July 8, 2011

A 3000va Unit that outputs 3600watts

A customer today reminded me of a great spec on the Tripplite 3000 CRM UPS unit (tl314)

As I have mentioned before, usually a 3000va unit can only provide 2800watts, if its very efficient.  But since this Tripplite unit can be hardwired, the unit can actually output a full 3600watts.   How does that happen?

Well probably because the Tripplite engineers upped the specs on the components, so they can handle 4kva or 40amps of power.  While it is good practice to overspec in manufacturing, very few companies still do it.

Tripplite's commitment to better quality UPSes show on this unit...  And their effort means they have the largest 120volt UPS unit available.