How to choose the most suitable UPS?

We can offer you advice to help you choose the product that best suits your needs. If you indicate the application, we will advise you so you can choose the most suitable product.

Nevertheless, we can make some basic recommendations when making your choice:

• Estimate the required power.
  All electronic products normally indicate rated power (expressed in watts). Nevertheless. we have to anticipate the maximum current peaks that the component may experience. Depending on the type of load the peaks may be up to 7 times greater than the rated power (for example, motors, glow lamps, etc.). In many cases this is because the device accumulates energy at start-up, with a high consumption for a few milliseconds. However this occasional consumption could damage the UPS.
  We also have to consider energy loss in cables, power factor, etc..
  If you have any doubts contact us.

• The type of load to be powered.
  Special care has to be taken with inductive loads. This type of load has a greater real consumption of power than it appears; moreover the UPS protectors may not detect these problems fast enough and may be damaged.

• Determine the autonomy required.

• Also determine other requirements, such as: The need for automatic reset if the battery runs out; software for closing files; dry contacts for interaction with machines, information centralisation and supervision requirements, etc.

• Future extension, safety and connectivity.
  We have to determine what we will need in the future when choosing products. To calculate the approximate required power of your UPS use the following general guidelines:

Nevertheless, one should always verify real power requirements. Once the required power in watts has been determined, we calculate the power in VA needed by our UPS as follows: