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Your Critical Infrastructure and COVID-19 (Coronavirus)

Our clients and partners rely on Quality Power Solutions (QPS) to be available in every type of emergency. At QPS, we feel that it’s important…

UPS Battery Replacement Five Leading Causes of UPS Battery Failure

Battery failure is the leading culprit behind the majority of UPS catastrophes. But despite batteries’ vulnerability to premature failure, you don’t have to be a…

UPS batteries Understanding UPS Systems: The Four Basic Things You Need to Know

Many of us who deal with emergency back-up power are often asked to manage a number of complicated systems that require specific attention to parts,…

A series of of connected UPS batteries. An Overview of UPS Battery Types

Batteries: The Heart of Your UPS System If you think of your UPS as the “nervous system” of your back-up power management set-up, the batteries…

confused man looking at computer Line Interactive vs. Double Conversion UPS – Which One’s Best?

A client once purchased a line-interactive UPS system to protect their sensitive metrology units. Still, their units continued to fail from power problems. Why? Because…

alarm red light WARNING: What Your UPS Alarm is Trying to Tell You

How to Decode the Alarm On Your UPS UPS systems are extremely efficient at signaling alerts if something malfunctions. But to the untrained eye and…

Four Components of a UPS System Why You Must Know the Four Components of a UPS System

Knowing what your UPS system does should be just the beginning of your UPS knowledge. Going a step further to learn the key components of…

True Outdoor UPS for High Temperature and Harsh Environments

One question that we often receive is how to provide reliable power conditioning and uninterrupted power when the environment is less than ideal. High temperatures,…

field-service-engineer-computer How Energy Efficient is Your UPS System?

When a company is deciding on ideal back-up power equipment for their space, they consider many factors, such as the capabilities of the system, how…

ups-room-large The Match Game: What UPS Model Best Fits Your Application?

Everybody wants to find their “match.” This is true in both life and in business: finding the right job, the right partner or the right…

powerware-9170-refurbished-module Refurbished Battery Modules: Pairing Safety with Savings

Modular UPS systems are designed to be flexible, and are often more user-friendly when it comes to replacing UPS batteries. Rather than a cabinet full…

toshiba-scib-battery Learn More About UPS Lithium-Ion Battery Technology

Lithium-ion battery technology has been a frequent discussion point in the UPS industry lately, and we at QPS have had many inquiries about the technology…

ups-alarm-codes UPS in Alarm: What Happens Next.

We ran an article on “What Your UPS Alarm is trying to Tell You” to help explain some of the basic alarms you might experience.…

Engineer Reviews UPS Alarm QPS Blog Year in Review: Lessons from Critical Power Discussions

At Quality Power Solutions, it’s important to us to build a knowledge base with our readers and customers, so we can create a meaningful shared…

Eaton, summary report, blackout tracker 5 Takeaways from Eaton’s 2017 Blackout Tracker Report

Since 2008, power equipment provider Eaton has collated and released an annual report called the Eaton Blackout Tracker . This report compiles annual power outage…

thermal image scanner, thermal imaging Understanding Field Service Reports Part 4: Thermal Image Scanning

Our fourth and final entry in our series on understanding field service reports looks at deciphering the results of thermal image scanning. The thermal image…

UPS load balancing electrician Understanding Field Service Reports Part 3: Balancing UPS Loads

Our third entry in our series on field service reports concentrates on understanding balancing UPS loads. Before we dive in, let’s start by defining what…