About this course
Overview
A UPS only earns its place on the day the mains fails. Two classroom days cover the types of UPS, how the rectifier, inverter, DC bus and bypass work, how battery banks are configured and sized for runtime, and the faults that turn up in service. You then spend two days at industrial sites looking at real installations: UPS equipment, battery banks, bypass arrangements, alarm histories and maintenance records. The course ends with a practical assessment and a written troubleshooting report. Site visits depend on host-site approval, and live testing is limited to authorised, qualified people.
What you will be able to do
Learning outcomes
- Identify the components of a UPS from its block diagram
- Size a battery bank and work out backup runtime
- Read UPS alarms and isolate the fault
- Judge battery health from test results
- Write a preventive maintenance checklist for a UPS installation
- Present a fault investigation with corrective recommendations
What the course sets out to do
Course objectives
- Explain how single-phase and three-phase UPS systems operate
- Compare offline, line-interactive and online double-conversion designs
- Calculate UPS loading, battery capacity and backup runtime
- Diagnose common UPS and battery faults
- Assess battery condition from voltage, resistance and temperature readings
- Build preventive maintenance schedules and fault reports
Who it is for
Target audience
Electrical and maintenance engineers, technicians and supervisors who install, maintain or manage UPS and battery systems.
Before you start
Prerequisites
A basic grounding in electrical systems is recommended.
