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Battery Backup UPS: Easily Handles All 7 Power Problems

26 Jul 2023
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An Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) is an electrical device that provides battery backup during power fluctuation and power cut-offs. A UPS is most commonly used to protect your electrical and critical devices like computers, Data Center, medical equipment, etc from an unexpected power failure that could cause harm to all your critical devices and even result in data loss. 

 

The rising generation has become dependent upon the continuous availability of electricity. If electrical power stops, then their life comes to a halt which in turn reduces the productivity of the work. 

Extensive use of electronic devices from home to office has raised the awareness of power quality. 

 

A UPS will solve certain power problems if you install it properly. A UPS provides a limited source of electricity to critical loads during a power failure. The backup time of the UPS varies from minutes to hours depending upon the systems and your requirement. 

 

Some people require UPS to simply save important work and shut down their critical appliances safely, while others would want to work on their systems for the entire period during power cut-offs.

 

There are 3 types of UPS Systems.

 

Offline/Standby UPS

 

Offline UPS is also called Standby UPS or battery backup. An offline UPS is best suited for homes, small offices, personal computers, and other less critical applications. During power cut-off, it gives enough backup to save your work and safely shut down the devices.  

 

Line-interactive UPS

 

Line-Interactive UPS provides far better control over power fluctuations than Offline/ Standby UPS. Line Interactive system provides both battery backup and power conditioning. This UPS is a protected UPS that is normally connected directly to incoming utility power. 

 

Online/Double-Conversion UPS

 

Online UPS is the most expensive UPS of all three as it gives backup to critical equipment 24/7 where even a millisecond delay can cause huge loss. Online UPS is the most common UPS for protecting large data centers, telecommunications, company servers, etc by providing the highest level of power quality. 

 

 

7 Types of Power Problems

 

1- Blackout 

A blackout is commonly caused by severe weather conditions. Many other factors cause Blackouts, some of them are damage to electric transmission lines, faults at power stations, grid failures, short circuits, etc. Blackout is also caused by a difference between power generation and consumption. Depending upon the condition, a blackout can last for few minutes, or in a worst-case scenario, it can last for days or weeks. 

 

2- Over Voltage

Overvoltage is the voltages that surpass the normal values which cause insulation damages to electrical appliances leading to a short circuit. It commonly occurs when the incoming voltage is higher than the standard level. 

Overvoltage first hits the sensitive system parts. The tiny electronics circuit on the circuit board, network adapters, etc. cannot handle any additional current and voltage peaks. Without proper protection, the overvoltage destroys sensitive electronic components which are connected to the circuit. Overvoltage is caused by indirect lightning strikes. 

 

3- Undervoltage

Undervoltage causes voltage fluctuation in households and industries, this, in turn, affects the appliances that are connected to the circuit. Undervoltage can also be caused by too long or insufficient size wiring, overloading of the circuit, loose connections, etc. Frequent Undervoltage can result in degradation of equipment’s reliability. When it is not running on the rated voltage, the equipment won’t be operating at its best and will start showing signs of breaking down. 

 

4- Frequency Variation

Frequency variation occurs when the generator level and power frequency fluctuate more than usual. Frequency variation can cause data loss, system crashes, and critical equipment damage. To solve this issue, all generated power and other power sources causing the frequency variation should be evaluated, repaired, corrected, or replaced. Frequency variation is more common when the generator is heavily loaded. 

 

5- Interruption

The causes of interruption can differ but it is usually caused by lightning strikes, weather (snow, high winds), accidents, equipment failure, or a basic circuit trip. Having the power go in your house may not result in any losses, but interruption of power in offices, hospitals, manufacturing factories can cause huge losses. An interruption, whether it is temporary or permanent can cause damage, downtime to everyone. A small business user may lose their data and important information due to interruptions.  

 

6- Transients and Spikes

These surges last for milliseconds or few minutes. Transients are caused by a sudden release of energy due to lightning strikes, arcing, the generator being switched ON and OFF. 

When transients or spike occur, there are chances that the equipment will hang and even suffer short damages like data loss and corruption.  

 

7- Voltage Fluctuation

A voltage fluctuation is a systematic variation of a series of random voltage changes of small dimensions, namely 95% to 105% of nominal at a low-frequency level, generally below 25Hz. Any load with significant current variation can cause voltage fluctuation.

 

Conclusion:

 

Power cut-offs/ failure can cause huge damage to your critical applications be it in your office or home. Therefore, it is extremely important to take care of all your critical applications beforehand and not wait for the problems to occur.

 

If a system is not in use when the power goes out, it will probably be safe when the power comes back on. Although, if the power fails when you're working on your system, then there are high chances that all your work will be deleted and your system will fail or cause an issue.

 

When such things happen, that is when Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) comes to your rescue. A UPS will provide you with a backup time so that you can save all your work and shut down your critical appliances. Therefore, it is important to install a UPS at your home/ office. 

 

If you require any assistance on our UPS battery services or any of our Uninterruptible Power Supply products and solutions contact us at the below details.

 

-Email us at marketing@msplgroup.com

-Call on +91 96960 86262/ 022-40991100   

 

 

 

 


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