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Hi all,
I know the average amps and watts of my server and NAS. I want to buy a battery backup UPS but I can't figure out how to calculate how long it will last on battery.
The server draws 140W on average and 1.1 amps (let's say 280 to be safe), while the NAS does about 100 (this is way higher than its actual draw, just trying to be safe).
If I want the battery to last 5 minutes, how many VA would that be?
Yeah I tried finding calculators or formulas on Google. There were no calculators I could find and I was not understanding the equations for manual calculation.
Any help would be appreciated!
Edit: u/NoConfidence946 sent me a very helpful chart! Got it figured out :) https://www.apcguard.com/Smart-UPS-Runtime-Chart.asp
Hey,
We have an APC UPS and I'd like to get a better understanding on how runtime is calculated.
I don't know jack shit about electricity but have recently been trying to learn more about voltage/amps/watts/ WHR/kWH.
I have been looking at the different formulas for getting total watts/WHR and logged into one of our UPS out of curiosity.
Here is what I see on our unit now. The runtime is pretty low:
https://ibb.co/tMbFdvm
We need to buy another UPS for a smaller site and I am trying to figure out the formula APC uses(hopefully using he number here in the status page) to determine runtime. The UPS we are replacing has the same GUI. We'd like to get at least 30 mins runtime.
Thanks