UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply)

UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) Lightning causes millions of dollars in damage to businesses each year and is the second leading cause of weather-related deaths in the United States. National Geographic (July 1993) reported that lightning lasts less than a second, yet produces more energy than all of the electrical utilities in the world combined during that instant. With the proliferation of computers and microprocessor-based devices in many greenhouses, lightning protection has become more critical. How can …

…I hope that you have a better idea of how UPSs work, their underlying technology, what to look for in basic features when buying a UPS system, and how to size a UPS to your load. Works Cited Solidstate Controls, Inc. (2000). Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Planning and Installation Guide. Retrieved August 22, 2004 from http://www.sciups.com/techhpapers/papers/planninginstall.html TechTarget. (2003). uninterruptible power supply. Retrieved August 20, 2004 from http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci214161,00.html