Static Transfer Systems (STS) for

high availability architecture

Static Transfer Systems (STS)
Static Transfer Systems (STS) are intelligent STS systems incorporate reliable and STS can also protect against:
units that transfer the load to an alternative proven solid-state switching technologies main power source failure,

Technology
source when the primary source is out of (SCR), enabling them to perform fast, totally spurious tripping of upstream
tolerance. This ensures "high availability" safe automatic or manual switching without protective devices,
of the power supply for sensitive or critical interrupting power to the supplied systems. mutual disturbances caused by faulty
installations. The use of high-quality components, equipment (short-circuit) supplied by the
The purpose of STS devices is to: fault-tolerant architecture, the ability same power source,
ensure the redundancy of the power to determine the location of the fault, operating errors (circuit opening)
supply to critical installations by means of management of faults and loads with high occurring in the supply chain.
two independent power sources, inrush currents: these are just some of the
increase power supply reliability for characteristics that make STS systems
sensitive installations, the ideal solution for achieving maximum
power availability.
facilitate the design and expansion
of installations that guarantee a high-
availability power supply,
increase the overall site flexibility, allowing
easy and safe maintenance or source
replacement.

Static Transfer Systems: some examples of usage

Normally, STS provide redundancy between redundancy of the upstream distribution and
2independent UPS systems. to keep the single fault point (the conductor
Each STS is sized according to the load between STS and load) as short as possible.
(or set of loads) it protects. The use of several STS also provide electrical
It is advisable to install the STS device as load segregation.
close as possible to the load, so as to ensure

UPS A UPS B
DELPHYS

DELPHYS
DELPHYS

DELPHYS

STS

STS

STATY
STATYS

STS
P ow er dis tr ibu ti on A

Po we r dis tr ibu tion B

Load 1 STS

STATY
STATYS

STS

Load 2
STS

STATY
STATYS

S
ASI 049 A GB

Load 3

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Static Transfer Systems: some examples of usage

Static Transfer Systems ensure high business The combination of a multi-source In both example, the STS can be centralised
availability and provides site maintenance architecture and STS connecting the load to (one high STS rating for each power
agility. two independent sources ensures they are distribution switchboard) or distributed
The 2N + STS architecture ensures the load always supplied even if one of them is down. (close to each server room, row, rack, etc.).
is always supplied by high power quality on The critical facility therefore benefits from very The choice of either solution depends on
each input, even if one power distribution high fault tolerance. the installation to be protected and on the
is down due to critical fault or for long term expected availability or the requested level of
maintenance (e.g. source replacement or maintainability.
failure of the electrical infrastructure).

UPS A UPS B

DELPHYS
DELPHYS

DELPHYS
DELPHYS

Po wer d is trib utio n A P ow e r distribution B

B B A A

STS STS STS STS STS STS

STATY STATY STATY STATY STATY STATY

STATYS

STATYS

STATYS

STATYS

STATYS

STATYS
S S S S S S

STS STS STS STS STS STS

PDU PDU PDU PDU PDU PDU

SERVERS
SERVERS

SERVERS

STS in a 2N architecture

UPS A UPS B UPS C

DELPHYS

DELPHYS

DELPHYS
DELPHYS

DELPHYS

DELPHYS

Power distribution A Po w e r distribution B Pow e r distribution C

A B B C A C B C A B A C

STS STS STS STS STS STS

STATY STATY STATY STATY STATY STATY

STATYS

STATYS

STATYS

STATYS

STATYS

STATYS

S S S S S S

STS STS STS STS STS STS

PDU PDU PDU PDU PDU PDU

SERVERS

SERVERS

SERVERS

STS in a multi-source architecture

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