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backup power

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An additional power source that can be used in the event of power failure. See UPS and backup.

A Half Minute of Backup
This roomful of lead acid batteries stands ready to drain itself entirely in less than a minute. It serves as backup power in a large datacenter between the time a power outage has been detected and the generators can come up to full speed.



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6 million toward the construction of a new central plant to supply backup power and chilled water to the Los Angeles Harbor College.
Wilmington by Filus, Sarah / Los Angeles Business Journal
PALMDALE -- Federal Aviation Administration officials are investigating why a backup power system failed at the air-traffic control center that directs jetliners flying in and out of Southern California after a vehicle crash knocked down a high-power line in Palmdale.
FAA PROBES FAILURE OF CONTROL CENTER'S BACKUP GENERATOR by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
If there is no backup power source available to make the technology work, then chances are that all that best-of-breed technology means nothing for your client.
Leading technology is only half the battle for a reliable disaster ... by Johnston, Eric / Computer Technology Review
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