
TOSHIBA
3.0 Product Description
3.1 Theory of Operation
An uninterruptible power supply is a system that is installed between the commercial
powerandtheload equipment. Itisusedduringshort-term blackouts orbrownouts.The
UPS providessteadyacoutputpowerduring thesecommercialpowerinterruptions.
This power is provided for a long enough time so that the load can be shutdown in an
orderlyfashion.Thispreventslossofdataandpossibledamagetobothhardwareand
software.
During normal operation the UPS uses commercial ac power. In addition, it also takes
in all of the high voltage spikes and transients caused by switching and faults, and all
of the common mode and normal mode noise which is associated with commercial ac
power. The UPS converts it all to flat dc power. From this dc power, the UPS charges
itsbatteriesandgeneratesitsownextremelyhighqualityacwaveformoutput.The
result of this process is maximum power conditioning.
IftheacpowersuppliedtotheUPSdropsbelowaspecifiedvoltage level, the unit's
batteriesautomaticallybeginsupplyingpowerinsteadof receiving it. Thisinsuresthat
theloads connected to the UPS continue to receive power with no interruption. When
acinputpowerbecomesavailableagain,operationreturnstonormal.Theunit's
batteriesbegin to recharge so they will beready for the next power interruption.
3.2 Application and Use
Toshiba's1400Seriesofon-lineuninterruptiblepowersupply(UPS)systemsprovide
continuouscomputer-gradeacpowerinacompact,highperformance,andenergy
efficientunit.TheUPSunitassuressafeand reliable operation of critical office
equipment.Thiscanrangefrom wordprocessorsandpersonalcomputerstomini-
computers and local area networks. All units feature an audible alarm which sounds if
thebatteryvoltagedropsbelowstandardduringuse.Thisisanadditionalaid to help
inretainingthevaluable officedatabanks.All unitsallowforcomputerinterfacing and
and an external battery pack option (see specifications).
3.3 Power Backup
Whenanelectricalpowerfailureoccurs,theUPSunit'sinternalmaintenance-free
batteriesautomaticallysupplyback-uppowertotheloadwithoutinterruption.For
example, when used to support a computer, the UPS back-up assures enough
additional time to complete the activity and store data. This allows an orderly shutdown
afterapowerfailurehasoccurred.
3.4 Power Conditioning
When commercial power is present, the UPS supplies conditioned power to the load
while maintaining its batteries in a charged condition. The UPS protects against the
normaleverydayproblemsassociatedwithheavyuseofrawcommercialacpower,
includingpowersags,surges,signalinterference,andspikes.Thisprotectionkeeps
power-lineproblemsfromreachingtheloadswhere theycancauseequipmentto
operateerratically,hard-diskcrashes,orcausedamagetohardwareandsoftware.
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