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Uninterruptible power supplies
I was watching an item on TV about use of batteries to balance the
national grid. I have also heard it said that the supply is likely to become less reliable with increased dependence on renewables. I have always assumed that an uninterruptible power supply must be energy inefficient for the same reasons as stand-by uses electricity. Is this a correct assumption or does a UPS not consume any electricity at all unless it is brought into use? As an aside, could a power cut ever damage a modern computer (say if you happened to be installing an update or defragmenting a disc when it happened)? |
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