Galaxy VL: 200 to 500 kW three-phase UPS
Galaxy VL is Schneider Electric’s three-phase UPS for the 200 to 500 kW band, offered at 480 and 400 V. It sits directly above Galaxy VS in the same portfolio and below Galaxy VX, which makes it the natural answer when a room has outgrown a 150 kW frame but is nowhere near megawatt scale. Its selling point is footprint: the frame is compact for its rating, which matters when the electrical room was sized years ago.
Technical specification
| Model code | Power | Input / output voltage | Phases | Topology | Efficiency | Dimensions W×D×H (mm) | Weight | Parallel / redundancy | Battery type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GVL200K500HS | 200 kW | 380/400/415/440/480 V AC | Three-phase | On-line double conversion; eConversion; modular power modules | >97% double conversion; up to 99% eConversion / ECO | 850 × 925 × 1970 | 495 kg | Parallel to 3 MW for capacity, 2.5 MW N+1 for redundancy | VRLA / lithium-ion / NiCd |
| GVL250K500HS | 250 kW | 380/400/415/440/480 V AC | Three-phase | On-line double conversion; eConversion; modular power modules | >97% double conversion; up to 99% eConversion / ECO | 850 × 925 × 1970 | – | Parallel to 3 MW for capacity, 2.5 MW N+1 for redundancy | VRLA / lithium-ion / NiCd |
| GVL300K500HS | 300 kW | 380/400/415/440/480 V AC | Three-phase | On-line double conversion; eConversion; modular power modules | >97% double conversion; up to 99% eConversion / ECO | 850 × 925 × 1970 | – | Parallel to 3 MW for capacity, 2.5 MW N+1 for redundancy | VRLA / lithium-ion / NiCd |
| GVL400K500HS | 400 kW | 380/400/415/440/480 V AC | Three-phase | On-line double conversion; eConversion; modular power modules | >97% double conversion; up to 99% eConversion / ECO | 850 × 925 × 1970 | – | Parallel to 3 MW for capacity, 2.5 MW N+1 for redundancy | VRLA / lithium-ion / NiCd |
| GVL500K500HS | 500 kW | 380/400/415/440/480 V AC | Three-phase | On-line double conversion; eConversion; modular power modules | >97% double conversion; up to 99% eConversion / ECO | 850 × 925 × 1970 | 720 kg | Parallel to 3 MW for capacity, 2.5 MW N+1 for redundancy | VRLA / lithium-ion / NiCd |
Source of the values: Schneider Electric, Galaxy VL 200-500 kW brochure (998-22339634). An en dash means the manufacturer does not publish that value; we do not fill it in with an estimate. Confirm every figure against the current manufacturer document before it is written into a contract.
The references we quote in this family are GVL200K500HS, GVL250K500HS, GVL300K500HS, GVL400K500HS and GVL500K500HS. Send us the reference if you already have one, or the load in kW and the runtime if you do not, and we will confirm availability and lead time.
Which one should you choose?
Why this band exists
Between 200 and 500 kW a site is usually a full data hall rather than a server room, but it is still fed from one switchboard and cooled by one system. Galaxy VL is built for exactly that shape of installation: enough capacity to carry a hall, small enough that it does not demand a purpose-built plant room.
Voltage matters here
This family is offered at 480 V and 400 V. Confirm the site voltage before anything else, because it narrows the code list immediately and it is not a field-changeable property.
Compact is a room decision
On a retrofit the deciding factor is rarely efficiency; it is whether the frame fits through the door and leaves service clearance once installed. Ask for the footprint and weight at your rating before the layout is fixed.
Batteries are a separate line
The frame is fixed by the load; the battery is fixed by how long you must survive without mains. At 200 kW and above, anything beyond a few minutes means a battery cabinet with its own footprint, ventilation and floor loading. Settle both at the same time, because discovering on installation day that there is no room beside the frame is expensive.
Retrofit or new build
On a new build the frame is chosen alongside the switchboard and neither constrains the other. On a retrofit the switchboard already exists, and the useful first question is what the existing board can deliver rather than what the load wants. Send us the incoming breaker rating and we will tell you whether the capacity you are asking for can actually be fed.
Where it fits, and where it does not
Fits a mid-size to large data hall, a hospital or an industrial site with a committed load in the 200 to 500 kW band. Does not fit a room under 150 kW, where Galaxy VS costs less and installs faster, and does not fit above 500 kW, where the conversation moves to Galaxy VX or VXL.
What we need in order to quote it
- Load in kW and expected growth over three years
- Site voltage: 480 V or 400 V
- Runtime target and whether a generator is present
- Space available for the frame and for a battery cabinet beside it
- Redundancy: single unit or parallel
Request a Quote
Tell us the load in kW, the runtime you want and the delivery country. A priced quote comes back within 48 hours, usually with a second option so the trade-off is visible.
