Which UPS?

[Scott Allen]

On 14 June 2012 15:04, Lennart Sorensen <lsorense-1wCw9BSqJbv44Nm34jS7GywD8/FfD2ys at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> The utility would hate such a design.  Only drawing power at the peak
> of the AC wave does not make them happy.

Agreed. That's why modern supplies have power factor correction
circuitry, not just diode and capacitor rectification.

I was just trying to explain to Hugh why you get more or less constant
flat 170VDC when rectifying and filtering 120VAC using diodes and
capacitors, instead of 120VDC.

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Scott
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