Service Life - The period of useful life of a battery before a predetermined end-point voltage is reached.
Thermistor - A temperature sensitive resistor, usually made from specially processed oxides.
Alloy - A mixture of several other metals or a metal and a non-metal.
Secure Waste Landfill - A landfill designed for disposal of normal household trash but which meets government standards designed to protect the environment.
Inverter - UPS subassembly that recomposes a sine-wave output (regulated and without breaks) using the DC current supplied by the rectifier-charger or the battery. The primary elements of the inverter are the DC/AC converter, a regulation system and an output filter.
Current Drain - The current withdrawn from a battery during discharge.
RS485 (Recommended standard RS485) - This standard is similar to RS422A except that the number of possible links is greater and up to 32 senders may be interconnected to as many receivers. This system is particularly designed for local-area networks.
