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VYCON Ships 100th Clean Energy Flywheel System
Green Flywheel Fleet Logs a Record 1,400,000 Discharge and Recharge Cycles -- Surpassing All Competitors
| Source: VYCON
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - April 27, 2009) - VYCON (http://www.vyconenergy.com), the
designer and manufacturer of award-winning environmentally friendly,
high-speed energy storage flywheel systems, today announced that it has now
shipped its 100th flywheel system. Data centers, hospitals, universities,
broadcast studios and manufacturing plants around the globe rely on VYCON's
VDC and VDC-XE innovative clean energy storage systems to protect their
critical computing and equipment from damaging and costly power outages.
VYCON's innovative flywheel systems bring unprecedented power capacity for
instantaneous and reliable power backup and provide a greener solution over
uninterruptible power systems (UPSs) that are utilizing batteries. VYCON's
REGEN flywheel systems, used in regenerative power applications such as
container cargo handling crane applications and light electric rail, reduce
power and energy costs to port and rail operators as well as provide a
reduction in green house gasses.
Key to VYCON's flywheel superiority and dependability is its ability to
discharge and recharge very quickly when called upon during power outages.
VYCON's fleet of VDC, VDC-XE and REGEN systems have logged a record
million-plus discharge and recharge cycles -- in very demanding
applications that oftentimes call on the VYCON systems to discharge and
recharge every two minutes.
"We're very pleased to have reached this important milestone of not only
number of flywheel systems in operation, but the unsurpassed 1,4000,000
discharge and recharge cycles of our systems," said VYCON's Chief
Marketing Officer, Frank DeLattre. "Flywheel success can't be determined
by number of operating hours alone -- we think it's more important to look
at discharge and recharge cycles as a truer validation of the flywheel's
performance, as it exercises all functions of the system under real load
conditions, not just in a 'ready' mode. This unprecedented amount of cycles
is a solid testament to the reliable operation of the VYCON flywheel.
Power quality and uptime are serious concerns for our customers and we're
pleased that our VDC systems are the first line of defense in protecting
their critical systems while at the same time reducing energy costs and
carbon footprint."
In addition, VYCON has just received a repeat order for multiple units from
SunGard -- one of the world's leading software and IT services companies.
SunGard serves more than 25,000 customers in more than 70 countries,
including the world's 25 largest financial services companies. "We're very
pleased to add to SunGard's fleet of flywheel systems to protect their
critical IT services. Our first unit for SunGard has been in operation for
three years and has seen more than 250 discharges -- that's 250 times a
power event has happened where the VYCON flywheel was the first line of
defense," said DeLattre.
Utilizing VYCON's patented flywheel technology, the VDC unit provides up to
215kW of DC power while the VDC-XE (Xtended Energy) model supplies up to
300kW of DC power within a single cabinet. For longer run times and higher
power capacities, the UL listed VDC models can be easily paralleled without
needing a special communications link. For extended power outages, the VDC
will seamlessly provide enough ride-through protection to transfer to a
standby engine generator for a continuous power system.
Tested and compatible with all major brands of three-phase UPS systems and
available from VYCON's global channel partners, Eaton and Chloride, the VDC
units feature a 20-year life without a major service interval. Featuring
optimized power electronics for significantly improved power density, the
energy storage systems replace traditional lead-acid backup batteries used
with UPS systems -- providing users with a smarter and greener approach to
power protection.
Providing clean ride-through backup power that is fast, predictable and
seamless, VYCON's flywheels offer a lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
than traditional battery-reliant UPS systems offering reliable and
environmentally friendly on-demand power.
For more information on VYCON's innovating green power solutions, contact
VYCON at 714-386-3800 or visit VYCON's web site at: www.vyconenergy.com.
About VYCON
Headquartered in Orange County, Calif., VYCON is an innovator in the design
and manufacturing of technologically advanced flywheel energy storage
systems that enable a highly reliable, cost-effective and "Green" energy
storage solution for a variety of applications. VYCON's products are
applied in the power quality markets to provide back-up power in mission
critical applications and in the energy re-cycling markets for capturing
and regenerating energy in crane, electric rail and distributed generation
applications.