OnLine Power Protector 3 - Manual (Page 12)

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2.2 BENEFITS
Electrical disturbances can come from practically anywhere: from the incoming power lines and even from
within a building. Outside electrical disturbances include lightning strikes, utility switching, brown-outs,
and accidents. Electrical disturbances in a facility can be caused by load cycling (elevators, HVAC
systems, etc.), fault conditions, welders, and other electrically noisy equipment. Whether the electrical
disturbances are generated outside or within the facility, the following power problems can occur:
Complete power outages;
Brown-outs including momentary sags;
Voltage surges;
Transients including common-mode and transverse-mode noise;
Frequency shifts and fluctuations.
Sensitive equipment needs protection from power problems. Without power protection, users of sensitive
equipment may experience:
Loss of data;
Database corruption;
Rebuilding of files;
Equipment and component deterioration;
Premature equipment failures;
Unexpected equipment malfunctions;
Missed deadlines, especially during batch processing;
Loss of real time transaction processing;
Loss of employee productivity
It offers significant advantages over other alternatives.
The convection cooled, OnLine PWM inverter system, is virtually silent and can be installed anywhere.
On-line PWM technology provides switchover from utility to battery power without any interruption.
The Protector 3 is designed to fit the needs of virtually all power conditioning and UPS applications. It
has been designed to power all forms of modern data processing, communication, and process control
equipment. The Protector 3 does not require any de-rating, as other UPS products may, when powering
100% electronic loads including switching mode power supplies.
The Protector 3 protects sensitive electrical equipment, such as computer servers, telecommunication
networks, LANs, multi-user, and instrumentation systems from electrical interference including problems
associated with poor quality AC power sags and complete power outages.
2.3 PRODUCT FEATURES
The following describes the major blocks within the Protector 3. Please refer to Illustration 2-3
Subassembly Component Location to find specific items.