SECTION 16610

UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY (UPS)

1. PART 1 - GENERAL
1.01 SECTION INCLUDES
A.

The Work under this Section consists of furnishing

and installation of a complete uninterruptible power
supply system as shown on the drawings and as
specified in this section.

1.02 REFERENCES
A.

ANSI - American National Standard Institute

ANSI C84.1

B.

C.

D.

Voltage Rating for Electric Power Systems

and Equipment (60 Hz)

NEMA - National Electrical Manufacturer's Association

Pub/No. 1B4

Ampere

hour
and Watt hour
Capacity
of
Lead-Acid
Industrial
Batteries
for
Stationary Service

Pub/No. 1B5

Life
Testing of Lead-Acid
Industrial
Batteries for Stationary Service

Pub/No. PE1

Uninterruptible Power Systems

Pub/No. 250

Enclosure for Electrical Equipment

NFPA - National Fire Protection Association

NFPA 70

National Electrical Code

NFPA 71

Installation,
Maintenance
and Use
Central Station Signaling Systems

NFPA 75

Protection of Electronic
Processing Equipment

NFPA 99

Health Care Facilities

NFPA 101

Safety to Life from Fire in Buildings and

Structures

IEEE
Institute
Engineers

of

Electrical

and

of

Computer/Data

Electronics

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E.

F.

IEEE 59

Semiconductor Rectifier Components

IEEE 446

Practice
for
Emergency
and
Standby,
Industrial and Commercial Power systems

UL - Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.

UL 486A

Wire Connectors and Soldering

Use with Copper Conductors

UL 486B

Wire Connectors
Conductors

UL 924

Emergency Lighting and Power Equipment

UL 1778

Uniterruptible Power Supply Equipment

for

Use

with

Lugs

for

Aluminum

Material and Systems with equal quality to ANSI,

NEMA, NEC, and UL but made to SASO, IEC or ISO are
acceptable and can be quoted for.

1.03 SUBMITTALS
A.

Product
Data:
Submit
manufacturer's
data
on
uninterruptible power supply systems and components.

B.

Shop Drawings: Submit layout drawings of UPS systems

and
accessories
including,
but
not limited
to,
rectifiers/chargers, batteries, and instruments.

C.

Maintenance Data: Submit maintenance data and parts

list for uninterruptible power supply and accessories
including "trouble-shooting" maintenance guide.

1.04 TRANSPORTATION, HANDLING AND STORAGE

A.

Handle uninterruptible power supply equipment carefully

to prevent damage, breaking, and scoring. Do not
install damaged units or components; replace with new.

B.

Store units in clean dry place. Protect from weather,

dirt, fumes, water, construction debris, and physical
damage.

1.05 WARRANTY
A.

Entire

system and components shall

be
warranted by manufacturer
for period
of
minimum
2 years
from the
substantial
completion against defective materials and workmanship.
Warranty shall be jointly signed by the manufacturer
and the contractor.
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1.06 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A.

Manufacturer's
Qualifications:
Firms
regularly
engaged in manufacture of uninterruptible power supply
systems, of types and ratings required, whose products
have been in
satisfactory
use in
similar service for not
less than 5
years. Manufacturer shall be subject to approval of the
Engineer.

B.

Installer Qualifications: Firm with at least 3 years of

successful installation experience on projects with
uninterruptible power supply systems similar to that
required for this project, and shall be authorized
by the manufacturer and approved by the Engineer.

C.

Comply with the

codes:

applicable requirements

of following

1.

NEC as applicable to installation and

construction of electrical equipment.

2.

NFPA 71, 75 and 101.

3.

UL 1778, ANSI, IEEE and NEMA.

4.

Provide UPS system components which are ULListed and Labeled.

2. PART 2 - PRODUCTS
2.01 GENERAL
A.

Provide

UPS systems, of
type, rating and
electrical characteristics
as shown
on
drawings, consisting
of
rectifiers/chargers,
inverters,
AC transfer
switches, maintenance switches and batteries
with
charger. Construct
the
ancillary
instruments,
indicators
and
controls
required for
UPS
systems to operate
as complete and independent installation.
Mount ancillary components digital meters on front of
enclosures. Finish enclosure in manufacturer's standard
finish
and
color.
The
entire
system
including
converter,
inverter,
battery charger,
transfer equipment, and battery shall be designed for
maximum reliability in emergency service and shall be
designed with modular construction for easy field
replacement.

B.

