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>6. Vendor information</H1
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>Note: Many of these manufacturers make specialty systems for
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large data centers, not the consumer-grade UPSes that we cover in
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most of the rest of this document.</P
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>American Power Conversion</A
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> APC is the largest manufacturer of small UPSes (<2000 VA)
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and has a whole line
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of UPS systems (mostly line interactive), software, and
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power system accessories which can be purchased directly
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from them or via many retail
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outlets around the United States and overseas.
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HREF="http://www.belkin.com/index.asp"
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>Belkin</A
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> Belkin makes a lot of computer connectivity products,
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including UPSes.
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>Clary Corporation</A
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> Clary sells UPS products and specializes in emergency,
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military, and life support systems. They also sell
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management software and accessories.
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HREF="http://www.controlledpwr.com/"
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>Controlled Power Company</A
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> Controlled Power produces UPS systems, power conditioners,
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voltage regulators and transformers. Equipment can be
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ordered direct.
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>Eaton Powerware</A
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> Eaton Powerware includes the product line that was formerly
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Best Power, Inc.. They produce many types of UPS systems.
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more advanced line interactive systems, and ferroresonant
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line interactive systems as well as software, PDUs, and
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power system accessories.
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HREF="http://www.gotoemerson.com/main/default.asp"
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>Emerson Electronics</A
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Emerson is a big electronics conglomerate. Its claim to
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fame in the UPS world is that it's the parent company to Liebert.
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>Energy Technologies, Inc.</A
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> Energy Technologies provides power devices (including UPSes)
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for physically demanding customers, including military and
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vehicle uses. Most if their UPS systems seem to fall in
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the 600 to 6000 VA range.
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>Exide Electronics</A
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> One of the bigger players in the data center sized UPS
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system industry, Exide also makes more modest sized
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on-line and line interactive systems. Exide products
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can be purchased direct or from their distributors.
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>Gamatronic Electronic Industris, Ltd.</A
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> We're told these guys are the largest UPS manufacturer
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in Israel and the Middle East. Their product line runs
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the gammut from 1000 VA to 150 kVA systems.
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>General Electric Industrial Systems</A
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> Yup, GE makes UPSes from 300 VA up to MVA systems.
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>IntelliPower, Inc.</A
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Intellipower sells on-line UPS systems and management software.
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>Liebert</A
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> A subsidiary of Emerson Electronics (see above), Liebert
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is probably the largest manufacturer of large (10 kVA +)
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UPS systems. Also well known for their other data center
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products including power distribution units and HVAC
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products. They also make smaller UPS systems (300 VA on
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up), but these are not nearly as popular.
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>MGE UPS Systems</A
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> MGE UPS Systems sells UPS systems from 300 VA to the very
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large and additional power equipment.
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>Mitsubishi Electric Automation</A
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> Mitsubishi Electric Automation seems to specialize in
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larger (> 5 kVA) UPSes, but they make them as small as
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1 kVA.
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>Oneac</A
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> Oneac sells line interactive and online UPS systems with
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software in the US and UK. They were acquired by the
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Chloride Group (see Chloride Power, below) in 1998.
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</P
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>OPTI-UPS</A
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> OPTI-UPS makes standby, line-interactive, and online UPS
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systems ranging from 375 VA to 8000 VA.
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</P
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>Philtek</A
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><DD
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> Philtek makes inverters and other similar power system
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components.
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</P
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HREF="http://www.waber.com/"
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>SL Waber</A
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> SL Waber sells mostly UPS systems including the Tripp Lite
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brand name as well as a wide assortment of surge suppression
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and other power accessories.
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HREF="http://www.toshiba.com/"
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>Toshiba</A
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> Toshiba sells a lot of things, including UPSes. They sell
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online UPSes from 1400 VA to the 300 kVA range. One of
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Toshiba's product lines are UPSes specially designed to
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automatically configure themselves to work with both US
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(60 Hz) and European (50 Hz) power.
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</P
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HREF="http://www.p3international.com/"
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>P3 International</A
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><DD
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><P
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> P3 International makes a number of cool consumer electronics
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devices, but as far as this document is concerned, the
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most interesting is an easy-to-use and relatively
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inexpensive power monitoring device called "Kill A Watt".
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When you can't or don't want to use a good break-out cable
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and ammeter, this device is a good choice for measuring
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power consumption.
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</P
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HREF="http://www.power-innovations.com/"
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>Power Innovations International, Inc.</A
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> Power Innovations sells online UPS systems ranging from
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500 VA to 400 kVA.
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</P
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>Chloride Power</A
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> Chloride Power is a relative newcomer to the U.S. market
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but has much more experience and is better known in Europe.
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For the US market Chloride produces online UPS from the 700
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VA to 3000 kVA range, and what look like they might be
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standby systems from 300 VA to 650 VA.
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>There are a lot of companies in this space, and there's no way that
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we can list all of them. We try to include most of the best known companies
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along with a few niche players that might be of interest to the readers of
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