ALFA Power Solutions chosen by Petronash to secure the power supply for gas process skids in a harsh environment Reference

ALFA UPS will supply a customized solution, including battery chargers and nickel cadmium batteries, to provide a reliable power supply for the gas process skids. If mains power should fail, the ALFA UPS systems provide standby power to ensure safe shutdown.

The ALFA UPS equipment must be housed outdoors in an atmosphere containing significant levels of highly corrosive hydrogen sulphide (H2S) gas, and must cope with the ambient temperatures of up to 56°C experienced in the desert. The solution also requires a high IP65 ingress rating.

To meet these challenges, ALFA UPS designed a solution based on its Power RCS 24TPRe150 battery charger, housed in a custom-designed 316L stainless steel cabinet. A custom-designed passive cooling system for the cabinet enables it to cope with the elevated ambient temperatures.

ALFA UPS was chosen due to its ability to come up with a highly-customized solution that met the demanding requirements and the long experience of supplying to the end customer, a major oil company in Saudi Arabia.