uninterruptible power supply

English

Noun

uninterruptible power supply (plural uninterruptible power supplies)

1. (electrical engineering) A device or system that almost instantaneously provides emergency power in the case that main power fails.
   • 2009, Geoff Craighead, High-Rise Security and Fire Life Safety, p. 357:

     Examples of emergency power supplies include a storage battery or group of batteries, a generator driven by a fuel-supplied prime mover, or an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) […].

   • 2018, Gloucester Advocate, 24 June:

     This upgrade comes after the installation of a $50,000 uninterruptible power supply system to compliment the facilities independent power supply.

Synonyms

• uninterruptible power source
• UPS

Translations

Translations

• French: alimentation statique sans coupure f
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