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What you should know when specifying a Parallel Redundant UPS!
Posted by Christos Papakyriacou on
Assuming you want to ensure, that the electricity supply to your "mission critical" computer system is not interrupted, under any condition, you need to use Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) in Parallel Redundant Configuration. That essentially means using two or more identical UPS connected and running in "Parallel" with "Redundancy" in every critical element of the system! Notice we are using two separate terms. "Parallel" and "Redundant", since each refers to a different benefit of the system. A) To be specific, a simple Parallel system can have an output Automatic Transfer Switch, such as the diagram bellow: Two UPS working in parallel but without redundancy since both...