Orange, a global mobile service provider, wanted to save energy in their Polish operations and to kill two birds with one stone: cut costs and operate more eco-efficiently.

Delta provided a hybrid cooling solution for Orange’s telecom shelters. The solution combined air conditioning and ventilation in order to meet the following requirements:
• Reducing power consumption
• Keeping the temperature range at the desired level
• Enabling quick rollout to many locations

Delta developed an energy-saving calculation tool for Orange Poland, in addition to completing two successful pilot installations. The rollout of the turnkey deliveries started in May 2010. The project will continue for the next three years, covering about 4,000 locations in Poland.

Delta’s hybrid cooling systems allow Orange to save more than 80% in energy used to cool telecom shelters. In a shelter with 3.5 kWh heat dissipation, the system might reduce energy consumption from 11,000 to 2,000 kWh per year – nearly 82%. This translates into savings of about 800 euros per year per location. Upgrading 4,000 similar shelters will result in annual savings of 36 million kWh, 32,000 tons of CO2 emissions and more than EUR 3 million.

Mail.ru is the biggest internet service provider in Russia and the CIS countries. Its services are used by more than 50 million users each month. In 2008, the company decided to stop outsourcing its data center services and to build its own instead. The center consists of 12,400 HP blade servers installed in 428 racks, consuming over 2.1 megawatts of power. UPS is needed to guarantee uninterrupted service to keep millions of users online around the clock.

The customer preferred to use its own in-house resources in managing the data center project. Due to the high quality requirements and tight schedules of the project, Mail.ru had to find reliable, experienced partners. Delta was chosen as a turnkey supplier for the UPS system.

Delta’s solution consisted of 12 Delta NT series 400 kVA UPS systems, 24 large battery cabinets, power distribution units, batteries, as well as four Cummins 1250 diesel generators supplied by Delta’s partner, NG-Energo. Delta’s professional services covered everything from project design consultation to testing and analysis. Delta implemented the project within four months from the customer’s order, and the system delivery was accepted ahead of schedule. As one of Russia’s largest and most modern data centers, the Mail.ru center is being used as a reference site for many new projects.

“Based on our experience in the data center project, we can warmly recommend Delta’s high-quality UPS systems and reliable and experienced team to any data center project,” said S. Karameshev, Technical Director at Mail.ru.

Global telecom operator Vodafone has invested heavily in the growing Turkish market in recent years, becoming the country’s second-largest mobile service provider. In expanding its business, it has been essential to Vodafone to have reliable partners that have short lead times and can provide local support. Vodafone chose Delta as its telecom system supplier.

Since 2009, Delta has delivered a large number of indoor telecom power systems to Vodafone’s switch centers and base stations. Deliveries are still continuing in the second half of 2010. The 12 kW/48 VDC InD systems are based on Delta DPR 2400 rectifiers. The benefits of the system include an extended operating temperature range that allows the cabinet temperature to remain slightly higher than normal in order to save on cooling costs.

“Delta has been able to help Vodafone reach direct and indirect energy savings, as well as to make their life a bit easier by features like remote control,” says Ahmet Tuzel, Delta Country Manager Turkey.

“Vodafone has around 16 million active subscribers in Turkey. We are happy to help Vodafone provide reliable telecom services for all of them. Since opening our Istanbul office in 2008, we have been able to combine local support and Delta’s global resources – an idea combination,” said Mr. Tuzel with satisfaction.

The University of Chile uses a new, powerful iDataPlex solution by IBM to secure key information used in the development of natural sciences and mathematics. The backup power solution had to be able to be scaled up as demand increases, so a modular UPS was a natural choice.

“Delta’s NH Plus was an optimal solution for us – it’s scalable, and its modularity enables us to multiply the capacity by four. This not only makes our life easier but also saves costs in the future,” said Claudius Baeza from Encargado and High Performance Computing Engineering at University of Chile. “For us, some of the additional advantages of Delta’s solution are the hot-pluggable maintenance option, and the discharge availability in services and engineering that was developed by Selecom Chile Energy, the installation and maintenance partner,” he continued.

