[EN/PT] Repairing UPS

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[EN]

Yesterday, a teacher asked me to repair a 3000 kVA UPS used to power a server that runs network infrastructure applications for his classes.

When we opened the equipment, the first thing we checked was the battery bank, and to our surprise, it was compromised: two of the four batteries were bad.

Since problems with UPSs are usually related to the batteries, I replaced the bank using some units that were only available for testing. The UPS turned on normally and began to supply power at the output. However, when we unplugged it, we realized that the inverter was not working, meaning that the equipment was not operating on battery power.

Now, even without time, I will have to tackle this task with some urgency: find the defect in the UPS board—most likely in the MOSFETs of the inverter stage, responsible for converting the DC voltage from the batteries into AC voltage.

Wish me luck!


[PT]

Ontem fui solicitado por um professor a consertar um nobreak de 3000 kVA utilizado para alimentar um servidor que executa aplicações de infraestrutura de rede para suas aulas didáticas.

Ao abrir o equipamento, a primeira coisa que analisamos foi o banco de baterias e, para nossa surpresa, ele estava comprometido: duas das quatro baterias estavam ruins.

Como problemas em nobreaks geralmente estão ligados às baterias, fiz a substituição do banco utilizando algumas unidades que estavam disponíveis apenas para teste. O nobreak ligou normalmente e passou a fornecer energia na saída. Porém, ao desconectar da tomada, percebemos que o inversor não entrava em funcionamento, ou seja, o equipamento não passava a operar pelas baterias.

Agora, mesmo sem tempo, terei que encarar essa tarefa com certa urgência: encontrar o defeito na placa do nobreak — muito provavelmente nos MOSFETs da etapa do inversor, responsáveis por converter a tensão DC das baterias em tensão AC.

Desejem-me sorte!


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