MGE Introduces Pulsar MX Frame for Scalable Power Protection
MGE Office Protection Systems (MGE-OPS) announced its new Pulsar MX Frame that accommodates MGE’s new Pulsar MX 5000 RT power and battery modules that is claimed to give users a true modular and scalable power protection solution. MGE-OPS states that it designed the Pulsar MX 5000 RT power and battery modules and Pulsar MX Frame to be a fully scalable solution that can grow as customer’s power needs increase. Designed to deliver business continuity 7X24, the Pulsar MX uses a modular, redundant architecture that can scale power and runtime as demand increases or when higher levels of availability are required.
When the Pulsar MX on-line double-conversion power modules are connected in parallel within the new Pulsar MX Frame, the power can be readily scaled from 5kVA to 10, 15 (with redundancy) or 20kVA power levels – without disrupting connected equipment – all within the Pulsar MX’s compact 16U (28 inch) frame. With up to 18kW, this scalable solution is said to provide the highest power density in the industry and to be a "perfect match" for a rack fully populated with blade servers. The company claims that, for the first time, the same power and battery sub-modules can be used for both the standalone UPS and the modular chassis, which significantly reduces the entry cost to scalability. Users can decide to acquire a Pulsar MX 5000 RT, and then migrate to a fully scalable, redundant solution using the Pulsar MX Frame while still using the original power and battery sub-modules of the original 5kVA standalone UPS.
Using only 3U (5.25 inches) for the combination of power and battery sub-modules, the 5kVA compact 3U rackmount/tower units feature hot-swappable battery and power sub-modules, auto battery-test, switched outlets, multilingual LCD display and intuitive power management software which is compatible with all of the popular operating systems – including Microsoft’s Vista.
To prolong battery life, the Pulsar MX features a wide input voltage and frequency range to avoid using the batteries unnecessarily. For extended backup time, redundant external battery modules can quickly be added. If a battery extension should fail, the system will not be affected due to the system’s built-in redundancy. For high-density rack environments, the 15 and 20kVA models can be used as stand alone or integrated into a standard 19" rack.
Pulsar MX Frame boasts two communication slots for versatile, redundant network integration. MGE Office Protection Systems’ extensive power management offering is claimed to be a perfect match for the Pulsar MX Frame, providing coverage for most environments found in high-density computing like Linux or VMware as well as the ability to dynamically manage redundancy at the protected server level.
