Outdoor
ac output UPS
Battery backup ac power with wide temperature batteries and built-in heavy duty surge protection for harsh and extreme outdoor environments
Outdoor UPS (uninterruptible power systems) manufactured by TSi Power are available in a variety of sizes and ruggedized outdoor enclosures, with wide temperature batteries, and are typically semi-customized, build to order units per your application requirements. As some of today's electronics are very small, some outdoor UPS are available designed with extra space inside to house your OEM systems, so that you have one less outdoor enclosure to deal with. Outdoor UPS or outdoor uninterruptible power systems, (also called uninterruptible power supplies, but usually just UPS or battery backup systems), are for where uptime is critical to an operation's mission fulfillment. Typical UPS backup times are from 8 to 20 minutes, and can be as long as 14 hours for some systems. If even longer times are desirable, choose an outdoor uninterruptible power supply with extra battery cabinet flexibility, and/or enough extra reserve batteries to satisfy your UPS requirements.
Please look at the Outdoor Series features table at the bottom of the page, or the descriptions below, to determine the OutdoorUPs/XUPs series elements you need. If you then want more detailed specifications, click on the model's hyperlink. If you need dc output UPS, please click on the link in the top menu/navigation section or here for outdoor dc output UPS.
Choosing the optimal size UPS for your application
Please remember that your actual measured true RMS current/amperage is what will determine your backup time, not your electronics' nameplate ratings, which sometimes are double or even triple what the actual amperage (or watts) is that your systems use. In other words, you're likely to be pleasantly surprised if you base your backup time estimation on your nameplate ratings, but perhaps not too happy if you find out you bought a UPS one or two sizes larger than you really needed. For calculating actual backup time, a good rule of thumb is that if your actual load is 3/4 of the UPS capacity, you usually can double your backup time, and if it is 1/2 loaded, you can usually triple your backup time. You are welcome to call for a recommendation for your application.
These outdoor UPS come with wide temperature batteries, and are
engineered for extreme/severe weather conditions, typically -20° to +60°C
(-4° to +140°F). Even lower temperatures -40° to +60°C (-40° to +140°F) can
be accommodated with an optional battery heater. For high availability power
for extreme mission-critical applications, redundant uninterruptible power
systems, and/or motor-generators or dc to ac inverters are possible by
adding an automatic transfer switch (ATS). Similar to the RAID concept of
redundant arrays of inexpensive hard drives, ATS enables redundant arrays of
inexpensive UPS.
Please note: UPS providing power sources for an ATS unit must provide a pure sine wave, even on battery backup, otherwise the ATS will not recognize it as a power source. Of the units below, all OutdoorXUPs have pure sine wave outputs even on battery backup. The OutdoorUPs-550 does not.
Typical outdoor uninterruptible power systems applications are:
- Cellular base stations ~ to keep wireless communications up and running with high availability power.
- CCTV or surveillance camera systems ~ to enable uptime of mission-critical security systems even if the power is cut.
- Research systems ~ to make sure experiments and monitoring systems make it all the way through the study.
Outdoor UPS series
Outdoor XUPs
~ The Outdoor XUPs Series is a UPs system in an outdoor rated enclosure with
wide temperature batteries and built-in automatic voltage regulation to
handle brownouts and overvoltages within a wide voltage input window,
without having to exercise the batteries, thus lengthening battery
life. This is a heavy duty uninterruptible power system with a pure sine
wave output. It has communications capability, a comprehensive array of
status LED's and is relatively light weight.
As these systems are all build to order, please consider if you will need optional battery heaters for arctic or mountain top conditions. For OEMs, if your applications utilize very small components and if certain circumstances exist which would preclude you from using your own exterior cabinet, please discuss if the units need to be built with enough room to enable your equipment to be housed inside, typically in the upper quadrant of the enclosure
Typical Outdoor XUPs ac input - ac output configurations include, but are not limited to the
following:
OutdoorXUPs-600A/B ~
115 vac, 600 VA
OutdoorXUPs-600C ~ 115
vac, 600 VA with extended run time
OutdoorXUPs-600-6339
~ 120/240 vac split phase, 600 VA, with maintenance bypass
OutdoorXUPs-600-6969
~ 120/240 vac, similar to above, but twice the backup time
OutdoorXUPs-1000A/B ~
115 vac, 1 kVA
OutdoorXUPs-1500A/B ~
115 vac, 1.5 kVA
OutdoorXUPs-2200A/B ~
115 vac, 2.2 kVA
OutdoorXUPs-600A/BHV
~ 230 vac, 600 VA
OutdoorXUPs-600CHV ~
230
vac, 600 VA with extended run time
OutdoorXUPs-1000A/BHV ~
230 vac, 1 kVA
OutdoorXUPs-1500A/BHV
~ 230 vac, 1.5 kVA
OutdoorXUPs-2200A/BHV ~
230 vac, 2.2 kVA
OutdoorXUPs-3000A/BHV ~ 230 vac, 3 kVA (please call)
Please call if your application requires other sizes, dc ouput in addition to ac output, longer backup times or special considerations such as NEMA 4X enclosures.
Outdoor
UPS-550 ~ these basic design units are outdoor UPS with
communications capability and backup times up to 1.2 hours at 360 watts, or
6 hours at 50 watts.
These UPS systems are Windows XP, LAN and UNIX compatible, have
under-voltage protection, heavy-duty surge protection and filtering,
and wide temperature batteries. They have a modified square wave
output, suitable for most electronics, and thus are less expensive than the
above pure sine wave XUPs. As such, if you are interested in this particular model, please
confirm that your systems are modified square wave input compatible.
Standard Outdoor UPs configurations include, but are not limited to:
OutdoorUPs-550 ~ 120 vac,
550 VA / 360 watts.
Other sizes are available for OEM applications. Please call to discuss your
system requirements.
UPS
automatic shutdown software
Instructions for configuring Windows XP Professional for automatic shutdown with TSi UPS.
Please note:
most new computer operating systems, such as Windows XP Professional, have
automatic shutdown elements incorporated, and eliminate the need for a
separate shutdown package. Please consult your operating system manual.
UPS shutdown instructions ~ in Adobe PDF format.
Outdoor UPS Series features table
| Features | Outdoor UPS Series | |
| XUPs | UPs | |
| Wide voltage input window | ||
| Automatic voltage regulation | ||
| Extra battery cabinet ready | ||
| Pure sine wave output | ||
| Modified square wave output | ||
| Heavy duty filtering and surge protection | ||
| NEMA 3R/IP44 rated outdoor enclosure | ||
| Communications capability | ||
| Overcurrent protection - circuit breaker | ||
TSi Power also manufactures custom/bespoke outdoor uninterruptible power systems. Please call for more information.
