How to choose the right Uninterruptible Power Supply for your Desktop Computer

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Choosing the right and perfect Uninterruptible Power Supply for your desktop computer here in the Philippines is not an easy task to do. You’ll need to understand things, how UPS works, what are the factors and features you’ll need. To help you out, here are some tips you may consider in choosing the perfect battery back-up for your computer.

Power you need.

One way of sizing up an uninterruptible power supply is the amount of power it will deliver. This power is usually stated in Volts-Amp or VA. If the electronic device you plug into the UPS outlet call for more power that the UPS can deliver, the UPS definitely will not work.

A good battery back-up will feel that the electronic device you plugged in need more power than it can give when the power from main source fails. Once the backup notice this, it will give you an alert or signal that it won’t be able to provide the needed power when main source fails. 

Run Time

This simply answers the question – how long you want to supply the back-up power to the plugged electronic device? Do you want the UPS to provide the backup power for just 10 to 20 minutes? Or you want it to supply needed power for hours, or days? Regarding desktops computers, they only supply ample time, from 5 minutes to 30, just right for you to save your work and shut the computer down properly.

UPS Types

You may want also to consider what type of UPS you need.

Standby UPS - is the simplest and least expensive UPS design. It offers the most basic features, providing surge protection and battery backup. The protected device is normally connected directly to incoming utility power. This kind of UPS will be designed to power certain equipment, such as personal computer. Perfect for your desktop or laptop computers!

On-Line Interactive – this is quite similar in operation to a standby UPS, but with the addition of a multi-tap variable-voltage autotransformer. This design came about because of the standby type inability to provide an acceptable output voltage to the connected equipment during brown-out situations.

On-Line UPS – also called a true UPS. It is the best type you can buy in the market. This is both very similar to and totally opposite to standby UPS. Similar in the way that it has the same two power sources, and transfer switch that selects between them and opposite in the way that it has reversed it sources. In the Online UPS, the primary power source is the UPS’s battery and the utility power is the secondary power source. The online UPS is ideal for environment where electrical isolation is necessary of that equipment is very sensitive to power fluctuations.

UPS Outlets

All UPS have outlets providing battery backup power. This means that when there is a power failure, these outlets sill push out the power. These outlets are where you plug in electronic devices like computers etch.

Some units have “surge only” outlets that provide whatever protection the UPS has against spikes, surges and noise, but not against brownouts or outages. Plug those printers, computers and other electronic devices that you don’t mind stopping when the power goes out into these outlets.





Understanding these things will lead you in buying the right battery back-up for your electronic device. Also make sure you buy UPS at reliable stores like Panther in the Philippines. They offer the best uninterruptible power supply in Philippine market.