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Vertiv has unveiled the Vertiv™ Trinergy™ UPS, now available as part of the new Vertiv™ PowerNexus solution, which is closely coupled with Vertiv™ PowerBoard Switchgear to reduce both footprint and maintenance needs.
With global electricity demand from data centres expected to double by 2026, driven largely by AI and high-performance computing (HPC), the need for a robust backup power solution is paramount to ensure continuous availability of the GPUs and CPUs that run AI computations.
To meet these challenges, Vertiv (NYSE: VRT), a leading provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, has introduced Vertiv™ Trinergy™, an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) designed to handle the fluctuating load demands of data centres. Alongside this, Vertiv™ PowerNexus offers an integrated solution that provides space-saving close coupling of the UPS and system switchgear. Both solutions are available globally, with the Vertiv Trinergy UPS offered in 1500, 2000, and 2500 kVA capacities.
Reliability and Efficiency
Vertiv’s Trinergy UPS is touted as the company’s most reliable, resilient, and efficient UPS in its class. The system exceeds Tier IV data centre power chain expected availability, boasting 99.9999998% projected uptime compared to 99.9994%. This translates to just 30 seconds of downtime in ten years for Vertiv Trinergy, versus eight hours for a typical Tier IV data centre power chain. The system enhances resilience with extended backup time configurations and an innovative self-isolating core design, featuring modular architecture with 500kW physically segregated cores. Each core includes components of an online UPS: inverter, rectifier, booster/charger, and dedicated, segregated controls, allowing independent operation and reliable uninterrupted power delivery even during maintenance.
“High-capacity power in a highly reliable system design is critical for data-intensive AI and HPC applications,” stated Kyle Keeper, SVP of power management global business unit at Vertiv. “Leveraging over 40 years of innovation, the Vertiv™ Trinergy™ UPS offers the resilience essential for operations to become future-ready and support AI loads. It delivers the flexibility required to adapt to various AI applications and integrates seamlessly with different prime and backup power sources, lithium-ion and nickel-zinc batteries, and alternative distributed energy sources, including fuel cells and long-duration batteries (BESS).”
Space-Saving Design
The Vertiv Trinergy UPS scales the concept of modularity to all levels of its architecture, allowing building blocks to be combined to fit different deployment types, achieving significant space savings with its compact footprint. It streamlines power distribution through a single connection point, reducing the need for numerous cables, flanges, bus ducts, and switchgear connections for UPS outputs.
When integrated with Vertiv™ PowerBoard Switchgear as part of the new Vertiv™ PowerNexus solution, the footprint is further maximised, with close coupling into a single block connected by internal busbars. This integration reduces cabling materials, installation time, and labour costs. The Vertiv PowerNexus can also be integrated onsite as a power skid or within an enclosure, offering flexibility to meet specific site needs. Factory-completed integration saves installation time at the site. The integrated Vertiv™ EPMS (energy and power monitoring system) with onboard energy monitoring enhances system safety, reliability, and operability by increasing visibility and reducing the number of interconnections.
Dynamic Power and Energy Savings
The Vertiv™ Trinergy™ UPS boasts a double conversion efficiency of up to 97.1%, which can increase to 99% with the Dynamic Online mode, significantly reducing operating costs and energy dissipation. This minimises cooling system consumption, leading to an overall reduction in total cost of ownership (TCO) and shorter payback time.
The UPS also provides additional energy and cost savings and revenue generation through the Dynamic Grid Support feature, allowing participation in demand management and other grid services where available. With improved continuous duty booster operation, the UPS can run from a DC source at full load indefinitely. It is also compatible with the Vertiv™ DynaFlex Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), leveraging alternative energy sources for backup or primary power as part of a bring your own power (BYOP) strategy. This approach, which can replace diesel generators as backup power, contributes to a lower mean time to repair (MTTR) and supports decarbonisation efforts.
Overall, the Vertiv™ Trinergy™ UPS and Vertiv™ PowerNexus solution represent significant advancements in meeting the growing power demands of data centres worldwide, particularly those driven by AI and HPC applications.
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