System Description - ABB PowerWave 33 Series 3 User Manual

1 System description

In environments that demand zero downtime, continuous power protection availability is essential. In
order to respond to today's dynamic IT and process-related environments that experience daily change
through new server technologies, migration and centralization, resilient and easily adaptable power
protection concepts are required.
POWERWAVE 33 is the foundation for continuous power protection availability of network-critical
infrastructures in enterprise data centers where business continuity has paramount importance and in
process control environment where manufacturing continuity is essential.
POWERWAVE 33 is an advanced double conversion UPS, VFI (Voltage and Frequency Independent)
topology that responds fully to both highest availability and environmentally friendly requirements
compliant with IEC 62040-3 (VFI-SS-111) standards.
The POWERWAVE 33 UPS features innovations that combine to deliver the industry's best key values
like: enhanced power performance, parallel capability and connectivity's interaction.
Decentralized Parallel Architecture is based on stacking independent UPSs for power capacity increase
or for redundancy purpose for power availability increase. When operating in parallel configuration, each
POWERWAVE 33 can take the leadership role avoiding single points of failure in the parallel chain
ensuring the highest level of power availability.
The most demanding Data Canters starts with low power before achieving its full capacity. It is in this
case essential to be able to recover the missing power requirement without risk for the applied load.
POWERWAVE 33 allows for system upgrades to meet the highest level of availability interruption free
and without a temporary transfer the load to row mains (by-pass).
This Technical Specification provides detailed technical information on the mechanical, electrical and
environmental performance of the POWERWAVE 33 that can support to give answers to tender and
end-user requirements. The POWERWAVE 33 was designed to respond to the most stringent safety,
EMC and other important UPS standards.
POWERWAVE 33 is a stand-alone UPS, which comes in the following rated power: 60-80-100-120
kW. It can be paralleled for power protection increase and/or for redundancy purpose, up to 10 units.
This Technical Datasheet (TDS) provides all technical specification required by IEC 62040-3, providing
mechanical, electrical and environmental characteristics. It can be used for tendering and end-user
requirements. PowerWave 33 S3 is designed to respond to the actual UPS standards which are:
• Safety, IEC / EN 62040-1
• EMC, IEC / EN 62040-2
• Performance, IEC / EN 62040-3
Modifications reserved
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