Valve Regulated Lead Acid Battery Design Life. Battery Life or “design life” of a battery is based on average use at room temperature (20-25°C) operation. For a modest UPS System, the design life is typically 5 years. Since, UPS applications are standby applications, the batteries are float charged, and the life is also referred to […]
Many moons ago we blogged about BS8418:2010 (Installation and remote monitoring of detector-activated CCTV systems, Code of Practice) and the requirements for UPS Systems. That standard stated: Unless the mains power supply is supplemented with a stand-by generator, an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) must be able to power the CCTV control equipment and communications devices […]
This is a guest post by Werner Karau of Antares Power, Power Inspired Distributor in Germany. In this edition we consider the quality control of electricity supply. May we invite you to a small thought experiment? How do you answer this question: “Would you drive your car without fuel filter?” “No, of course not“, you […]
Severe weather conditions and natural disasters are more of a threat in certain geographical areas than others. You need to be prepared if you live in a high risk area. It is recommended that you have an Emergency Supply Kit ready for when severe weather strikes. A separate kit for home, work and for your […]
You probably know how Uninterruptible Power Supplies work and what their purpose is, but we have the top 5 interesting facts about UPSs that you probably didn’t know! 1. INVENTOR – UNKNOWN The history of Uninterruptible Power Supplies is somewhat a mystery – nobody can name one person or one date when UPSs systems were […]