UPS Un-Interruptible power supply
- Normally achieved with a battery backup.
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The main focus here is to look at requirements for a UPS at a small remote branch or remote site.
Requirements / Ideal
- Remotely managed through network SNMP and possibly WEB
Status & Events, on-line, off-line, battery problems (SNMP and TRAPS)
- Multiple input's
- Escom power from grid
- Solar from panels
- Wind ?
- External battery's
- Either modular, or capable of adding external lead-acid battery's
- Remote power control, or scheduled control
- Capable of switching off certain outlets
- Battery management
- Protection against damage due to full discharge
- Measurement and reporting on quality/status/life of battery unit
- Environmental
- Temperature etc. that could reduce battery life.
- Capable of operating at high temperatures e.g. 65C
Home Made UPS
Aviosys power monitoring unit with network connection + relay's
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