DRUPS - WHAT IS IT ?

The complete and seamless mechanical integration of a

UPS with a stand-by diesel generator set…

+
UPS Genset

=
DRUPS
 …but it’s not static – it’s dynamic!

battery (chemical) flywheel (mechanical)

based energy storage based energy storage
HOW DOES IT WORK ?
Power Module Components

Energy Transfer Low Emission

Flywheel Module (ETM) Alternator Engine

Freewheel
Clutch
The UPS “Prime Mover”
Housing Outer Rotor Inner Rotor

Alternator &
Diesel Generator

Laminated Core
DC Windings
Flywheel
Conditioning Mode

f1

f2

1500 RPM 3000 RPM

UPS Mode

1500 RPM Regulating

Diesel (Genset) Mode

f1

f2

1500 RPM 1500 RPM 3000 RPM

 In 2.5 Seconds From 0 to 1500 RPM
How is that possible?
 1 Utility mode
 2 KEM flywheel mode + engine start
 3 Engine / KEM flywheel mode
 4 Cool down/shut mode
 1 Utility Mode
3000 RPM KEM inner
rotor

∆ Speed : 1500 RPM

Utility failure: 1500 RPM

KEM outer
 Take energy from
rotor/
inner rotor generator shaft
 Q1 open
 Start engine
About the Diesel engine

 Continuously lubricated
 Pre-heated
 No load at start up
 Up to speed in 2.5 to 3
seconds
 N+1 starter motors with
rectified starter panels
 Gravity-fed day tanks
 Sized to load
About the Freewheel clutch

 Fully automatic, single

direction
 The relative rotational speed
of the driving and driven parts
determine engagement
 Integrated lubrication system
 Mechanical connection with
engine
 No electrical controls
 Robust & Reliable
About the alternator
 Generates AC power
 Acts as a synchronous
condenser that improves power
factor
 Up to 50% oversized to system
 Up to 14 X Full Load Current
 Rotary can generate enough
current to clear faults without
going to bypass unlike Static
UPS
 Very stiff source
AS A POWER CONDITIONER
Supply Load
Power Factor Correction

Input
Utility
> 0.98 pf
Supply Load

Reactive

power
Sag/Surge Mitigation

±10% 100% ±1
Utility Nominal
Voltage Voltage
Isolation Impedance

Supply Load

Automatic Voltage
Regulation
Harmonic Filtering
Supply/UPS Input UPS Output/Load
Xa.n Xb.n

Harmonic voltages Harmonic currents

Xc.n (= - Xg.n )

Xg.n
Fault Clearing Capability

Upstream Downstream
Short Circuit Short Circuit

2 X Inom 14 X Inom
KEY DIESEL ROTARY BENEFITS
30+ Year Life
Single-line diagram - Typical installation – Static UPS
Utility PF Correction
Essential
loads

Standby
Diesel Critical
Generators Loads

Automatic Paralleling
Transfer Switchgear
Switches
UPS + Batteries
Paralleling
Switchgear Cooling +
Thermal Storage
Single-line diagram - Typical installation – DRUPS

Utility

Critical Loads
(incl. cooling)

Essential loads
Space-Saving

Battery Low voltage switchgear Battery

Xfmr Xfmr

UPS Standby generators UPS

Space-Saving

Switchgear DRUPS, Distribution, Controls Switchgear

Space-Saving

40%

60%
 0.9 ind. 96,33 96,19 95,91 95,45 94,69 93,35 90,69

Highly
ECR Efficient 100

99

98

97

96

95
Efficiency (%)

94 0.9 cap.
1.0 (unity)
93 0.9 ind.

92

91

90

89
25% Load 50% Load 75% Load 100% Load
88
25,0 50,0 Load 75,0 100,0
Load (%)

Notes:
Data tolerances are based on Hitec standard CP8203-02A.
Highly Efficient

100% 97%

100% 92%

Battery UPS Air Conditioning PFC

Game Changing

Generator DRUPS

UPS Thermal Storage

IT Load Mechanical Load IT Load Mechanical Load

TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP
CAPEX

Extras compared to DRUPS:

DRUPS SUPS
Static UPS systems
Switchgear (input/output)
Batteries / racks / cabinets
Battery monitoring
Hydrogen detection
Battery cabling and installation
Floor space
Fire suppression
HVAC system (UPS and battery
room)
Thermal storage
CAPEX
Fire protection Air conditioning
Hydrogen detection

Building shell

Monitoring systems

Distribution
and
transformers

Batteries Racks/containment
OPEX

Energy
Maintenance Floorspace
Consumption
Preventive UPS
Rental cost
maintenance efficiency

Cooling of General
Overhauls
batteries maintenance

Productive
Lifetime Ventilation
floor space
Operating cost in $/kW/year

DYNAMIC STATIC
Energy losses

Cooling

Maintenance

Overhauls

$75 Total $125

Dynamic UPS vs. Static UPS
DRUPS SUPS
Complex (Genset, ATS, UPS,
Single Line Simple
batteries)
Energy Storage Flywheel, fast recharge Batteries, slow recharge
Reliability High (less components) Lower (more components)

HVAC Only ventilation Cooling and ventilation

Footprint 60% 100%

Efficiency 96-97% 94-95%

Lifetime (UPS) 25-30 years 10-12 years

Loads IT and Mechanical loads IT loads

Systems LV and MV possible LV only

MODELS AND SIZES
Product Range

50
Hz

470 1000 1700 2200 3000

kVA kVA kVA kVA kVA

60
Hz

470 1000 1800 2700 3600

kVA kVA kVA kVA kVA
Models and Sizes

1000
470 – 1000 kVA @ 50HZ ( 376 – 800 kW )
Approximate weight: 7.7 tons

1815 mm
6395 mm.

