Uninterruptible Power Supplies

Title: Uninterruptible Power Supplies
Author: J. Platts and J.D. St. Aubyn (Eds.)
ISBN: 0863412637 / 9780863412639
Format: Hard Cover
Pages: 160
Publisher: IEE
Year: 1992
Availability: In Stock

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Now that computer and electronic control systems are widely established, many essential services (such as hospitals, traffic control, airports etc) and industrial / production facilities (including power stations) can be seriously disturbed by breaks in or contamination of their power supplies. This book is a comprehensive guide to the various types of uninterruptible power supply (UPS) available, and how a UPS can be specified and applied for safe and reliable functioning in the working environment.

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Chapter 1 : Why the Need Arises
Chapter 2 : History and Market Growth
Chapter 3 : Dynamic Systems with Battery Energy Store
Chapter 4 : Rotary Systems with Integral Diesel Engine
Chapter 5 : Static Thyristor Inverter System with Battery Energy Store
Chapter 6 : Static Transistor UPS Incorporating Battery Backup
Chapter 7 : Batteries
Chapter 8 : Applications to Air Transporation
Chapter 9 : Applications to Telecommunications
Chapter 10 : Harmonic Distortion of UPS Input and Output Voltages
Chapter 11 : UPS Reliability
Chapter 12 : The Specification

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