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APC was founded in 1981 by three MIT Lincoln Lab electronic power engineers. Originally, the engineers focused on solar power research and development. [2] When government funding for their research ended, APC shifted its focus to power protection by introducing its first UPS in 1984.
A UPS designed for powering DC equipment is very similar to an online UPS, except that it does not need an output inverter. Also, if the UPS's battery voltage is matched with the voltage the device needs, the device's power supply will not be needed either. Since one or more power conversion steps are eliminated, this increases efficiency and ...
The Smart-UPS is a series of enterprise-level uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) made by American Power Conversion (APC). [1] Most of the units have a SmartSlot (with the exception of SC and SMC series) which accepts an optional interface card providing features ranging from network connectivity to temperature and humidity monitoring. [2]
Apcupsd, short for APC UPS daemon, is a utility that runs on Linux, UNIX, macOS and Windows. [1]: 1, 8–9 It allows the computer to interact with APC UPSes. Apcupsd also works with some OEM-branded products (e.g. Hewlett-Packard) manufactured by APC. [1]: 7 [2] [3] Apcupsd is a free software equivalent of the APC's proprietary PowerChute software.
Pavel KoĊenský's original apcd provided the inspiration for pursuing the APC Smart-UPS protocol in 1996. [4] This is the same software that Apcupsd derived from, according to the Debian maintainer of the latter. [5] Russell Kroll, the original NUT author and coordinator, released the initial package, named smartupstools, in 1998.
A 10-outlet rack-mount PDU (front), connected to a UPS (bottom unit on right) A temporary PDU, distributing 120 volt AC power at an outdoor event Cabinet PDU with access doors open A power distribution unit ( PDU ) is a device fitted with multiple outputs designed to distribute electric power, especially to racks of computers and networking ...
United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) is an American multinational shipping & receiving and supply chain management company founded in 1907. [1] Originally known as the American Messenger Company specializing in telegraphs, UPS has expanded to become a Fortune 500 company [6] and one of the world's largest shipping couriers.
The UPS Store (formerly the United States arm of Mail Boxes Etc.) is a franchised subsidiary of United Parcel Service which provides, according to its website, shipping, shredding, printing, fax, passport photos, personal and business mailboxes, and notary services.