A new international UPS classification by IEC 62040-3

Author

Sölter, Wilhelm

Author_Institution

AEG AG, Warstein-Belecke, Germany

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Firstpage

541

Lastpage

545

Abstract

There are three typical UPS circuit arrangements in use, called by their good old names: online UPS or double conversion UPS; line interactive UPS; and offline UPS or passive standby UPS, but these are not explicit. Competition is good in general, but in the case of UPS designations some competitors are extremely creative. Terms like "quasi online UPS", "semi online UPS", true online UPS and "online-sharing technology" are today common. The motivation of these UPS providers are to confuse the user to believing their products are true double conversion at a much more affordable price. In reality, these products are not double conversion, and do not provide the reliability that users expect in receiving double conversion.

Keywords

IEC standards; classification; standardisation; uninterruptible power supplies; IEC 62040-3; double conversion UPS; international UPS classification; line interactive UPS; offline UPS; online UPS; passive stand-by UPS; reliability; Circuits; Emergency power supplies; Energy management; Frequency; IEC standards; Marketing management; Power system management; Testing; Uninterruptible power systems; Voltage fluctuations;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Telecommunications Energy Conference, 2002. INTELEC. 24th Annual International

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7512-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/INTLEC.2002.1048709

Filename

1048709