UPS :
Uninterruptible Power Supply (or) Uninterruptible Power Source (or) Battery/Flywheel backup.
It is an electrical apparatus that provides emergency power to a load when the input power source (or) main power fails.
A UPS differs from auxiliary (or) emergency power system (or) standby generator, In that it will provide near instantaneous protection from input power interruption by supplying energy storage in battery, supercapacitors (or) flywheel.
The ON battery runtime of most Uninterruptible Power Supply is relatively short ( Only a few moments) but sufficient to start a standby power source (or) properly short down the protected equipment.
A UPS is typically used to protect hardware such as Computer, Data center, Telecommunication equipment (or) others electrical equipments. Where an unexpected power disruption could cause injuries, fatalities, serious business disruption (or) data loss. UPS units range size from units design to protect or Single computer with out a under monitor ( around 200 volt-ampere rating) to large unit powering entire data center (or) building.
(Or)
Backup supply for load, it's may be UPS (or) Generator.
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Normal AC Power
Over / Under Voltage; Loss of Power.
UPS Panel SLD :
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