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Active Power | Continuous Power Solutions | PowerHouse 480VPowerHouse 480V
PowerHouse is available in a series of standard systems from 240 kW up to 960 kW of critical power. The solutions are designed for maximum flexibility and scalability to support a wide variety of data center applications, enabling expansion of backup power infrastructure on demand. Systems include full paralleling support for larger applications.
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PowerHouse 480V
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240kW 480kW 720kW 960kW RATING No-Break Capacity 1 (kW) 240 480 720 960 Short-Break Capacity 2 (kW) 200 400 600 800 ELECTRICAL INPUT Voltage 480 VAC 3-phase, 3-wire plus Ground from a grounded wye source Voltage Range +10% / -15% (programmable) Frequency 60 Hz +/- 10% maximum (programmable) (normal operation +/- 0.2% free running) Power Factor 0.99 at rated load and nominal voltage Surge Withstand Meets IEEE 587/ANSI C62.41 Generator Walk-In 1 to 15 seconds (programmable) Harmonic Current Distrotion Linear Load <3% at 100% load Non-Linear Load3 <8% at 100% load Current - Nominal (480 VAC) 299 599 898 898 Current - Max. Continuous 400 800 1200 1600 Current - Max. Non-Continuous 420 840 1260 1680 OUTPUT Voltage 480 VAC 3-phase, 3-wire plus Ground (4-wire with optional 4-wire input) Voltage Regulation Steady State +/-1% for +/-10% input Flywheel Mode +/-1% steady state Transient +/-1% within 50 mSec for 100% load step Voltage Distortion3 Frequency 60Hz (mains synchronised) (normal operation +/- 0.2% free running) Slew Rate Adjustable from 0.2Hz/second to 3.0Hz/second Current - Nominal (480 VAC) No-break/Short-break 361 / 300 723 / 600 1084 / 1000 1445 / 1200 Short Circuit Capacity 65 kAIC Critical Power Efficiency 4 5 98% GENERATOR Generator Size 500kW 1,000kW 1,500kW 2,000kW Tank Capacity (Gallons) 900 1800 2700 3550 Autonomy @ 75% load (hours) 24 24 24 24 EPA Emissions Tier 2 2 2 2 ENVIRONMENTAL Audible Noise 72dB(A) @ 27ft Protection NEMA 2 / IP 12 Temperature Operating 14 to 104 degrees Fahrenheit Storage -13 to 158 degrees Fahrenheit Humidity Up to 99% (non-condensing) Altitude6 Up to 3,000 feet Emissions and Immunity EN 62040-2 PHYSICAL DATA Generator/UPS Container UPS Container Height 11 feet 7 inches 12 feet 1 inch 10 feet 9 inches 10 feet 9 inches Width 10 feet 1 inch 10 feet 1 inch 10 feet 1 inch 10 feet 1 inch Length 43 feet 11 inches 55 feet 10 inches 43 feet 10 inches 46 feet 2 inches Weight 60,000 lbs 97,000 lbs 52,000 lbs 60,000 lbs Cable Entry Side / Bottom Safety EN62040-1-1 Standards UL-2200 (generator), UL-1778 (UPS), UL-1008 (ATS), UL-142 (fuel-tank) (1) Load protected by uninterruptible power supply and generator (2) Load supported by generator; 10 second break (programmable), sized for mechanical loads (3) EN 62040-3 (4) DC energy storage off-line (5) Engine pre-heater off-line (6) Please contact Active Power for higher elevations 
PowerHouse 480V
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