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Why wouldn't I just buy a bunch of small UPS that are already commercially available?


UPS units are low power have minimal storage and no smart coordination or control. They also often last less than 3 years.


Ok, so why wouldn't I buy a UPS with slightly more capacity and longer lived cells? They exist.

And what sort of 'coordination' can a UPS possibly do with other UPS? It either powers it's loads or not. What does the status of other UPS have to do with it?




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