With industry-leading energy efficiency, the NH Plus features up to six modules working parallel in one cabinet. The system provides from 20 up to 480 kVA with four parallel cabinets. Other key features include an input current THD of less than 3%, as well as battery independence and fan speed control.

“We are proud of being selected as a partner in securing such vital information and in supporting scientists’ work at the University of Chile. We at Selecom Energy, a Delta Partner in Chile, contributed with our pre-sales and post-sales knowledge in order to provide a complete turnkey solution,” says Ricardo Garrido, Director of Channels at Selecom Energy.

Attracting and developing talent in order to strengthen global competitiveness continues to be a hot topic in the business world. On 28 June 2010, Delta’s Chairman Bruce Cheng attended the Asian Talent and Innovation Forum organized by the influential Taiwanese business magazine Commonwealth.

The mission of the forum was to create a platform for dialogue between the world’s leading universities and businesses and Taiwan’s top decision makers on how to enhance talent management and cultivate innovation. Mr. Cheng’s co-panelists included Dr. Susan Hockfield, President of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Mr. Michele Lai, President of National Cheng Kung University. Mr. Cheng shared Delta’s best practices for open innovation and global talent development.

Delta Group has collaborated closely with MIT for years. One of the successful projects is Project Oxygen, led by Dr. Victor Zue, MIT, which strives to bring about revolutionary changes in the way computers and humans interact through a vision of pervasive, human-centered computing.

Delta’s new standardized training and audit process ensures consistent high-quality service around the world. Since the beginning of July 2010, our partners have undergone a registration and authorization process in order to become certified Delta UPS providers. This helps partners grow their business with improved product knowledge and customer service. The concrete benefits include a technical support helpline, FAE support, membership in the spare part supply chain, TN real-time notifications and, naturally, marketing support.

“Training is one of the key services related to our UPS products, and we want to be able to provide consistent training all around the world. Our overriding goal is to provide our end customers with the best possible service experience and support. Our slogan, Your Passport to Market Success, sums this up,” said Wolfgang L. Klampfer, Delta’s Global Training Manager.

In practice, the training concept will be launched in Q3/2010. For more information, please contact your nearest sales office or Mr. Wolfgang L. Klampfer at wolfgang.klampfer(at)delta.com.tw.

Delta participated in the INTELEC 2010 conference held on 6–10 June 2010 in Orlando, Florida. Delta was one of the Elite Patrons exhibiting new high-efficiency telecom power system products developed for the North American market. “The visitors were especially interested in our DPS 2700C-48-4 CellD system, which is based on our DPR 2700 EnergE rectifiers,” said Douglas Wilkins, Product Director at Energy Solutions North America Market Unit. “In addition to over 96% power conversion efficiency, the clear advantage of such a small rack system is that it provides up to 150 amps per shelf in a highly dense package.”
Another newcomer in Delta’s North American product portfolio will be a MidD system based on the DPR 4000 rectifier, also reaching an energy efficiency of 95%, with industry-leading power density.

At the conference, Delta’s Barry Blair presented a technical paper developed by Delta Electronics (Shanghai) Ltd. and Delta Greentech (USA) titled “Design Considerations of High-Efficiency, High-Density Telecom Rectifiers”. Gold Yin from Delta Hangghou Design Center also presented a paper titled “Hybrid PFC Circuit for Wide Load Range High-Efficiency Server Power Supply Unit”.

For more information about the products and presentations held at the conference, please contact Douglas Wilkins or Barry Blair Delta at Greentech (USA) Inc, tel. (214) 437-7900.

The Jiang Su unit of Delta Electronics celebrated its 10th anniversary on 18 June 2010. In the celebrations held in Wujiang, more than 30,000 Delta employees were joined by Delta Group’s Chairman Bruce Cheng and CEO Yancey Hai, as well as representatives of the governments of Wujiang City and Shanghai, clients, agents, and the media.

At the event, Chairman Bruce Cheng unveiled the new Scientific Research Center designed for exploratory and applied research. Its ten laboratories include a precision measurement laboratory, a physical failure analysis laboratory, an environment-related substances analysis laboratory and a soldering technology laboratory. The laboratories provide certification, testing and verification services to Delta and its subsidiaries, vendors and customers.

