A UPS system is an essential component of most companies’ overall mission-critical power systems. These are the top four things to consider when buying a UPS power backup solution.

Understanding Your Environment

There are many UPS systems available. Choosing the wrong type of UPS system can lead to disastrous results. Before you choose a UPS system, it is important to fully understand your environment. UPS systems may have a variety of cooling fans. These can range from small, low-cost fans for computers to larger, more expensive fans for three-phase motors. A UPS has sensitive electronics and batteries so it is important to design cooling and airflow properly.

Understanding Your Load Profile

It is important to take the time to understand your current and future loads before making a purchase of a UPS. A UPS is most commonly used to support computer-grade loads such as servers, network switches, or workstations that have a stable and clean load profile. Before you choose UPS, it is important to discuss the power requirements of reactive loads, compressors, electric engines, and other similar loads. Talk about the type of load you have before deciding on the best UPS system to support it.

Understanding Your Power Infrastructure

A UPS’s power infrastructure is an essential part of your selection process. Review your current power distribution. These questions will help you determine the power quality of your building.

• Are you experiencing frequent power outages, sags, or spikes?
• What power problems has your building faced in the past?
• How stable is your utility provider
• Are there any businesses nearby that could disrupt your facility’s power?

Verify that your generator is operating properly and reliable. Your generator is more important if your UPS can only run for a few seconds.

Understanding Your Uptime Requirements

Many of our clients consider time lost to be money lost. Every organization we work for has its own perspective on uptime. An outage at a facility can be a nuisance or a serious problem. It can have a significant impact on the company’s reputation, product delivery, and bottom line. Be sure to evaluate the true cost of downtime before you invest in a UPS system. You can increase reliability by choosing equipment with a high Mean Time between Failure (MTBF) and designing redundancy in critical power paths.

Do you need assistance in choosing the right UPS system? Multi Link Engineering, an independent UPS solution provider, can give you an objective opinion about the available systems and help find the best fit for your mission-critical environment. We have all the solutions for your UPS needs and provide you the best UPS systems that can save you from losses due to power shortages.