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When we heard facts,
what specific things come into our minds? Hmmmm you’re smiling huh?
Today I’m listing
some cool facts you might not know about UPS or uninterruptible power supply or
uninterrupted power supply.
First here is a brief
overview of what is UPS.
UPS is a special
device, usually located between computers (or any digital equipment) and a wall
outlet to prevent data loss in case of a power loss or surge. Actually this is
some kind of a backup power supply that provides protection for our computers
and serves as a battery backup that
helps saves our data by keeping the machine running without any interruptions
like over-voltage, brownouts or blackouts. It also provides protections from
power sags, surges and spikes.
And here is what we
are waiting for - the cool facts about UPS.
1. The world’s largest
UPS is the 46-megawatt Battery Electric Storage System (BESS), located in
Fairbanks Alaska, powers the entire city and nearby communities during outages.
I can’t really imagine how huge this UPS was. I hope every region will have the
same kind.
2. John Hanley patented
the very first UPS and called it as an “Apparatus for Maintaining an Unfailing
and Uninterrupted Supply of Electrical Energy”. Can you repeat that? Or should
we still use the term UPS rather than this one? I bet couple of bucks you stick
with UPS!
3. No one can claim that
he invented the UPS. It is a combination of many theories and studies that took
years to be complete. So don’t believe someone saying he’s the inventor. He
probably didn’t know what he’s saying!
4. UPS can be as small
as a notebook or as huge as a room. The difference is basically depends on the
amount of equipment being protected and how much battery backup time is needed.
The smallest weighs 1.5 kg and has dimensions of 195 x 142 x 45mm. The largest
is that BESS (stated above).
5. UPS has an option to
alarms when certain error occurs. This is very helpful option for us to be
notified that there is something wrong. Prevention is better than fixing.
6. The first UPS were of
rotary design. It uses the inertia of a high-mass spinning flywheel to provide
short-term ride-through in the event of power loss. The flywheel also acts as a
buffer against power spikes, surges and sags. Just like the other stuffs, UPS also
starts from analog technology.
Interesting right? No
doubt that we really need uninterruptible power supply for our gadgets appliances and other stuffs, for them to be
protected and to last longer. Hopefully you have fun reading. I hope to hear
from you.
Until next time! Grab
your UPS now!
