Green Cubes Technology (Green Cubes), the leader in producing Lithium-ion power systems that facilitate the transition from lead acid batteries and Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) power to green Lithium-ion battery power, today announced its Guardian family of Lithium-ion Battery Backup Units. The Guardian family of batteries are targeted at rack mount installations in the Telecom and Data Center industries.
Telecom and Data Center industries are required to operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to support mission critical functions. These applications require battery backup solutions that are reliable, safe and cost effective. Traditionally, when an AC grid fails, these applications rely on a centralized Uninterruptible Power Sources (UPS) that utilizes large, heavy lead-acid batteries as the power source. The Guardian family of Lithium-ion batteries from Green Cubes will support these same applications at a fraction of the weight, size and total cost of ownership.
KOKOMO, INDIANA 2 Nov, 2021 – Green Cubes Technology (Green Cubes), the leader in producing Lithium-ion power systems that facilitate the transition from lead acid batteries and Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) power to green Lithium-ion battery power, today announced its Guardian family of Lithium-ion Battery Backup Units. The Guardian family of batteries are targeted at rack mount installations in the Telecom and Data Center industries.
Telecom and Data Center industries are required to operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to support mission critical functions. These applications require battery backup solutions that are reliable, safe and cost effective. Traditionally, when an AC grid fails, these applications rely on a centralized Uninterruptible Power Sources (UPS) that utilizes large, heavy lead-acid batteries as the power source. The Guardian family of Lithium-ion batteries from Green Cubes will support these same applications at a fraction of the weight, size and total cost of ownership.
“Telecom service providers and data center operators supporting mission critical IT infrastructure demand batteries that perform reliably when grid power fails,” said Jeffrey VanZwol, Chief Marketing Officer of Green Cubes. “The Guardian Lithium-ion batteries provide exceptional cycle and calendar life, simplify installation, eliminate the need for maintenance, and lower the total cost ownership of a typical battery backup installation.”
The Guardian family consists of three sizes, ranging from 2 Rack Unit (RU) to 4 RU heights, fit in both 19” or 23” cabinets and support capacity ranges from 105 Ahr to 175 Ahr. The Guardian batteries provide a nominal 48 Volts output and will both charge and discharge up to 100 Amps. Each Guardian battery also contains an integrated Battery Management System (BMS), charging electronics, and proprietary Energy Balancing Technology (EBT) that enables active current control, load sharing and State of Charge balancing across connected units. All Guardian batteries have active thermal management and feature either Lithium Nickel Manganese Cobalt (NMC) and Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) chemistries to accommodate multiple Telecom and Data Center applications.
Founded in 1986, Green Cubes enters the Telecom and Data Center market with decades of experience producing Lithium-ion batteries, chargers, and power conversion products. Green Cubes will introduce the full family of Guardian Lithium-ion batteries at 2021 Battcon conference in Hollywood Florida on November 2-5th 2021 at Booth 524.
About Green Cubes Technology Green Cubes Technology develops and manufactures a complete portfolio of lithium power systems that enable its OEM and enterprise customers to transition from Lead Acid and Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) power to Lithium-ion battery power. Green Cubes utilizes proven hardware and software platforms to build the most reliable lithium battery systems in its industries. With over 300 employees across six countries, Green Cubes has been producing innovative, high-performance and high-quality products since 1986.
Designing a lithium-based battery backup system for a Telecom or Data Center application presents new and different challenges compared to a traditional VRLA design. Balancing the flow of energy in and out of the battery bank is a critical design parameter. Designers must ensure that power is available under all conditions and optimize the performance of the batteries at the same time. There are 3 main issues designers encounter when designing lithium battery-based systems.
This article presents 3 common issues designers face when making the shift to lithium, and how Green Cubes has developed a patent pending Energy Balance Technology (EBT) to solve these challenges, reduce costs and optimize the use of lithium-ion batteries in UPS applications.
Join the leading data center conference for IT infrastructure and data center facilities professionals for the longest running data center conference, perfectly blending decades of experience with insight into current and future strategic issues. Green Cubes Technology will present a session at the event, titled: Assessing, Selecting, and Measuring Performance of Lithium-Ion Battery Backup Solutions..
Green Cubes Technologies will be exhibiting at Battcon 2021! Battcon is an educational venue where users, engineers and manufacturers stay up-to-date by learning of the latest industry trends and how to apply best practices to the manufacturing, safety, selection, installation, and use of stationary batteries. The core conference provides an intense learning experience. Presentations include cutting edge topics delivered by industry leading authorities. Open discussion panels and breakout workshops geared to the utility, data center and telecom segments are also included in the conference. Data center, telecom or utility industry professionals who are working in mission critical facilities or are involved in the development of stationary batteries and related equipment will find the Battcon experience is second to none.
Choose your chemistry wisely, to avoid thermal runaway, and get the performance you need
Industrial rack-mounted uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs) are used in data centers or telecom central offices to provide backup power for servers and switching equipment in the event of failure. Historically, these UPS’s have relied on Lead Acid as the predominant battery type. With the introduction of the Open Compute Project (OCP) initiative and hyperscale data centers, Lithium-ion batteries are gaining market share over the incumbent Lead Acid battery technology.
This article presents some of the thermal considerations and trade-offs when selecting a Lithium-ion UPS system to complement your data center equipment. There are two available chemistry options Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) and Lithium Nickel Manganese Cobalt Oxide (NMC). Operators need to consider expected discharge time, active versus passive cooling, options for scalability, and the expected lifetime of the batteries.
Industrial rack-mounted uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs) are used in data centers or telecom central offices to provide backup power for servers and switching equipment in the event of failure. Historically, UPSs have relied on lead acid as the predominant battery type. With the introduction of the Open Compute Project (OCP) initiative and hyperscale data centers, lithium-ion batteries are gaining market share over the incumbent lead acid battery technology.
Green Cubes is a great company, great engineers, great product. That’s been kind of my number one go to [lithium] battery.
President, Industrial Power Company
The thing I like about Green Cubes is that they have other lines of business outside of material handling batteries, they have been in the lithium world for a long time. I can trust they will likely stay in business
VP, Industrial Battery Company
Green Cubes [differentiates] on its capability to custom design for things like the hardware, the firmware, and inverters. They also have economies of scale because they make battery systems for things like forklifts.
VP, Powered Cart OEM
I am doing some work with them right now. We’re learning their products, and looking at demos. They have good people. They seem like they know the technology well – they say they’re a technology company. I like that they’ve been in the lithium business a long time. I can trust they will likely stay in business.
Sales Manager, Industrial Battery Company
Green Cubes Technology would be my go-to for lithium applications.
Branch Manager, OEM
I’ve told my friends at Green Cubes, I don’t plan on going anywhere. I believe in loyalty.
