APC vs. Liebert UPS units - Hardware

My company is deciding between an APC Galaxy series and a Liebert NX UPS. Capability-wise they are comparable units.

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The Liebert uses a fewer number of deep cell batteries that are not user serviceable. The APC uses a number of battery &#;modules&#;, which have 4 smaller batteries enclosed within. These are apparently user-serviceable.

APC&#;s argument is that having these smaller batteries within makes overall maintenance costs lower because you only have to replace the battery that fails without replacing the whole module. Liebert&#;s argument is that their batteries are higher quality and because they are individual deep cell batteries they charge 10x faster.

The catch here is that the Liebert unit is a full 50% higher in cost.

We&#;re struggling to make sense of all the information we have and are hoping someone has some experience with either APC or Liebert or both and can give us some advice regarding which units are better in a medium sized enterprise environment.

@Eaton @VMware @Cisco

The Vertiv Liebert APS Battery Module Kit (APSBATMODCU) consists of a pair of APS Battery Modules for replacement or runtime expansion of the Vertiv Liebert APS UPS. The battery modules may be added or replaced online with no interruption or danger to the connected equipment if the UPS is not operating on battery.
The Liebert Battery Module Kit is user replaceable and hot-swappable. Its simplified setup allows easy installation. It is fault tolerant so you can add and remove module without disruptions in power.
When AC utility fails, the battery module supplies power to the load. Two battery modules are connected in series to form a battery string. Each battery module has monitoring and controls that isolate the battery module in the event of a battery failure. The battery strings are connected in parallel to provide back-up time and/or redundancy.

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Single/Split Phase, Low TCO, Pay As You Grow

The Vertiv Liebert APS 5-20kVA Scalable to 20kVA N+1 is a modular online double conversion uninterruptible power supply (UPS) designed for room or row-based applications. It comes in 5kVA/4.5kW increments whether it is a 208V single phase UPS or 120/208V split phase UPS, with step-down transformer or transformer-free. Liebert APS UPS offers module-level redundancy that allows you to maintain flexibility for the future while ensuring maximum power availability to your critical systems. This UPS provides hot-swappable FlexPower assemblies and battery modules that are quickly and easily installed or replaced without disrupting power. The addition of power capacity or battery modules as needed or pay as you grow design allows for better CAPEX/OPEX budget management. This modular UPS includes these features:

The Vertiv Liebert APS 5-20kVA Scalable to 20kVA N+1 is a modular online double conversion uninterruptible power supply (UPS) designed for room or row-based applications. It comes in 5kVA/4.5kW increments whether it is a 208V single phase UPS or 120/208V split phase UPS, with step-down transformer or transformer-free. Liebert APS UPS offers module-level redundancy that allows you to maintain flexibility for the future while ensuring maximum power availability to your critical systems. This UPS provides hot-swappable FlexPower assemblies and battery modules that are quickly and easily installed or replaced without disrupting power. The addition of power capacity or battery modules as needed or pay as you grow design allows for better CAPEX/OPEX budget management. This modular UPS includes these features:

Online Double Conversion Technology in this UPS means power protection and conditioning.

User replaceable and hot-swappable

Up to 92% Energy Efficiency, which supports sustainability and reduces TCO

With on-board controls, modules can take itself offline without causing unit to shutdown

Has intelligent battery management including temperature-compensated charging to prolong battery life

Can operate in a temporary overload state to up to 200% load.

SCALABLE POWER SOLUTION
The Liebert APS UPS is a modular solution for dynamic power demands. It allows you to configure to your desired level of capacity and redundancy. At 5kVA/4.5kW to 20kVA/18kW, your UPS is scalable to 20kVA/18kW N+1. Simply plan for today and scale as you grow your business or upgrade as needed in the future. This allows for better CAPEX/OPEX budget management than traditional UPS systems. Add or replace power and/or battery modules in the field without taking the unit offline.

