Uninterruptible Power Supply

What is a UPS

UPS , whose acronym now part of the common language stands for "Uninterruptible Power Supply (System) ", are vital tools to avoid data loss. These are devices for data protection which guarantee the constant supply of energy to electrical appliances, especially IT ones. In fact, business shutdowns caused by electricity problems cause industries and service companies damages of billions of Euros every year .

When you decide to protect your data and work tools through the UPS, it is placed between the power supply network and these devices which, in case of outages such as blackouts and voltage drops will still receive electricity. More in detail, in a Static UPS, the source of electricity is an inverter powered by the grid which, in the absence of it, is powered by a battery pack formed by accumulators in series, or in parallel.

The use of a UPS is often a legal requirement for safety issues. According to a study conducted in 2006 by the Politecnico di Milano, the blackouts and power surges originating from the national network have caused the Italian industry an average annual damage of approximately 580 million euros. Too frequent is the use of uninterruptible power supplies only after these events have already occurred, when the first disasters have already occurred and the costs of such failures obviously go to burden the expenses of the company or user.

WHAT IS A UPS FOR

The main function of a UPS is to make up for a temporary lack of electricity that can create serious repercussions both on the devices and on the data they contain. Therefore, the UPS:

• They perform the function of supplying electricity in the absence of main power grid;
• They provide the loads to be protected with a stable and interruptible power supply, delivering high quality electricity.

To a UPS it is possible to connect all the electronic devices that are directly connected to the central power supply system and among the most common uses are: