Uninterrupted power supply is important for any consumer of electricity. However, in some cases it is just a temporary inconvenience (for example, in the absence of power for a personal PC), while in others it is about the possibility of major accidents and man-made disasters (for example, during a sudden stop of production processes at oil refineries or chemical enterprises). For banking and financial institutions, the constant availability of electricity is one of the most important issues for their normal functioning.
Why banks and financial institutions need a UPS
Here we can draw an analogy with industrial enterprises. In their conditions, even a short-term shutdown of the production process can lead to a serious accident and loss of life. It is unthinkable even for a moment to leave without control, for example, the complex process of separating oil into light fractions in distillation columns at oil refineries.
Stopping the power supply of banking and financial institutions is unlikely to lead to human casualties and man-made accidents. Here lies another danger: the financial loss of thousands of companies and millions of people.
Now the financial sector is obliged to work at high speed to meet the demands of its customers. The sphere of banking services, in addition to traditional operations provided by ATMs and bank branches, has been replenished with mobile and Internet banking. As a result, the volume of non-cash transactions has increased significantly.
Banking and financial institutions have to store, transfer and process huge amounts of data. Stops in the power supply mean the loss of some information and the interruption of a large number of operations. The result of this is the financial loss of both the institution itself and its clients. To prevent this option, uninterruptible power supplies are used.
UPS requirements for banking and financial institutions
When choosing uninterruptible power supplies for banking and financial institutions, customers pay special attention to three points:
- Reliability. The performance of any UPS can be improved by changing the redundancy scheme. In this case, we are talking about the stability of the work of individual sources. Their reliability can rightly be put at the top of the list of UPS requirements by banking and financial institutions.
- High quality products and reasonable price for them. These two parameters should be harmoniously combined.
- Operating cost. It depends on the value of efficiency, battery life, the ability to quickly diagnose and replace failed components, ease of scaling and the possibility of a smooth increase in power.
Types of UPS for banking and financial institutions
UPSs intended for use in the banking and financial sector can be divided into three groups:
- To ensure uninterrupted power supply of ATMs. From the point of view of energy supply, it would, of course, be much more convenient and simpler if all ATMs were located in the banking institutions themselves. But this approach does not meet the needs of customers. Therefore, ATMs are installed in shopping centers, gas stations, hotels and residential buildings. Such a variety of installation locations complicates not only their connection, but also a stable power supply. To ensure reliable operation of devices, UPSs are used. For this purpose, for example, . They protect ATMs from voltage fluctuations in the network.
- To ensure uninterrupted power supply of bank branches. Here is another difficulty: the lack of free space. Not every bank branch is able to allocate a separate room with good air conditioning to accommodate power equipment. A good solution for these purposes is single- and three-phase . Their distinguishing features are high efficiency, compactness and stability of parameters.
- To ensure uninterrupted power supply of data processing centers of banking and financial institutions. Data centers are used to store information and perform financial transactions. The work of ATMs and bank branches depends on them. Given the sheer volume of operations performed and the large amount of specialized hardware (servers, storage, switches, and routers), data centers are among the largest consumers of electricity. Uninterruptible power supplies for them should be distinguished by availability and high efficiency. A good choice - . They are ideal for small to medium sized data centers and have a low cost of ownership.
Our solutions for banking institutions
Our company has experience in successfully implementing solutions to ensure uninterrupted power supply of banking institutions. One example is a project at the branch of Sberbank of Russia in Anapa. Here, new equipment for managing ATMs was installed, the area of ββββcustomer service halls was increased and an electronic queue system was introduced. Accordingly, a reliable uninterruptible power supply was required to ensure uninterrupted power supply to the bank branch. We solved this problem by setting . You can learn more about this .
Conclusion
The choice of uninterruptible power supplies for banking or financial institutions is a complex and important task, because it affects the interests of thousands of customers. To solve it, you need to find the optimal ratio of price, quality, reliability and cost of operating the UPS.
Source: habr.com