UPS - The Facts
What is a UPS?
What will a UPS do?
Who needs a UPS?
What is a UPS?
A UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) is a power protection system to provide clean, stable power to critical application equipment during power disturbances and power failure.
There are entry-level, midrange and high-end systems available:
Non-critical applications - a basic solution that protects non-critical hardware and data against three out of the nine power problems. These UPSs operate in standby mode.
Higher protection level - an intermediate solution for office environment and servers featuring good communication options. Operating in line-interactive mode, these UPSs provide protection from the five most common power problems.
Full power protection of critical applications, day and night - these double-conversion UPSs with excellent connectivity and communication features provide full protection against all nine types of power problems. Most of them can run in parallel, thus providing 100% uptime in the most critical of applications.
What will a UPS do?
Power disturbances and blackouts can be costly. Preserving information, the availability of equipment critical to the business, maintaining fully occupied staff, performing reliably and getting results on time are all key elements in any successful operation.
A UPS will help:
- Protect against risk of permanent information loss
- Prevent the inconvenience of down-time and loss of system use
- Minimize direct sales revenue losses
- Prevent physical damage to user equipment
- Reduce staff inactivity
- Overcome the need for system software rebuild
- Prevent over-run of deadlines
Who needs a UPS?
All business operations use some form of equipment that relies heavily on electric power, and therefore should have a power protection strategy in place. The following all require UPS:
COMPUTERS:
General Office Data Processing
Engineering, Architectural, Planning
Graphic Design, Advertising, Publishing
Industry related Client Data Management
(Travel, Realty, Pharmaceutical) Retail Point of Sale Control
Research and Development Programs
Medical, Hospitals
COMMUNICATIONS:
Satellite Communications
Telecom, Key Systems, PABX
Broadcasting, Television, Radio
Facsimile machines
SECURITY:
Building Systems / Premises monitoring
Fire Alarm Systems
PROCESS CONTROL:
Automated Manufacturing Systems
Quality Control Systems
Production-line Monitoring
Electronic Variable Speed Devices
MEDICAL & HEALTH:
Operating Theatre
Life support Systems
Diagnostic Equipment
BANKING & INSURANCE:
Teller Support
Bank Data Communication
Ledger Access
Client Information Hot-lines
Automatic Teller Machines
MILITARY:
Defence Applications
