; 96 to 97 per cent efficient (with only 3 to 4 per cent of power going to the apparatus}; offer continuous voltage regulation; very reliable; and true ‘green IT,’ needing little mains power. (Read Full Article)

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