Understanding Emergency Power Off Systems (EPO) & Downtime Risks

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If you are interested in learning more about EPO systems listen to this podcast or review White Paper #22.

Summary:

An Emergency Power Off (EPO) system is intended to power down a single piece of electronic equipment or an entire installation from a single point by activating a push button. EPO is employed in many applications such as industrial processes and information technology (IT). This audio white paper excerpt describes the advantages and disadvantages of EPO for protecting data centers and small IT equipment rooms containing UPS systems. Various codes and standards that require EPO are discussed. Recommended practices are suggested for the use of EPO with UPS systems.

Length: 16 minutes
Language: English
Format(s): RSS or MP3 download

http://www.apc.com/podcast/wp/index.cfm

EPO System Specs:

http://www.apc.com/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=EPW9

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