Delta is launching several new systems in all of its series – CellD, MidD and CabD.

 

The new inverter systems for telecoms provide a modular UPS for AC power back-up by combining Delta’s high-quality modular inverter, static switches and DC power systems. Thanks to their overload capability, the inverters are able to deliver high start-up currents required by appliances such as air conditioners. In addition, the inverters scale up to 30 kVA, enabling flexible use.

 

The SSW Series static switches act as electronic switch between the AC mains and the efficient Delta API 1500A series modular inverter. The two standard static switch modules are rated for 7.5 kVA and 30 kVA. The new static switches save up to 14% in energy thanks to optimized system architecture and offline system operation.

 

The MidD medium power systems, APS 1500A-230-6 SSW and APS 1500A-230-8, are the first to come on the market by the end of the second quarter of this year. The compact size and flexible configurations make difficult site access and installation easy. The characteristic of this system is to support different installation types such as wall mount.

 

In early Q3, we will bring out several new scalable small CellD rack systems that can be integrated into any standard cabinet or outdoor cabinets, and large CabD systems for core network applications.

 

Especially in emerging markets with unstable AC utility, existing site upgrade with such inverter systems allows different operating mode during the mains outage. This enables fuel savings leading to significant operating cost reductions..

The new software version for the PSC 3 power system controller makes it easy to integrate renewable energy sources with DC power systems. The user can get a clear overview of the power flow from various sources, and detailed harvested energy statistics. Also the energy efficiency of the diesel generator is taken to a new level. With the help of new dynamic rectifier control, the generator runs optimally regardless of any variation in the power consumption of the equipment.

To further strengthen the versatile remote communications options, we have now introduced SMS alarms that help operators react quickly to maintenance needs. The Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) also contributes to ensuring the accuracy of site information.

Delta is opening a new office in Senegal in the second quarter of 2010.“We already have an office in South Africa, and the opening of our Senegal office is another strategic step for us on the African continent. We want to underline our commitment to our customers and partners in this region,” says Carlo Pasqualotto, Vice President, Sales and Marketing for EMEA.

The office is located in Dakar and will be headed by Mr. Alioune Barry (in the photo). He has extensive experience in the industry and especially in supplying power back-up systems. The Senegal office will be part of the Middle East and Africa (MEA) business region and will report to Mr. Mohammed Bayadroun, the Regional Director for MEA. We at Delta wish Alioune and the whole Senegal office all the best for this new assignment.

In Africa, Delta will introduce new products such as UPS and photovoltaic solutions to customers ranging from small to large players in both the public and private sectors. In addition, we will continue working on telecom power solutions and maintaining close business relationships with our installation and service partners.

The Senegal office contact information is Cite des Magistrats, Villa 51 Mamelles, Dakar, tel: + 221 33 860 84 85 and fax: + 221 77 332 20 04.

Delta has upgraded the energy efficiency of two rectifier series. “DPR 2000 and DPR 2900 are the new members in the EnergE family, with an energy efficiency exceeding 96%. The rectifiers are now applicable with PSC 3 that provides an additional package of sophisticated energy saving, site management and maintenance supporting functionalities,” says Hans-Peter Glauser, Global Product Manager for Power Conversion.

 

DPR 2900 is an upgrade from the previous DPR 2700 model. DPR 2000 is a lower power model providing energy savings for medium power applications.

 

“The clear advantage is, of course, that we can provide our customers also with a high-power module in a compact and energy-efficient package for valuable space savings,” says Glauser

Delta’s executive team, including Founder and Chairman Bruce Cheng, Vice Chairman and CEO Yancey Hai, COO Mark Ko and managers from all over the world participated in Delta Group’s 2010 strategy meeting, held on 26–30 May at Delta’s Taipei headquarters.

CEO Hai presented Delta’s updated corporate strategy, which is based on the belief that the world economy is ready for recovery. Delta aims to consolidate at every step, to improve its existing business and to develop new business in order to strengthen its position as the world’s leading energy solutions provider.

