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What sort of stuff does a UPS do?

April 26, 2017functions perform sort stuff traditionally UPS

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What sort of stuff does a UPS do?

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• Absorb relatively small power surges. • Smooth out noisy power sources. • Continue to provide power to equipment during line sags. • Provide power for some time after a blackout has occurred. In addition, some UPS or UPS/software combinations provide the following functions: • Automatic shutdown of equipment during long power outages. • Monitoring and logging of the status of the power supply. • Display the Voltage/Current draw of the equipment. • Restart equipment after a long power outage. • Display the voltage currently on the line. • Provide alarms on certain error conditions. • Provide short circuit protection.

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A UPS traditionally can perform the following functions: 1. Absorb relatively small power surges. 2. Smooth out noisy power sources. 3. Continue to provide power to equipment during line sags. 4. Provide power for some time after a blackout has occurred.