UPS Run Time and Battery Backup Calculator:

Are you planning to buy New UPS? Or is it time for you to replace your old battery? Or simply you wish to know how to calculate UPS run time or battery backup in order to estimate how long your batteries will provide the backup time during a power outage? Use our free online UPS run-time calculator to estimate battery backup duration.

It is fast, easy, and completely free – no signup required!

Why our Run time Calculator:

Unlike hundreds of calculators available on internet for battery backup calculation, our calculator is designed based on actual battery manufacturer data providing up to 90% accurate result whether you are sizing your batteries in Watts (W) or Amps Hour (Ah), while other free calculators available over internet only reach the accuracy of up to 50% and yet you still need to perform your own research to figure out whether the battery size calculated even exists. For example, you need 3000Ah battery as per calculator, however you do not know whether 3000Ah battery actually exist. It will be great if it does. If it does not, then this is a type of question which our calculator can answer and assure you to get result within standard battery sizes available in market.

I know you are thinking why our calculator is only 90% accurate. So here is the secret. It is not possible to achieve 100% accuracy in battery calculation because of multiple technical factors which play important role in battery calculation. Such as battery operating temperature, battery type, battery chemical composition, environment, battery efficiency, battery heat losses, battery ageing, battery cable losses, connected load efficiency, connected load losses and proper termination of battery. These are few types of technical factors which need to be considered, and it is often hard to estimate them as the values keep changing from scenario to scenario and time to time. Therefore, one cannot promise 100% accuracy when sizing the battery. But If you are aiming, to achieve higher accuracy and have good technical knowledge how battery works and operate? Then you might want to try our advance calculator which gives you more freedom to play around with multiple battery parameters to calculate to appropriate battery size for desired backup time.

Battery Data sheet. Watts per Battery Block

How our Battery Backup Calculator works:

Being an Electrical Engineer myself with over 10 years of experience working in field of Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) system and Battery backup solutions, I understand that how difficult it gets for non-technical individual to perform battery calculation in right way in order to figure out a right battery backup time solution for their application or knowledge. As per my understanding, this occurs due to either confusing technical terms used by battery manufacturer to market their product or incomplete information shared by youtuber and bloggers explaining battery calculation. Therefore, we design our calculator as simple as possible with very few steps involving in battery calculation by specifically considering the nature of non-technical individual. Therefore, to avoid confusion we kept everything simple by designing a calculator that focus on main battery parameters only and yet providing you with a solid tool that will give you right answer to make your decisions and purchase with confidence.

Who can use our UPS runtime calculator:

  • Non-Technical individual:

Those who are planning to buy or replace existing battery solution, and wish to perform battery backup calculation for the Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS), Solar Inverter, Portable Inverter, sump pump, emergency light, fire alarm, generator, access control, Automatic doors etc.

  • Technical individual:

Such as Contractor, Consultant, Supplier, Electrical Engineers, Electronic Engineer, IT Engineers, Telecom Engineer, Low current Engineer, Control Engineer, UPS Engineer, CBS Engineer, Application Engineer, Pre Sales Engineer, Procurement Engineer, Maintenance Engineer, Field Engineer, Service Engineer and Technicians.

Type of calculators & their application:

Currently we have 2 types of calculators.

1) Basic Calculator:

This calculator can be used by any non-technical individual to perform battery calculation with least technical knowledge and input parameters. The calculator come with default battery charting data. It contains built-in “Guide page” to navigate you though each step or value required for calculation. It can be used to size a personal electrical backup equipment as listed above and below.

  • battery backup refrigerator
  • battery backup for solar panels
  • battery backup for desktop computer or gaming computer (PC)
  • battery backup inverter for picnic, camping or outdoor activities
  • battery backup for sump pump
  • Etc.

2) Advanced Calculator + IEEE 485:

This calculator can be used by any technical individual such as Electrical and Electronic Engineers who wish to perform battery calculation with in-depth technical knowledge and wish to have more control over input parameters to calculate desired output. Note that advance calculator does come with default battery charting data but it can be replaced with battery charting data of different battery brands that user might have.

This calculator can be used for these few types of loads, such as:

  • battery backup Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)
  • battery backup sump pump system
  • battery backup for emergency lights
  • battery backup generator
  • central battery system (CBS)
  • battery for fire alarms
  • Telecommunication Network Tower
  • Switch Gears System
  • Control System
  • BMS system
  • CCTV & Security System
  • Medical Equipment in Hospital
  • Etc.

Pros & Cons of Our UPS Battery Calculator:

Pros:

  • Easy to use.
  • Require least amount of technical knowledge related to load and battery.
  • Calculation is performed based on actual battery manufacturer charting data to give upto 90% accurate result.
  • Calculator is designed based on 10 years of real-life experience.
  • Contain step by step explanation and suggestion.

Cons:

  • Upto some extent technical knowledge related to load and battery is required.
  • Currently basic calculator is designed for 12volts Sealed Lead Acid battery only. Where as advance calculator+IEEE 485 can be used for any type of battery as long as user have charting data available for it.

What value you will receive from this Calculator:

  • You will receive the knowledge how to perform battery calculation & size battery for your application.
  • You will receive self-awareness in order to negotiate with contractor or supplier for right solution.
  • It will boost your confidence to make smart purchase.
  • Upto 90% accurate result from Basic Calculator. Whereas for advance calculator the accuracy will be even higher.
  • Comprehensive and easy to use.
  • If you are an Engineer, advanced calculator will make your work life easy.

Personal Disclaimer & Experience:

Please note, I personally use “Advance calculator + IEEE485” and previously have used it in more than 100 projects globally & have performed battery discharge test with help of dummy load bank to verify calculated backup time to actual time received. Hence, can tell you this if battery charting data & parameters required are used properly the calculator can provide you backup time accuracy of upto 97%.  Whereas for “Basic Calculator” the accuracy remains up to 90% as battery losses are not considered in calculation to keep it simple to use. Therefore, it should be used for self-education & reference only. Remember the backup time accuracy will keep varying from battery to battery because not all batteries are same. I hope you will like our calculators.

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