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Asked by: Daouya Kremsreiter
technology and computing computer peripheralsWhen was Uninterruptible Power Supply invented?
Keeping this in consideration, who is the inventor of ups?
John J. Hanley
In this regard, how does a UPS work?
A standby UPS runs the computer off of thenormalutility power until it detects a problem. A power invertersimplyturns the DC power delivered by the battery into 120-volt,60-HertzAC power. In a continuous UPS, the computer isalwaysrunning off of battery power and the battery is continuouslybeingrecharged.
The UPS is the electric device which hasrectifierfor providing the backup power to the system whereastheinverter converts the AC into DC. The main function oftheUPS is to store the electric supply whereastheinverter converts the AC power into DCpower.