Uninterruptible power supply

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-006353",
  "term": "Uninterruptible power supply",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A device that provides continuous electrical power to connected equipment when the primary power source fails. It contains batteries and power conditioning circuitry to bridge the gap between a power outage and the activation of a backup generator, or to allow for an orderly shutdown of systems. UPS units are rated by their apparent power in volt-amperes (VA) and real power in watts (W).",
  "synonyms": [
    "uninterruptible power source",
    "UPS"
  ],
  "subject": "Industrial supplies, equipment, and components",
  "see_also": [
    "UPS"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "unterbrechungsfreie Stromversorgung",
    "es": "sistema de alimentación ininterrumpida",
    "fr": "alimentation sans interruption"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/uninterruptible-power-supply/"
}