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A small UPS will often have the equipment running directly on AC input power and only switch to the battery if the input power fails.
by zrm 6y ago
A small UPS will often have the equipment running directly on AC input power and only switch to the battery if the input power fails.
- smolder 6y agoOh, thanks for the correction. It seems I forgot that type existed or just never knew. Now I'm curious about the relative merits. I'd guess the transition is not as smooth and presents some kind of a risk that's unacceptable for critical infra.
- agapon 6y agoThe terms that describe those types are Line-interactive and On-line UPS. E.g., https://blog.tripplite.com/line-interactive-vs-on-line-ups-systems https://blog.tripplite.com/line-interactive-vs-on-line-ups-s...