FAQs - Security Control Room UPS

A security control room is a room dedicated to the security of a building or facility, where all the related systems can be monitored together including outside perimeter fences and entry gates/barriers, access control systems, video and CCTV camera surveillance systems, alarm security sytems, and fire control and other systems connected to a building management system (BMS) board. Security control rooms are commonly found on large sites such as an industrial manufacturing complex or data centre facility.

There are two types of control room: Stationery and Mobile. A stationery control room provides a central point of concentration of security systems for a building and is an integral part of the building. A mobile control room is one that can be moved to a field location where a security control room is required to monitor and control security at incident or outdoor event.

Large control rooms are generally protected with a centralised uninterruptible power supply and sometimes with the addition of a standby power generator. The UPS is installed to provide backup power to all the critical security systems within the control room. The UPS battery may be sized for 10-30minutes runtime. If a longer backup period is required, the UPS can be installed with additional battery extension packs. A standby generator may be installed to provide additional battery runtime up to 8-12 hours or more. Smaller control rooms may be require decentralised UPS solutions; smaller UPS are installed for each of the individual systems requiring backup power protection.