All solid state components shall

the actual duty requirements.

be

rated

at

twice

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2.02 EMERGENCY INVERTER SYSTEM

A.

Furnish and install emergency AC inverter system

capable of serving a 220 volts, 60 Hertz connected load
for a period of 1 hour to 87.5 percent of battery
voltage.

B.

The system shall be designed to operate from 220 volts,

3 phase, 60 Hertz service, and supply the `maintained
power load at 220 volts, 60 Hertz under both normal and
emergency conditions.

2.03 DC to AC INVERTER
A.

The DC to AC inverter shall be of the solid-state

type with ferro-resonant output transformer to provide
220 volts, 3 phase, 5-wire, 60 Hertz output.

B.

Design shall be such

regulated within 3/4
unity power factor
battery voltage and
within 1 Hz.

C.

Total conversion efficiency shall be within 75% minimum

and shall have a sine wave output with 10% nominal
total harmonic distortion.

D.

Self-protective feature
shall
include
automatic
130% current
limit,
short
circuit
protection,
fail-safe
start-up, automatic low battery shutdown, and reverse
input polarity protection. he input power and control
circuitry shall be separately fused.

that the output voltage shall be

- 5% from no load to full load to
over the entire range of input
the frequency shall be regulated

2.04 AC to DC CONVERTER
A.

AC to DC converter shall be capable of keeping battery

fully charged during time utility power is on and
supplying
DC
power
to
inverter
to
prevent
interruption of AC load power.

B.

System shall incorporate sensoring diode method of

switching upon loss of utility AC and shall be equipped
with automatic bypass switch in event of inverter
malfunction.

2.05 BATTERY
A.

The battery shall be sized to power the fully

loaded inverter
for
one hour
and
shall
be
of
the
high capacity, sealed, leadcalcium requiring no addition of
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water during service life.

B.

Rechargeable battery shall have an expected service

life in excess of 10 years and shall be guaranteed
for
10 years; 1 year unconditionally and 9 years pro-rata.

2.06 INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROLS

A.

Instrumentation and controls shall

be
suitable to determine
that
the
system
is
operating in
a
satisfactory manner. As a minimum, these shall include
a ready normal power "ON" light, charge light, inverter
supplying load pilot light, battery voltmeter, ammeter,
and test switch to check system operation.

2.07 FINISH AND MOUNTING

A.

The entire system shall be enclosed in a free-standing,

14 gauge, sheet-steel NEMA1 enclosure, painted chlorium
blue, with hinged door. The doors shall be key-locked.

B.

The inverter and charger shall be mounted above the

battery
on isolating
shelves in the
unit. All
components shall be mounted on easily removable chassis
with quick disconnect interwiring.

C.

All
potentially
hazardous
components
shall
have
safety covers and be properly marked with tags to
indicate care handling. The
battery
shall
be
arranged for
easy maintenance. Every
possible care shall be taken to main installation and
connection easy and fast.

2.08 PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

-

Rating

: As shown on drawings

Voltage Input

: 220 VAC 10%, 3 PH, 5 Wire

Voltage Output

: 220 VAC 5%, 3 PH, 5 Wire

Input Frequency

: 60 Hz 1 Hz

Output Frequency

: 60 Hz 1 Hz

Steady State Output Voltage

Output Wave

: 220 VAC 5%

: Sine wave, with approximately

10% distortion into resistive
load, 5% distortion optional

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Power Factor

: 0.75 lag to 0.90 lead

Inverter Efficiency : 80% during emergency run

Overload Capability : 130% for 5 minutes

Ambient Temperature Limits: 0 C to 49 C (32 F to 120 F)

MTBF

: In excess of 20,000 hours

Switching

: Automatic by-pass upon

inverter failure

Minimum Load

: 10%

3. PART 3 EXECUTION
3.01 INSTALLATION
A.

The uninterruptible power supplysystem

shall be
installed
in
accordance
with
the
manufacturer's
drawings, instructions, and recommendations.

B.

All electrical wiring

the requirements of
BASIC

and methods shall conform to

Section 16050 MATERIALS
AND METHODS.

3.02 TEST
A.

The
completed
installation
shall
be
tested
in
accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations.
Testing shall be conducted by representatives of the
manufacturer. The Owner
and the Engineer and shall
be notified in
advance
and
shall
have
the
option to
witness
the
test.
Certified copies of test procedures and results
shall be forwarded to the Engineer.
END OF SECTION

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