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UPS solution overview
UPS solution overview
Power
Failure
Power
Sag
Power
Surge
Harmonic
Distortion
Distortion
of the normal
waveform
generally
transmitted
by nonlinear
loads
Instantaneous
undervoltage
(notch) in the
range of nano-
seconds
Switching
Tr ansient
8
9
7
Frequency
Variation
A change
in frequency
stability
High
frequency
waveform
caused by
RFI or EMI
interference
Line
Noise
6
5
Over-
voltage
Increased
line voltage
for extended
period of a
few minutes
to a few days
(Brownout)
Reduced line
voltage for
extended
period of a few
minutes to a
few days
Under-
voltage
4
(Spike)
Short-term
high voltage
above 110%
of nominal
Power
Surge
3
Short-term
low voltage
Power
Sag
2
1
Power
Failure
A total
loss of utility
power
Intermediate Solution: Protection from five problems
Complete Solution: Protection from all nine problems
Essential Solution: Protection from three problems
3
9
5
Series
Series
Series
Basic solution: Protection from three potential problems
The Series 3 UPS primarily protects against three of the nine power problems: power failures, power
sags and power surges. This essential, cost-effective protection is necessary to prevent damage such
as data loss, file corruption, flickering lights, hardware issues and equipment shutoff. For example, if
the utility fails, you could lose all your work-in-progress. The Series 3 UPS offers a degree of protection
against the remaining power problems and is most commonly used to protect single workstations and
point-of-sale (POS) equipment.
Intermediate solution: Protection from five potential problems
Series 5 UPSs are most effective against five power problem: power failures, power sags, power surges,
under-voltage and over-voltage. They also offer a degree of protection against other power problems.
Some of the damages you risk by not using a Series 5 UPS include premature hardware failure, data
loss and corruption, data error, keyboard lockup, storage loss and system lockup. Series 5 UPSs are
recommended for everything from small network systems to enterprise networking environments.
Complete solution: Protection from all nine potential problems
Series 9 UPSs protect against all nine power problems: power failures, power sags, power surges,
under-voltage, electrical line noise, over-voltage, frequency variation, switching transients and harmonic
distortion. Series 9 comprehensive protection minimizes the opportunity for component stress, burned
circuit boards, data crashes and program failures. Series 9 UPSs offer the highest level of power
protection available and are always recommended for mission-critical applications like server farms,
hospitals and Voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP) applications.
Series
3
Standby or
offline
Series
5
Line-interactive
Series
9
True online,
double conversion
Power
Failure
Power
Sag
Power
Surge
Under-
voltage
Over-
voltage
Harmonic
Distortion
Distortion
of the normal
waveform
generally
transmitted
by nonlinear
loads
Instantaneous
undervoltage
(notch) in the
range of nano-
seconds
Switching
Tr ansient
8
9
7
Frequency
Variation
A change
in frequency
stability
High
frequency
waveform
caused by
RFI or EMI
interference
Line
Noise
6
5
Over-
voltage
Increased
line voltage
for extended
period of a
few minutes
to a few days
(Brownout)
Reduced line
voltage for
extended
period of a few
minutes to a
few days
Under-
voltage
4
(Spike)
Short-term
high voltage
above 110%
of nominal
Power
Surge
3
Short-term
low voltage
Power
Sag
2
1
Power
Failure
A total
loss of utility
power
Intermediate Solution: Protection from five problems
Complete Solution: Protection from all nine problems
Essential Solution: Protection from three problems
3
9
5
Series
Series
Series
Harmonic
Distortion
Power
Failure
Power
Sag
Power
Surge
Under-
voltage
Over-
voltage
Line
Noise
Frequency
Variation
Switching
Transient
Harmonic
Distortion
Distortion
of the normal
waveform
generally
transmitted
by nonlinear
loads
Instantaneous
undervoltage
(notch) in the
range of nano-
seconds
Switching
Tr ansient
8
9
7
Frequency
Variation
A change
in frequency
stability
High
frequency
waveform
caused by
RFI or EMI
interference
Line
Noise
6
5
Over-
voltage
Increased
line voltage
for extended
period of a
few minutes
to a few days
(Brownout)
Reduced line
voltage for
extended
period of a few
minutes to a
few days
Under-
voltage
4
(Spike)
Short-term
high voltage
above 110%
of nominal
Power
Surge
3
Short-term
low voltage
Power
Sag
2
1
Power
Failure
A total
loss of utility
power
Intermediate Solution: Protection from five problems
Complete Solution: Protection from all nine problems
Essential Solution: Protection from three problems
3
9
5
Series
Series
Series
Selecting the right UPS
Eaton’s power management solutions protect against the nine
most common power problems present in any environment.
This unique approach makes your product selection decisions
about power protection much simpler. The nine power problems
listed below are potentially harmful to both your data and your
hardware. Eaton offers three levels of power protection: Series
3, Series 5 and Series 9, plus the rugged FERRUPS
®
product
line that provides protection from eight potential problems
in harsh environments. Based on the parameters defined by
your application, you can select a UPS from the level that best
matches your power protection needs.
We have a host of selection
tools available on our website
to help you select the right
UPS—please visit us at
powerquality.eaton.com.