industrial vs commercial grade UPS

[dedi]

Does any one have any opinion driven by experience on the subject. I am comparing an SCI unit to a Toshiba unit. Not considering cost, I want to know if this units are equally reliable. The DC bus voltage is typically higher on the "commercial" units like I found. But is there any reason why the industrial units are the best and in what application. Thanks

 

[ruggedscot]

Industrial units tend to be more robust as they have to cope with supplying an industrial load. Also if a unit fails supplying an industrial process the result could be catastrophic plant down time costs and product waste so by rights they will try and spec a unit in such a way as to make it more reliable and less likely to break down....

Also they will charge you a lot more for an industrial unit aswell....

If you have the money Id go get the best that I could afford.

Rugged

 

[EEAutomEng]

What is the voltage supply to the UPS and how many VA do you need to "back-up"? If you're powering a critical load, then your best bet would be to use an "On-Line" UPS. If you need more info I have some literature that I can send. And NO, I am not a salesman.