Symmetra PX Modular 3-Phase UPS Systems: Scalable Data Center Power Protection
Scalable Data Center Power Protection
Right-Size Your Data Center Power
Transform your mission-critical infrastructure with the Schneider Electric Symmetra PX family, a world-class, high-efficiency power protection system engineered to deliver cost-effective redundancy and continuous availability. Built on a fully modular, “pay-as-you-grow” architecture, the Symmetra PX lineup empowers IT and facility managers to exactly right-size their power capacity to match actual computing demands. By eliminating the need to over-provision day-one power capacity, these three-phase systems reclaim highly valuable data center floor space while minimizing upfront capital expenditures and stranded investments.
Symmetra PX Product Line
Symmetra PX 100 kW: High-Density Dual-Rack Protection
Ideal For: Small to medium data centers, or localized high-density zones within enterprise facilities.
The Symmetra PX 100 kW offers maximum power scalability and redundancy within a remarkably compact physical footprint. By housing up to 100 kW of power protection and battery runtime entirely within two standard NetShelter SX racks, your critical IT load is protected by a mere 14 square feet of equipment, allowing you to reclaim valuable floor space for revenue-generating servers.
- Adaptable Capacity: Scale power and runtime seamlessly in 10 kW increments from 10 kW up to 100 kW (or up to 90 kW N+1) as your business demands grow.
- Flexible Power Distribution: Choose the exact power distribution solution for your facility layout, with compatibility for a standalone 100 kVA modular PDU or a customized 150 kVA InfraStruxure PDU.
- Enhanced Electrical Agility: Features a dual-mains input that allows for either top or bottom feed connections to two separate utility power inputs, drastically increasing system availability.
Symmetra PX 40 kW: Space-Saving Single-Rack Agility
Ideal For: Small to medium data centers requiring an aesthetic, right-sized power system in a highly constrained footprint.
The Symmetra PX 40 kW integrates robust power protection and battery backup runtime directly into a space-saving, single-rack design. To speed up deployment times and mitigate complex wiring, this system pairs with a dedicated 40 kVA InfraStruxure PDU, a configured-to-order panelboard that utilizes high-efficiency NEMA-rated isolation transformers to seamlessly step down 600 V, 480 V, or 208 V inputs to standard 208 V output.
- Right-Sized Scalability: Easily scales in swappable 10 kW increments up to 40 kW, supporting N+1 redundancy configurations to guarantee maximum uptime.
- Customized Hardware Integration: The accompanying InfraStruxure PDU arrives with factory-installed Square D bolt-on breakers and comprehensive connector sets specifically matched to your site’s physical layout, reducing hazardous cable clutter.
- Safe Hardware Servicing: Compatible with an optional wall-mounted service bypass panel, allowing technicians to smoothly transfer the load to utility power to perform maintenance without dropping critical IT workloads.
Symmetra PX 20 kW: The All-In-One Edge Solution
Ideal For: Localized, small data centers or edge computing environments where floor space is strictly limited and rapid installation is paramount.
The Symmetra PX 20 kW functions as the ultimate all-in-one data center infrastructure solution by seamlessly integrating your uninterruptible power supply, extended battery backup, and power distribution entirely within a single-rack footprint.
- Integrated Power Distribution Unit (PDU): Unlike larger systems requiring separate distribution racks, this unit includes a built-in, factory-assembled 39-pole InfraStruxure PDU completely tailored to your site requirements.
- Built-in Maintenance Bypass: A maintenance bypass panel is integrated directly into the all-in-one hardware, saving additional wall space and ensuring you can service the system without data center downtime.
- Resilient Expansion: Adaptable power capacity from 10 kW to 20 kW N+1, with the ability to safely add up to four extended battery runtime frames to survive prolonged power outages.
Standard Features Across the Symmetra PX Family
No matter which capacity tier you select, all Symmetra PX systems share a core DNA engineered to eliminate downtime and simplify data center management.
