FelIabIlIty SwItches, rectIfIer and Inverter extra In the powerlIne convertIng the total power demand Dnly three components In the power lIne from the maIns to the load 50 hIgher relIabIlIty of the lIneInteractIve dIesel UPSsystem Energy conversIon Two tImes energy conversIon No energy conversIon HIgher effIcIency of the lIneInteractIve dIesel UPS system EffIcIency 92 Approx. 97 Lower energy consumptIon durIng normal operatIon of the InteractIve dIesel UPS Autonomy tIme LImIted due to usage of batterIes UnlImIted because of usage of a dIesel engIne 0Iesel UPSsystem always avaIlable Total HarmonIc dIstortIon (TH0) TH0 8 TH0 J 0ue to the choke coIl generator combInatIon an effectIve fIlter Is created TH0 fIlters AddItIonal fIlters are necessary to reduce the TH0 to an acceptable level No addItIonal fIlters Extra costs for fIlters wIth statIc UPS system Power factor Improvement No power factor Improvement by the system Power factor Improvement Included In the system. PF = 0,98 at maIns sIde Extra cost for statIc UPS for the power factor Improvement equIpment Load characterIstIcs 1,5 x n Dutput frequency +/ 5 durIng genset operatIons 10 x n Dutput frequency wIthIn 1 SelectIvIty of the dIesel UPSsystem Is consIderable hIgher FeductIon of the energy costs PeakshavIng Not possIble PossIble, optIonal FeductIon of the energy costs nstallatIon space 100 50 SavIngs In favour of dIesel UPS system wIth regard to the buIldIng costs (m2) AIrcondItIonIng Necessary for the batteryroom and for de UPS system Not necessary Extra costs for the StatIc UPSsytem and hIgher operatIonal (yearly) energy cost LIfetIme batterIes 8attery lIfetIme depends on the type and qualIty. LIfetIme between J to 8 years Not applIcable 0ependIng on autonomy tIme requested, the re Investment of the batterIes every J to 8 years requIred LIfetIme UPSsystem 1015 years 25 years Lower deprecIatIon cost for dIesel UPSsystem |aIntenance HIgher maIntenance due to combInatIon of statIc, batterIes and a separate Censet |aIntenance reduced to a mInImum level due the lIneInteractIve prIncIpal Lower maIntenance cost of dIesel UPSsystem nvestment HIgher Investment and operatIonal cost Lower Investment and approx. 25 lower operatIonal cost 8etter prIce/performance for dIesel UPSsystem