What to do in a power cut
Language: English Series: Building Services & Environmental Engineer ; November 1987, 12(1)Publication details: 1987Subject(s): Summary: Computers rely on a clean and continuous electricity supply to operate effectively. This article briefly reports on the development of uninterrupible power systems (UPS) by Emerson Electric UK Ltd which are designed to replace mains supply when a failure occurs and to condition the mains supply so that frequency variations or line noises are not transmitted to the computers. This prevents system crashes and data corruption.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Journal article | London Journal article | ABS38459 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 10770-1001 |
Computers rely on a clean and continuous electricity supply to operate effectively. This article briefly reports on the development of uninterrupible power systems (UPS) by Emerson Electric UK Ltd which are designed to replace mains supply when a failure occurs and to condition the mains supply so that frequency variations or line noises are not transmitted to the computers. This prevents system crashes and data corruption.