HIGH AVAILABILITY
Have the peace of mind that your critical systems will be available and up and running as expected through power disruptions, fluctuations and outages. This online double conversion UPS offers conditioned power to temporary overloads without transfers to/from bypass. It enhances reliability and provides multiple layers of protection. Its fault-tolerant design, enables the power, battery and control modules to take themselves offline if there is a problem, without sacrificing overall system integrity.

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ENERGY SAVINGS & LOW TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP
The Liebert APS UPS delivers energy efficiency of up to 92% supporting sustainability and reducing the total cost of ownership. Module-level redundancy eliminates the expense of purchasing and planning additional cabinets. User-replaceable and hot-swappable batteries, controls and power components also help reduce maintenance costs. Integral battery monitoring with temperature compensated charging extends battery life and help reduce replacement costs.

ROOM AND ROW-BASED APPLICATIONS
The Liebert APS UPS is scalable up to 20kVA N+1, more than enough power capacity to support multiple IT racks or a networking closet. Companies pay as they grow with this modular, scalable design simplifies capacity planning process and offers flexible budget management. It is also ideal for critical operations centers, generator backed communication and data processing, applications requiring better CAPEX/OPEX management through scalable solutions.

BUSINESS AND EDUCATION COMMUNICATIONS & NETWORK SYSTEMS
The Liebert APS Modular UPS ensures your critical IT applications are available despite power disruptions, fluctuations and outages. This benefits small processing centers, applications requiring scalable power capacity and runtime, such as critical application servers, IP and PBX based voice networks. With internal redundancy, the APS UPS maximizes reliability and ensures power continuity to critical infrastructure and applications by eliminating potential single points of failure.

NETWORK/WIRING CLOSETS
It is utilized for rack or cabinet power switches, hubs, telecommunications equipment and routing devices needed to support applications such as VoIP and IP Telephony or other critical call center applications. It is remote management capable as it comes with IS-UNIY-DP, which supports SBMP/Web protocols and SN Series environmental sensor support. FREE Power Insight software offers consolidated management and shutdown of connected equipment and virtualization platforms.

AS3 Series

• Unit Capacity: 5kVA/4.5kW (15kVA N+1)
• Description: 12-Bay Transformer-Based
• Hardwired input: Single-Phase L-L-G
• Frame Scalable Capacity: 15kVA/13.5kW (scalable to 15kVA N+1)
• Full-Load Runtime (min): 5
• Half-Load Runtime (min): 14 W-D-H (in) : 17.3 x 31.5 x 41.7
• Weight (at frame rating): Up to 795lbs

AS4 Series

• Unit Capacity: 10kVA/9.0kW 20kVA/18kW

  (20kVA N+1)

• Description: 16-Bay Transformer-Based
• Hardwired input: Single-Phase L-L-G
• Frame Scalable Capacity: (scalable to 20kVA N+1)
• Full-Load Runtime (min): 21
• Half-Load Runtime (min): 51
• W-D-H (in) :17.3 x 33.5 x 48.8
• Weight (at frame rating): Up to 920lbs

AS5 Series

• Unit Capacity: 15kVA/13.5kW

  (10kVA N+1)

• Description: 10-Bay Transformer-Free
• Hardwired input: Split-Phase L-L-G
• Frame Scalable Capacity: (scalable to 15kVA N+1)
• Full-Load Runtime (min): 5
• Half-Load Runtime (min): 16
• W-D-H (in) :17.3 x 31.5 x 27.4
• Weight (at frame rating): Up to 565lbs

AS6 Series&#;

• Unit Capacity: 20kVA/18kW  (15kVA N+1) 

• Description:16-Bay Transformer-Free 
• Hardwired input: Split-Phase L-L-N-G 
• Frame Scalable Capacity:  20kVA/18kW (scalable to 20kVA N+1) 

• Full-Load Runtime (min): 

  10 

• Half-Load Runtime (min): 

  27 

• W-D-H (in) 

  17.3 x 33.5 x 38.2 

• Weight (at frame rating): 

  Up to 700lbs

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