News Releases - 2008

Date: 6 October 2008

Grenoble-Montbonnot (France)… Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton® Corporation today announced the introduction of its new addition to the Powerware® series, the Eaton 9130 UPS, which will help Information Technology (IT) managers carry out green initiatives in their IT environments. The new 700 to 3000 VA UPS models feature a high-efficiency design that saves energy without sacrificing reliability.

The Eaton 9130 UPS features a 0.9 output power factor for delivering full power to equipment that may have a wide range of leading and lagging power factors. Ideal for servers, networking equipment, telecommunications, Voice over IP (VoIP) and security systems, the Eaton 9130 delivers clean, continuous power to protect critical equipment from power anomalies in utility power. In addition, the Eaton 9130 can operate in a high-efficiency mode of greater than 95 percent when power conditions are within acceptable limits.

“The greening of power while ensuring reliability is a key concern in today’s IT environment. Eaton’s 9130 has been specifically designed to meet the needs of our customers by delivering high power availability while using an exceptionally efficient design,” said Hervé Tardy, vice president and general manager, Eaton Distributed Power Quality Business Unit. “Customers will find the Eaton 9130 one of the most energy intelligent UPSs on the market today that offers not only smart energy management, but also provides the highest level of power protection that today’s IT infrastructures require.”

Utilizing a double-conversion design, the UPS continually monitors power conditions – regulating both voltage and frequency – to provide pure sinewave power that modern equipment requires. In addition, the 9130 features a wide input voltage window so the UPS does not have to depend on batteries to smooth out minor power fluctuations, thus saving battery life.

Moreover, the 9130 features Eaton’s ABM® technology that incorporates sophisticated sensing circuitry and an innovative three-stage charging technique that significantly extends the service of the UPS batteries while optimizing recharge time. Monitoring the state of the batteries is crucial, especially in mission-critical operations. The 9130 provides users with up to 60-days notice that a hot-swappable battery is approaching the end of its useful life. For applications requiring extended backup times, four external battery modules can be added to run connected systems for hours during a prolonged power outage.

Additional features of the Eaton 9130 include:

• High-efficiency mode – allows the UPS to operate at greater than 95 percent efficiency which can reduce heat and expensive cooling costs.
• Small form factor – Up to 3000 VA in only 2U of rack space.
• Intuitive power management software – Eaton’s LanSafe® provides control and operating system shutdown using an intuitive, graphical interface.
• Intelligent display – A bright, easy to navigate panel provides configurability and displays important status information in five languages. Runtime, load and other vital information and troubleshooting are displayed.
• Load segments – Individual control of receptacle groups can be programmed in order to preserve battery runtime for more critical operations.
• Optional Web/SNMP card integrates the UPS to Network Management Systems. It also has a built-in web server, which enables easy UPS monitoring and control through standard web browser.
• Built-in relay for integration to building management and automation systems. An optional relay card adds 4 additional relays and an easy connection to IBM eServer iSeries (AS/400 systems).

For additional information on the Eaton 9130 and Eaton’s complete line of products and service portfolio, visit www.eaton.com/powerware.

Eaton’s electrical business is a global leader in electrical control, power distribution, uninterruptible power supply and industrial automation products and services. Eaton’s global electrical brands, including Cutler-Hammer®, MGE Office Protection Systems™, Powerware®, Holec®, MEM®, Santak and Moeller®, provide customer-driven PowerChain Management® solutions to serve the power system needs of the industrial, institutional, government, utility, commercial, residential, IT, mission critical and OEM markets worldwide.

Eaton Corporation is a diversified power management company with 2007 sales of $13 billion. Eaton is a global technology leader in electrical systems for power quality, distribution and control; hydraulics components, systems and services for industrial and mobile equipment; aerospace fuel, hydraulics and pneumatic systems for commercial and military use; and truck and automotive drivetrain and powertrain systems for performance, fuel economy and safety. Eaton has 81,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 150 countries. For more information, www.eaton.com.