Powerware is an Eaton Corporation brand (registered in some countries) for
power quality Electric power quality is the degree to which the voltage, frequency, and waveform of a power supply system conform to established specifications. Good power quality can be defined as a steady supply voltage that stays within the prescribed range, ...
related products such as
uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) and
surge protection
A 'surge protector'' (or spike suppressor, surge suppressor, surge diverter, surge protection device (SPD) or transient voltage surge suppressor (TVSS) is an appliance or device intended to protect electrical devices from voltage spikes in alt ...
, ranging from protection of single computers (PCs) to industrial
power backup systems. The brand also includes
DC products for IT and telecommunications applications ranging from small
customer-premises equipment to the largest
telephone exchange
A telephone exchange, telephone switch, or central office is a telecommunications system used in the public switched telephone network (PSTN) or in large enterprises. It interconnects telephone subscriber lines or virtual circuits of digital syst ...
s and switching centers.
Eaton Corporation acquired the Powerware company from
Invensys
Invensys Ltd. was a multinational engineering and information technology company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It was formed in 1999 through the merger of BTR plc and Siebe plc. It had offices in more than 50 countries and its produc ...
in 2004, and after fully integrating the workforce into its Power Quality Services division, has continued to use the Powerware brand.
External links
Eaton's Power Quality products
2004 mergers and acquisitions
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