Uninterruptible Power Supplies and How They Work

If you're having some strange problems with your computer , it could be that the power supplied to your machine from your wall outlet is dirty. Or perhaps you could been the recent victim of a power surge or spike during a hydro-blackout , or storm. Power surges occur , when too much hydro-is transmitted down the line even for just a nanosecond or so. It can often be caused by other electrical units connected to the same circuit. Sometimes a computer may not have enought power , due to a heavy draw from other items such as air conditioners.

Fortunately the solution to this problem. What you need is an uninterruptible power supply , commonly known as the UPS . This basically introduces a middleman/protector between your computer and the Hydro coiming from your wall socket. The UPS plugs into the wall nad draws energy to charge a battery. The power from the battery , as I use the power your computer. By adding this extra step , power surges , power sides and blackouts will have little effect on your computer. When the power goes out , the batteries on the UPS takeover and continue to supply powe to your computer. Depending on the size of your batteries , you be able to continue using your computer for several minutes to several hours. Hopefully this gives the power problem enough time to correct itself. Generally speaking the proce of a UPS goes up with the size of the battery inside. At the very least , having only a small battery will at least give systematically , and safely.

by Chris Campbell