Uninterruptible power supplies are practically provided in the form of a UPS battery. What it does is as simple as described. What it does is give you power when Murphy’s Law takes effect, and something happens that deprives you of regular power. But unlike the backup generator, the battery simply supplies interim power that enables you to deal with the emergency by shutting down units or setting up a generator without losing hardware or software to damage.
Units can provide short range power up to 15 minutes, others much longer, with the main benefit the disk and give users long enough time to hack up a generator to provide ongoing backup power. In the case of the absence of the generator, it provides enough time to turn off equipment in an orderly fashion. This is most important in the case of computers which store vital data and information, which may or may not be saved if regular power is lost or corrupted without a backup.
Some communities or sectors of business may require this kind of secure backup because of the nature of their operations. Factories that make products that involve a dangerous manufacturing procedure or heavy equipment, hospitals or transportation systems, etc., to prevent damages or injury. Safety threats are not desired in any situation, and consequences of damage to people, hardware or information systems can be legal issues, injuries or death.
As a consequence, UPS batteries are most useful for protecting data storage systems, PCs, telecom hardware, and other electronic equipment. While the range of uses for the battery is wide, these are where they are most often applied to prevent problems.
The loss of power can create a number of negative outcomes, and so it can be very helpful to employ UPS for these and other circumstances where power can go up, down or out unexpectedly. Other avenues of business and enterprise where and uninterrupted power supply could be rated at essential include airlines, police stations and rescue centers, fire department HQ’s, and security stations.
The absence of continuous power supply to any of the above could be very dire for the community and functions for which they serve their purpose. Others situations will not be as crucial, but still overall preferable to be backed up with a UPS. In general, in the modern world, most computers require some form of power protection, especially in conjunction with the conduct of the business. Data retention functions that are serviced by computer systems would be undone if data was lost at time of a power outage – as well as man power and man-hours lost when the files and data employees inputted were not saved, or even lost through damage to computer memory, or the drive media of the servers.
Power failures do not just inconvenience computer operation and storage. It can endanger workers, travelers, or other citizens, not to mention create labor losses and financial chaos within a business.
Tom wrote this article on behalf of Borri. He works for
Borri to help supply uninterruptible power supply technology and in his spare time he likes to write articles like this one.
