24-hour "unmanned supermarkets" are popping up one after another in subway stations, business centers, parks, office buildings, and more locations. New technologies such as barcode scanning for entry, face recognition, anti-theft monitoring, remote customer service, and smart cashiers provide a convenient and new shopping experience. In this new frontier of retail, Delta, a global provider of power management and thermal solutions, has partnered with a leading e-commerce company to ensure reliable power for its unmanned supermarkets with the Amplon RT Series low power UPS.

The unmanned supermarket is a new business model that this well-known e-commerce company is attempting to expand in the next few years. This new retail model combines "people, goods, storage, and distribution" both online and offline. The all-in-one machines used in the unmanned supermarket implement a series of new retail technologies that require a reliable power supply and should take up little space. The UPS, batteries, power distribution, and monitoring equipment are concentrated in a single cabinet, with a total height of 8U (35.56cm), leaving as much space as possible for servers while ensuring a reliable power supply for critical equipment.

5-20kVA UPS of the Amplon RT Series ensures a reliable unmanned supermarket system
Delta recommends using the full-rated power factor designed 5-20kVA UPS of the Amplon RT series accompanied with battery packs, which have been rigorously tested by customers, have far better discharge capacity than competitive products and are more compact. Combined with the UPS built-in software, it can provide more accurate predictions for discharge time and support enough load capacity for critical equipment. In terms of availability, flexibility, and manageability, the Amplon RT series has significant advantages in the application of unmanned supermarkets with all-in-one cabinets, including:
∙ An online dual-switch design that allows zero interruption in switching battery power supply, providing full-time protection for unmanned supermarket equipment 24/7
∙ Installation height as low as 2U for easier installment, leaving more space for servers
∙ A function for detecting battery age, which can monitor the battery status for predictive maintenance and realize unmanned services
∙ Critical component life prediction, such as fan life prediction, to prevent accidents by providing advanced alerts for malfunctions or shutdowns
∙ Output power factor up to 1, with the capacity for various loads without derating, and can provide 100% active power output
∙ With AC-AC efficiency up to 96.5% and ECO operating efficiency 99%, it can significantly reduce operating cost

This all-in-one solution that uses the Amplon RT series low-power UPS fully meets the existing needs of the unmanned supermarket while taking into account the flexible expansion requirements for future business development. In terms of space, battery backup time, equipment plug-and-use, the UPS excels in carrying capacity and even in software protocol interfacing.