standby power source


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standby power source

[′stand¦bī ′pau̇·ər ‚sȯrs]
(electricity)
An uninterruptible power system in which the load normally operated from the commercial power line is switched to the output of a dc-to-ac static inverter powered by a battery in the event of a power failure.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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