Product comparison · 2 uninterruptible power supplies (upss)

APC E3SUPS20KFB1 uninterruptible power supply (UPS) Double-conversion (Online) 20 kVA vs APC SC500RM1U uninterruptible power supply (UPS) Line-Interactive 0.5 kVA

23specifications compared
17differ
6identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

The APC E3SUPS20KFB1 uninterruptible power supply (UPS) Double-conversion (Online) 20 kVA has 19.5 kVA more output power capacity than the APC SC500RM1U uninterruptible power supply (UPS) Line-Interactive 0.5 kVA (20 kVA vs 0.5 kVA). The APC E3SUPS20KFB1 uninterruptible power supply (UPS) Double-conversion (Online) 20 kVA has 19,700 W more output power than the APC SC500RM1U uninterruptible power supply (UPS) Line-Interactive 0.5 kVA (20000 W vs 300 W). The APC E3SUPS20KFB1 uninterruptible power supply (UPS) Double-conversion (Online) 20 kVA has 60 V more input operation voltage (min) than the APC SC500RM1U uninterruptible power supply (UPS) Line-Interactive 0.5 kVA (180 V vs 120 V). UPS topology: Double-conversion (Online) on the APC E3SUPS20KFB1 uninterruptible power supply (UPS) Double-conversion (Online) 20 kVA, Line-Interactive on the APC SC500RM1U uninterruptible power supply (UPS) Line-Interactive 0.5 kVA. Input frequency: 45/65 Hz on the APC E3SUPS20KFB1 uninterruptible power supply (UPS) Double-conversion (Online) 20 kVA, 50/60 Hz on the APC SC500RM1U uninterruptible power supply (UPS) Line-Interactive 0.5 kVA.

UPS topology
- E3SUPS20KFB1 uninterruptible power supply (UPS) Double-conversion (Online) 20 kVA:Double-conversion (Online)
- SC500RM1U uninterruptible power supply (UPS) Line-Interactive 0.5 kVA:Line-Interactive
Output power capacity
- E3SUPS20KFB1 uninterruptible power supply (UPS) Double-conversion (Online) 20 kVA:20 kVA
- SC500RM1U uninterruptible power supply (UPS) Line-Interactive 0.5 kVA:0.5 kVA
Output power
- E3SUPS20KFB1 uninterruptible power supply (UPS) Double-conversion (Online) 20 kVA:20000 W
- SC500RM1U uninterruptible power supply (UPS) Line-Interactive 0.5 kVA:300 W
Input operation voltage (min)
- E3SUPS20KFB1 uninterruptible power supply (UPS) Double-conversion (Online) 20 kVA:180 V
- SC500RM1U uninterruptible power supply (UPS) Line-Interactive 0.5 kVA:120 V
Input frequency
- E3SUPS20KFB1 uninterruptible power supply (UPS) Double-conversion (Online) 20 kVA:45/65 Hz
- SC500RM1U uninterruptible power supply (UPS) Line-Interactive 0.5 kVA:50/60 Hz
Battery voltage
- E3SUPS20KFB1 uninterruptible power supply (UPS) Double-conversion (Online) 20 kVA:120 V
- SC500RM1U uninterruptible power supply (UPS) Line-Interactive 0.5 kVA:12 V
Form factor
- E3SUPS20KFB1 uninterruptible power supply (UPS) Double-conversion (Online) 20 kVA:Tower
- SC500RM1U uninterruptible power supply (UPS) Line-Interactive 0.5 kVA:Rackmount
Product colour
- E3SUPS20KFB1 uninterruptible power supply (UPS) Double-conversion (Online) 20 kVA:White
- SC500RM1U uninterruptible power supply (UPS) Line-Interactive 0.5 kVA:Black

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Comparison of E3SUPS20KFB1, SC500RM1U
53 specifications	A APC E3SUPS20KFB1 uninterruptible power supply (UPS) Double-conversion (Online) 20 kVA Model E3SUPS20KFB1 View product	B APC SC500RM1U uninterruptible power supply (UPS) Line-Interactive 0.5 kVA Model SC500RM1U View product
Features5 differ
UPS topologyDiffers	Double-conversion (Online)	Line-Interactive
Output power capacityDiffers	20 kVA	0.5 kVA
Output powerDiffers	20000 W	300 W
WaveformKnown for one	Pure sine	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input operation voltage (min)Differs	180 V	120 V
Input operation voltage (max)Known for one	253 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input frequencyDiffers	45/65 Hz	50/60 Hz
Output frequencyKnown for one	60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum currentKnown for one	68 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Heat dissipationKnown for one	1701 BTU/h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of input phasesKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of output phasesKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output voltage Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)Known for one	2%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input current Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)Known for one	4%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output operation voltage (min)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 V
Surge energy ratingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 J
Response timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 ms
Noise levelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 dB
Battery1 differ
Battery technology	Lead-Acid	Lead-Acid
Battery voltageDiffers	120 V	12 V
Battery capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7 Ah
Battery life (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 year(s)
Battery recharge timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 h
Design2 differ
Form factorDiffers	Tower	Rackmount
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
Display typeKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
International Protection (IP) code	IP20	IP20
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-15 - 40 °C	-15 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	0 - 95%	0 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	0 - 95%	0 - 95%
Operating altitudeDiffers	0 - 1015.9 m	0 - 3000 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 15240 m
Packaging contentidentical
Management card includedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS, CE, EAC, RCM	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	CE, EAC, IEC 62040-1-1, IEC 62040-2, IEC 62040-3, IEC 62040-4, ISTA 2B, RCM, WEEE, REACH	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Input current (max)Known for one	68 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	500 mm	440 mm
DepthDiffers	969 mm	268 mm
HeightDiffers	1400 mm	44 mm
WeightDiffers	158 kg	8.1 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	1114 mm	500 mm
Package depthDiffers	683 mm	333 mm
Package heightDiffers	1640 mm	140 mm
Package weightDiffers	195 kg	8.7 kg
Other featuresidentical
Output voltageKnown for one	208 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
AC outlet typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NEMA 5-15R, NEMA 5-15P
Power plugKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NEMA 5-15P
AC outlets quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 AC outlet(s)
USB portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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