backup power
Auxiliary energy source
Backup power is electricity supplied by a secondary source when the main power fails.
It typically comes from generators, batteries, or uninterruptible power supplies (UPS).
Hospitals, data centers, and other critical facilities maintain backup power to prevent dangerous or costly outages: The backup power kicked in when the grid went down.
- fuel cellElectrochemical power converter
- batteryPortable electricity storage
- battery bankPortable charging device
- keep the lights onMaintain minimum viable functioning
- generatorElectricity-producing machine
diesel generator · inverter · transfer switch · UPS · data centers · alternator · standby · natural disaster · energy storage · hospitals · lights out · lead-acid · safety standards · redundancy · surge protector · control room · solar panel · off the grid
- critical infrastructureair traffic control, communication networks, healthcare systems, financial systems, emergency response
- power gridstransformer, substation, substations, transmission lines, transformers
- energyelectricity, oil, fuel, gas, battery
- emergency preparednessemergency kit, evacuation plan, emergency plan, emergency alerts, emergency supplies
- disaster preparednessemergency kit, evacuation plans, evacuation plan, early warning systems, storm shelter
- elevatorselevator, elevators, elevator shaft, lift shaft, elevator doors
power availability vs. absence
backup powerpower outage
Loss of electrical supply
power failure · blackout · power loss · outage · grid failure