The UPS workshop held on 26–28 April 2010 at the Renewable Energy & UPS BU headquarters in Tainan brought together more than thirty of Delta’s key managers from Taiwan, Europe, the Middle East, South Africa, Brazil, Russia, China and India.

 During three intensive days, the team shared best practices and worked out the steps towards continued success. Some of the plans include strengthening and unifying the UPS operations, developing Delta’s brand and investing in emerging markets. Stay tuned for more news!

A member of the U.S. yachting team that won Olympic gold in 1952 and a giant of biochemistry and biophysics, 97-year-old Dr. Britton Chance visited Delta’s Tainan facilities on 16 April 2010.

Despite relying on a wheelchair for mobility, Dr. Chance made a research presentation in addition to exchanging ideas with Delta’s Chairman Bruce Cheng. Dr. Chance’s wife Prof. Shoko Nioka acknowledged Mr. Cheng for his work on changing people’s mindsets towards environmental protection and energy efficiency.

New software for PSC 3

News from the controller front! At the beginning of the year, we introduced the new software version (v2.50) of our PSC 3 telecom power system controller. PSC 3 now includes a new data-logging functionality, which enables the flexible logging of events, alarms and measured data. The key benefit of this functionality is that it allows you to get a good overview of how the power system is performing without physically visiting the site. In addition, the logged data helps in planning and optimizing maintenance procedures.

PC-free adjustments for CSU 502 The CSU 502

The CSU 502 controller’s system parameters are now even easier to adjust onsite. The maintenance technician no longer needs a PC for commissioning or maintenance. Instead, the technician can use a control stick to navigate the user-friendly LCD display menu. In addition, we have developed an optional fan control module for CSU 502 to enhance its performance in outdoor applications. The fan control module allows you to optimize the cooling performance and energy efficiency based on actual temperatures – with an integrated user interface for all functions.

Delta would like to thank everyone who made it to our first ever partner summit held on 12–14 January 2010 in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Delta’s management teams from Europe, the Middle East, Africa and UPS business headquarters were pleased to meet and work with partners from 11 countries, including Cameroon, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Malta, Pakistan, South Africa, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Over three intensive days, the partners worked on how to capture new market opportunities, learned more about Delta, and of course, made valuable contacts.

 

Focus on the Middle East and Africa

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) markets are among the fastest growing and developing markets in the world. We believe that this momentum will boost UPS demand over the next decade. Delta is working on strengthening relations with local partners and providing best-in-class energy-efficient products.

MEA customers need UPS to supply reliable power and to protect their precious data and electronic devices from power problems. To this end, Delta announced two high-efficiency products, the NH Plus series and the GAIA series, to partners in this region. 

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On 11 January 2010, Delta’s Founder and Chairman Bruce Cheng hosted the renowned journalist and author Thomas L. Friedman at Delta Electronics in Taiwan. Friedman, a columnist for the New York Times, is regarded as one the most influential journalists in the world.

In his welcoming speech, Mr. Cheng commended Mr. Friedman for his “efforts and contribution to focus people’s attention on the huge climate problems we have created,” and said Mr. Friedman’s most recent book Hot, Flat, and Crowded is “the best tool to tell the people what we should do.” Mr. Cheng reaffirmed that Delta is doing whatever it can to make sure that we continue to improve the energy efficiency of all our products.

Mr. Friedman visited Taiwan to give a speech at the “Hot, Flat, and Crowded” forum held on 12 January 2010 in Taipei. In a panel discussion held at the Taipei International Convention Center, Friedman, Cheng and other influential people shared their views on the development of renewable energy and environmental protection with a full auditorium.

In January, Delta Greentech (China) held its 2010 Network Power Solution BU Distributors Conference in Lijiang, Yunnan Province. The conference brought together members of Delta Greentech’s top management and 300 Network Power Solution BU distributors under the theme of “growing together and achieving future win-win”.

Vice Chairman and CEO Mr. Yancey Hai emphasized the importance of working closely with Delta’s distributors in order to tap into customers’ needs and to create a win-win situation. Mr. Hai spoke about Delta’s hard work on addressing environmental and energy-related challenges – some of the most critical issues the world will face in the first half of the 21st century.