Inventors:
James Thompson - Raleigh NC, US
Brian Young - Raleigh NC, US
International Classification:
H02B 1/00
Abstract:
A UPS includes power supply circuitry configured to selectively provide power to an external load from a plurality of power sources. An applications processor is integrated within the UPS, powered by the power supply circuitry, and configured to provide an operating system that supports loading and execution of externally-supplied applications, such as mission-critical network and/or control applications. The applications processor may be configured to provide a communications interface for the UPS, and may be operative to load applications via the communications interface. In further embodiments, a circuit card may be configured to be installed in a UPS and includes an applications processor configured to provide an operating system that supports loading and execution of externally supplied applications.