Lithium-ion UPS Systems Could Soon Replace Lead-Acid Ones

APD Medical Power Supply & Lithium-ion UPS Solutions — Built for the challenges of today

The healthcare industry is a key market for power supplies — APD is a power supply company providing custom solutions for medical equipment and network equipment. New systems meet all environmental, thermal, and high-pressure load specifications, while Medical Power Supplies protect the PSU from failure resulting from high-frequency 4G/5G signal interference.

This year’s bleak economic outlook brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, has had a ripple effect across mutiple industries and forced us to change how business is done. Working from home, online meetings, and distance learning have become the new normal. This leads to an increase in the demand for more connected devices, which require more reliable electricity delivery.

The impact of COVID-19 is most apparent to the healthcare sector. High-use life-safety medical devices, such as ventilators, oxygen concentrators, and respiratory humidifiers, require a stable and uninterrupted power supply. Most healthcare facilities are already at or beyond maximum capacity, and they are handling an ever-growing number of patients, which means more devices and medical systems on the grid.

The toll goes beyond the hospital. Equipment manufacturers are facing labor shortages while medical equipment demand has been increasing. Many manufacturers are speeding up automation, and that’s putting a strain on reliable power systems. In mission-critical medical systems, constant and stable power is vital. This is where the benefits of APD designed dedicated lithium-ion (Li-ion) UPS systems over traditional lead-acid UPS products become clear.

Li-ion UPS systems have twice the energy density, double the lifespan, and are smaller and lighter than lead-acid battery-based systems. In the past few years, the price of APD’s lithium-ion UPS products have decreased substantially. They offer a considerable reduction in maintenance and replacement costs. Only premium quality protection components are used in their lithium-ion UPS products, which comply with rigorous safety and performance requirements.