Uninterruptible Power Supplies! Little boxes that… might not be so little. They’re heavy, you can plug things into them, but what makes them so important?
Sources:
How a UPS Works:
- TrippLite.com, Accessed: 12 October 2021, “What is an Inverter?”
- SparkEnergy.com, Accessed: 12 October 2021, “The Difference Between a Blackout and A Brownout”
- PCMag.com Encyclopedia, Accessed: 12 October 2021, “Brownout”
- CyberPowerSystems.com Blog, Accessed: 12 October 2021, “How does an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) work?”
PFC Circuit:
- Tom’s Hardware, 8 June 2016, “Picking The Right Power Supply: What You Should Know“, PFC
- SilverstoneTek.com, Accessed: 12 October 2021, “Why we need PFC in PSU”
Sine Wave & Modified Sine Wave:
- LifeWire.com, Accessed: 12 October 2021, 28 November 2019, “Can a Modified Sine Wave Inverter Damage Electronics?”
- TheInverterStore.com, FAQ, “What is the difference between modified, pure sine wave inverters?”
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