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What’s The Difference Between UPS Battery 'Design Life' And 'Service Life'?
Design life is how long a UPS battery will last for assuming perfect operating conditions, while service life is the length of time before the...
What Is A Static Inverter?
A static inverter is primarily designed for use with emergency lighting systems and other safety-related applications, as well as in remote...
Different Types Of UPS Batteries
There are three main types of batteries used in uninterruptible power supplies: Nickel-Cadmium, Lead-Acid, and Lithium-Ion. There...
What Should A UPS Preventive Maintenance Visit (PMV) Include?
Preventive Maintenance Visits (PMVs) are one of the key services included in an ongoing UPS maintenance plan. It is recommended that a...
What Does A UPS Group Synchroniser Do?
A UPS Group Synchroniser (UGS) is a device that harmonises the outputs from two separate groups of UPS systems operating in parallel,...
What’s The Difference Between Single Phase And Three Phase UPS?
A three-phase (3-phase) UPS can deliver more electrical power than a single-phase (1-phase) supply because it uses the full...
What’s The Role Of Capacitors In A UPS System?
Capacitors in an uninterruptible power supply help to smooth, filter and store energy. A UPS includes dozens of different capacitors in both...
What’s The Difference Between A Central Power Supply System And A UPS?
Central Power Supply Systems (CPSS) are a specific type of standby power solution used with emergency and...
What is a 'Line Interactive' UPS?
Sometimes referred to as Voltage Independent (VI), a Line Interactive UPS system operates similarly to an Offline UPS, with the addition of...
What’s The Difference Between Linear And Non-Linear Electrical Loads?
AC electrical loads are referred to either as linear or non-linear depending on how they draw current from the mains power supply...

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