One of the world’s leading global banks, serving millions of customers across more than 150 countries, depends on uninterrupted operations where every second counts. In the financial sector, a secure and continuous power supply is essential.
Since 2012, a state-of-the-art Piller UPS system has played a vital role in ensuring maximum stability and reliability at one of the bank’s key European data centers.
The original installation included 8 UNIBLOCK™ UBTD units with flywheel technology and associated diesel generators in an isolated-parallel (IP) configuration. With a total capacity of 17.2 MVA, this system has provided uninterrupted, high-performance power for over a decade – even under the most demanding conditions.
Now, this global banking leader has once again invested in Piller’s proven technology to meet the growing demands of its expanding digital infrastructure. The system is being doubled with an additional 8 UNIBLOCK™ UBTD units, bringing the total capacity to 34.4 MVA. This expansion guarantees seamless performance, future-proof reliability, and continuous power availability for the bank’s critical operations.
Unique IP-Bus System for Maximum Efficiency and Security
Piller’s isolated-parallel (IP) system uniquely combines the benefits of both isolated-redundant and parallel-redundant UPS configurations. This approach enhances fault tolerance, optimises maintenance efficiency, and significantly reduces redundant UPS units – eliminating the need for standby operation. As a result, our customer benefits from a system that maximises resilience, less energy consumption, and reduces operational costs.
Why Piller?
The decision to expand with Piller is based on more than a decade of successful collaboration, exceptional service, and the unmatched performance of Piller’s technology. As a global leader in high-availability power solutions, Piller manages every aspect in-house – from research and development to manufacturing and maintenance. Installation and ongoing support are provided by Piller’s dedicated global service team, ensuring round-the-clock operational security.
With this expansion, this reaffirms the bank’s commitment to innovation, reliability, and future-ready power security – staying uninterrupted and always at the forefront of the financial world.
About Piller
Piller power conditioning and backup technology can be found in major mission-critical power applications globally. For many of the world’s banks and financial institutions, governmental agencies, data centre operators, telecoms networks and airports, as well as hospitals, semiconductor and pharmaceutical manufacturers, Piller equipment is the go-to technology. Piller was founded by Anton Piller in Hamburg in 1909. Today the company is headquartered in Osterode, near Hanover in Germany, with subsidiaries across Europe, in the USA, India, Asia and Australia. The company employs around 1,000 people worldwide. In 2016 Piller acquired the Austin TX kinetic energy storage producer, Active Power Inc.
Piller Group GmbH is a wholly owned subsidiary of the UK engineering and industrial group, Langley Holdings plc and is part of the Power Solutions Division together with Bergen Engines AS and Marelli Motori Srl.
