APC

Server rooms, control rooms and network cabinets are the usual home of an APC UPS. The brand started in 1981 as American Power Conversion and its units now carry the label APC by Schneider Electric. Seven Star LLC lists APC uninterruptible power supplies from desktop Back-UPS units to modular Symmetra systems, together with battery packs and network cards, and sources them for sites in Oman.

APC UPS families on this page

APC names its UPS lines by topology and size:

• Back-UPS and Back-UPS Pro: line-interactive units for workstations and small loads, such as BX1600MI-MS and BR1600MI
• Smart-UPS: line-interactive models with sine wave output, including SMT750I, SMC1000IC and the Smart-UPS X SMX3000HV with its SMX120BP external battery pack
• Smart-UPS SRT and Smart-UPS RT: online double-conversion units, for example SRT2200XLI, SRT3000XLI, SRT5KRMXLI and SURT8000XLI
• Easy UPS Online: SRV2KIL
• Symmetra LX and Symmetra PX: modular, scalable systems for larger loads

The AP9641 Network Management Card 3 adds remote monitoring to UPS models with a SmartSlot.

Where APC UPS systems are used

In industrial plants across the GCC, APC UPS units back up DCS and PLC cabinets, operator stations, SCADA servers, telecom racks, fire and gas panels and analyzer shelters. Online double-conversion models are normally chosen for control systems because the load is always fed through the inverter. Line-interactive units suit office IT and less critical loads.

Ordering APC UPS units and parts: what we need

Send the full SKU, for example SRT3000XLI, and not only the VA rating. The letters carry meaning: an I in the suffix marks a 230 V international model, XL an extended-run version that accepts external battery packs, and RM a rack-mount form. For a new requirement, give load in watts, input and output voltage, required runtime, tower or rack format, and the plug or hardwire arrangement. For batteries, send the UPS SKU and serial number so the correct replacement battery cartridge can be found in APC documentation.