Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS)

An uninterruptible power supply (UPS), is an electrical apparatus that provides emergency power to a load when the input power source, such as ship generator, fails. A UPS differs from an auxiliary or emergency power system or standby generator in that it will provide near-instantaneous protection from input power interruptions, by supplying energy stored in batteries, or capacitors. The on-battery… More

An uninterruptible power supply (UPS), is an electrical apparatus that provides emergency power to a load when the input power source, such as ship generator, fails. A UPS differs from an auxiliary or emergency power system or standby generator in that it will provide near-instantaneous protection from input power interruptions, by supplying energy stored in batteries, or capacitors. The on-battery runtime of most uninterruptible power sources is relatively short (only a few minutes) but sufficient to start a standby power source or properly shut down the protected equipment. Less