Featuring a fault-tolerant architecture, these UPS systems rely on standardized, self-diagnosing, and toolless swappable power and battery modules. Because no individual battery or module serves as a single point of failure, routine replacement can be completed in less than 10 minutes (MTTR) with no interruption to your critical load.
Proactive Battery ManagementThere is no need for an expensive add-on battery management system. Each advanced battery unit records its own performance, charge percentage, and temperature, directly reporting any significant deviations to the UPS to warn facility managers before a failure occurs.
Every system is embedded with a Network Management Card (NMC), empowering buyers with complete remote visibility via HTTP, SNMP, or SSH. Backed by an industry-first IEC 62443-4-2 (SL2) cybersecurity certification, this firmware ensures proactive defense against unauthorized network access.
EcoStruxure IT ReadyFully integrated with Schneider Electric’s comprehensive EcoStruxure IT software ecosystem, these systems allow IT managers to synthesize performance data, model infrastructure planning, and even utilize 24/7 remote monitoring and troubleshooting provided by the Schneider Electric Connected Services Hub.
Maximize Data Center Uptime with an Unmatched Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)
For mission-critical IT environments, prolonged downtime is not an option. The Symmetra PX modular uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems—including the 100 kW, 40 kW, and 20 kW models—are engineered to deliver a world-class Mean Time To Repair (MTTR) of less than 10 minutes.
This extraordinarily rapid recovery time is achieved through the system’s highly resilient, fully modular architecture. Rather than relying on complex, monolithic internal components that require specialized technicians and prolonged diagnostic teardowns, the Symmetra PX utilizes standardized, self-diagnosing, and field-replaceable modules. Power modules, battery modules, intelligence modules, and static bypass switches are all designed to be hot-swappable and require entirely toolless replacement. This plug-and-play methodology not only speeds up the physical repair process but also actively mitigates the risk of human error during routine maintenance or capacity expansion. When a facility manager or IT technician needs to replace a module, they can confidently do so in under 10 minutes, ensuring your data center remains operational and your mission-critical loads stay protected.
Boosting Return on Investment (ROI) with Unity Power Factor Correction
When evaluating power infrastructure, buyers must ensure they are getting the true electrical capacity they are paying for. Legacy UPS systems often operate with a lower power factor, meaning there is a significant discrepancy between the apparent power (kVA) the system draws and the actual real power (kW) it can deliver to your servers.
The Symmetra PX family eliminates this inefficiency by featuring fully rated inverters that are unity power factor corrected, meaning output power entirely equals input power (kW = kVA). This technical advantage directly increases your return on investment by providing more actual, usable real power to your IT loads. Because you do not have to over-provision your UPS capacity to compensate for power factor inefficiencies, you can right-size your infrastructure from day one. This translates to lower upfront capital expenditures, maximized utilization of your hardware, and highly predictable power scaling as your data center demands grow.
Proactive Data Center Defense: IEC 62443-4-2 Cybersecurity Certification
Running a modern digital business without secure remote monitoring exposes your infrastructure to unexpected power issues, costly downtime, and rapidly evolving cyber threats. To provide buyers with ultimate peace of mind, Schneider Electric’s Network Management Card (NMC)—which connects your UPS and power distribution devices to your network—is backed by industry-first independent cybersecurity certifications.
Most notably, the NMC features IEC 62443-4-2 (SL2) certified firmware. This stringent certification guarantees that the device adheres to continuous, robust security protocols designed to prevent unauthorized access and protect your power network. The certified NMC acts as a secure bridge between your physical power devices and comprehensive management software, such as EcoStruxure IT and PowerChute. By utilizing this secure foundation, data center managers can confidently utilize real-time remote monitoring, proactive alert systems, and mass firmware updates through the Secure NMC System (SNS) Tool without fearing that their critical power train will become a vulnerability or gateway for cyber attacks. Ultimately, this certification ensures continuous security compliance and protects the resiliency of the IT workloads your business relies on.