i think medyo wla pa kasabot ang uban about sa UPS ug AVR.
pasabton nako ang uban ha.
now, UPS is Uninterruptable Power Supply function is to give you back-up power (most brands only offer 15-30 minutes of back-up power since the output is AC, stored in a battery) when there is sudden power supply cut-off.
while, AVR is Automatic Voltage Regulator function is TO REGULATE POWER SURGES(high voltage, low voltage, fluctuations, electricity spikes) and maintain it to a stable and safe power voltage of 220v or 110v depends on the output.
UPS DOES NOT REGULATE electricity and AVR DOES NOT GIVE YOU BACK-UP POWER.
you cannot say UPS is better than AVR or the other way around.. the 2 complements each other and no one is better than the other because they are two different machines with different functions.
example:
you live in lapu-lapu, power supplier is MECO, known to be very unstable power supplier sahay mag high voltage usahay mag low voltage, so mao ni prime nga enemy sa mga PSU.
so kung mag UPS RA KA, kung mag brown-out you have 15 minutes to save your work especially kung programmer ka nga limtanun ug quicksave. but.. your psu and your whole puter is prone to damage due to unstable power supply.. because you main source (MECO) is already unstable.
so kung mag AVR pud ka, you will get a steady and regulated power, maintained at 220v +-5% depende sa brand... BUT you will not have back-up power kung mag brown-out.. off jud ka diretso.
about complimenting each other.. pwede ka mag ups ug avr.. you connect your ups to the main power source (outlet) and you connect your avr to you ups, so ang supply sa avr gikan sa ups.. it will give you the function of both, back-up power and stable power.
naa pu brand nga 2-in-1 avr and ups.. pero mahal kaau.
brands:
philippine made brands of avr: panther, zebra, aegis
other brands katong mga sikat kaau.. mga silverstone etc..
sorry sa OT
