Energy efficiency criteria in uninterruptible power supply selection

Applied Energy

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1312-1321

  Moreno Munoz, A ^a   Rosa, Juan José González de la ^b   Flores Arias, J M ^a   Bellido Outerino, F J ^a   Gil de Castro, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

DC power supply; High performance facilities; High tech industries; Power quality; Uninterruptible power supply; UPS

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EQUIPMENT; MICROELECTRONICS; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); POWER QUALITY;

DC POWER SUPPLIES; ELECTRICAL DISTURBANCES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY CRITERIA; ENERGY EFFICIENT; HIGH TECH INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL PROCESSS; MICRO-ELECTRONIC DEVICES; MOMENTARY INTERRUPTIONS;

UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SYSTEMS;

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POWER GENERATION; POWER PLANT; VULNERABILITY;

EID: 78650536930     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2010.08.017     Document Type: Article

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