UPS, But Not the Shipping Company

(Season 4) Minisode 8

Uninterruptible Power Supplies! Little boxes that... might not be so little. They're heavy, you can plug things into them, but what makes them so important?

Sources can be found on our website, as always.
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Uninterruptible Power Supplies! Little boxes that… might not be so little. They’re heavy, you can plug things into them, but what makes them so important?

Sources:

How a UPS Works:

TrippLite.com, Accessed: 12 October 2021, “What is an Inverter?”SparkEnergy.com, Accessed: 12 October 2021, “The Difference Between a Blackout and A Brownout”PCMag.com Encyclopedia, Accessed: 12 October 2021, “Brownout”CyberPowerSystems.com Blog, Accessed: 12 October 2021, “How does an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) work?”

PFC Circuit:

Tom’s Hardware, 8 June 2016, “Picking The Right Power Supply: What You Should Know“, PFCSilverstoneTek.com, Accessed: 12 October 2021, “Why we need PFC in PSU”

Sine Wave & Modified Sine Wave:

LifeWire.com, Accessed: 12 October 2021, 28 November 2019, “Can a Modified Sine Wave Inverter Damage Electronics?”TheInverterStore.com, FAQ, “What is the difference between modified, pure sine wave inverters?”

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