UPS-what-is

What is a UPS? And why should I care?

March 15, 2012

That’s why planning and deploying a robust power protection solution is an absolutely vital aspect of business continuity. But, any well-designed power protection architecture is incomplete without its central component, which is… you guessed it, an uninterruptible power system, affectionately known in the industry as a “UPS.”

About the Author

Ed Spears | Technical marketing manager, Critical Power & Digital Infrastructure Division, Eaton

Ed Spears is a technical marketing manager in Eaton’s Critical Power & Digital Infrastructure Division in Raleigh, North Carolina. A 40-year veteran of the power-systems industry, Ed has experience in UPS systems testing, sales, applications engineering and training — as well as working in power-quality engineering and marketing for telecommunications, data centers, cable television and broadband public networks.

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