2128 mm
Models and Sizes

1800
1250 - 1700 kVA @ 50HZ ( 1000 – 1360 kW )
Approximate weight 14.7 tons

1815 mm.
7819 mm.

1908 mm.
Models and Sizes

2700
1600 – 2230 kVA @ 50HZ ( 1478 – 2179kW )
Approximate weight: 26.5 tons

8658 mm 1743 mm

2547 mm.
Models and Sizes

3600
2500 – 3000 kVA @ 50HZ ( 2000 – 2400kW )
Approximate weight : 41.5 tons

11,858 mm

2400 mm
1360 mm
Models and Sizes
1000

1800

2700

3600
PowerPro 2700: state of the art
Power Module Components
Low
Emission
Kinetic
Engine
Energy Alternator
Module

Clutch
 Integrated
air filtration High Sound Low
& ducted efficiency attenuated emission
cooling cooling covers engine

Health Accessible Sliding Automatic Service

indicator measuring covers bearing access
points lubrication
The ETM/KEM Vented Housing Pony Motor
Exciter

Outer Rotor Inner Rotor

1500 / 1800 rpm 1500/1800 - 3000 rpm
PowerPro 2700: state of the art

Kinetic
Freewheel Diesel
Air inlet energy Generator Base frame
clutch engine
module
Vibration monitoring NA Standard Standard NA NA Standard
Condition monitoring NA Standard Standard NA NA NA
Temperature monitoring Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard NA
Automatic bearing NA Standard Standard Standard Standard NA
lubrication
Oil suppletion facility NA NA NA NA Optional NA
Kinetic Energy Module
‘’Automatic bearing lubrication”

• Lubrication of KEM and generator bearings

• Daily lubrication of all 6 bearings
• 2 grease reservoirs of each 2 Liters
• Refill grease reservoir 1x per year
• Grease level and flow detection
• Control & feedback to monitoring system

“Standard on PowerPRO2700 range”

Kinetic Energy Module
‘’Automatic bearing lubrication”
 Continuous and controlled lubrication while running (No STOP)
 Refill of grease reservoirs 1x per year while running (No STOP)
 Recommended overhaul time once every 10 years
 Calculated bearing lifetime of 10 years

“Low service requirements = Low TCO”

CONFIGURATIONS
Single Systems

Single System

Isolated Redundant Distributed Redundant

Parallel Systems

Master Slave

Cross-Link

Parallel
Everything In Between

Isolated Parallel
Voltage range

Low Voltage Medium Voltage

380 – 600V 5 – 35kV

3 ph. 3 wire 3 ph. 3 wire

3 ph. 4 wire 3 ph. 4 wire
Turnkey Solutions
Containerized Solutions for any environment

Ambient : 50 ℃

Air inlet Air outlet

Switchgear and control panels

Transformers (MV/LV)
INSTALLED BASE EXAMPLES
IBM Cogeco
First 3600kVA site
in North America

4160V alternators

Distributed
redundancy

Up to 5,760kW of
N+1 power

490 ft2 footprint

Intel
Wafer fabrication

Medium voltage

Temp, pressure,
humidity, filtration

Micro treatment
plant

8 x 1600 kVA
DuPont Fabros
Turnkey & in-
building options

Isolated/distributed
redundant hybrid

22 x 2000kW units

6000 gallon
base tanks

480 Volts
Morgan Stanley
Retrofit units,
3 x 2250 kW

Distributed
redundant

Integrated with
Siemens gear

Ni-Cad diesel
starting

480 Volts
Nampak South Africa
Glass Manufacturing

10 x 2000 kVA

Parallel
Configuration

Ni-Cad diesel
starting

11kV / 50Hz
Data Center in Singapore
Colocation facility

5 x 2000kVA

Parallel
Configuration

PowerPRO 2700
Hitec, the Company
First & best for 60 years
1896 1956 1963 1969 1974 1991

The company begins life Holec develops the first

as HEEMAF, a Dutch independently rotating inner
electrical appliance HEEMAF becomes Holec
and outer bearing, the
manufacturer Holdings.
principal design for the next
generation of equipment.

Holec unites a diesel

HEEMAF generator with a Holec introduces the largest
creates the first rotary UPS, creating diesel rotary unit seen in the
rotary the first DRUPS unit market to date: a 500 kVA
uninterruptible in the world. DRUPS
power supply.

HOLEC changes its name to: A flywheel is added and

the ETM reengineered
for the 60hZ US market.

Capacity for the HITEC rebrands and launches

flagship QPS unit now sits the first cladded DRUPS unit in
at a record 3,600 kVA. production

HITEC celebrates the

40th anniversary of the
HITEC breaks creation of the DRUPS
the 3,000 kVA capacity unit
mark with its VQZ.

1998 2006 2009 2013 2015

Global Reach

Russia
UK Moscow
Netherlands
Birmingham
Almelo
China
USA USA Spain
USA Beijing
Texas Virginia Barcelona
California

Taiwan

Nigeria

Malaysia
South America Singapore
Brazil

S. Africa
Australia
Perth

280 units 1050 units 520 units

525 MVA 1,270 MVA 840 MVA

Test facility at Almelo, The Netherlands
Thank you for your time.