Powerware (Eaton Powerware)
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Powerware is an Eaton Corporation
brand for power quality related products such as uninterruptible power supplies
(UPS) and surge protection, ranging from protection of single computers (PCs) to industrial power backup systems. The brand also includes DC
power solutions for IT and telecommunications applications ranging from small customer-premises equipment
to the largest telephone exchange
s and switching centers.
Eaton Corporation acquired the Powerware company from Invensys
in 2004, and after fully integrating the workforce into its Power Quality Services division, has continued to use the Powerware brand.
Eaton Corporation
Eaton Corporation is a global diversified power management company with 2010 sales of $13.7 billion. The company is a leading provider of electrical components and systems for power quality, distribution and control; hydraulics components, systems and services for industrial and mobile equipment;...
brand for power quality related products such as uninterruptible power supplies
Uninterruptible power supply
An uninterruptible power supply, also uninterruptible power source, UPS or battery/flywheel backup, is an electrical apparatus that provides emergency power to a load when the input power source, typically mains power, fails...
(UPS) and surge protection, ranging from protection of single computers (PCs) to industrial power backup systems. The brand also includes DC
Direct current
Direct current is the unidirectional flow of electric charge. Direct current is produced by such sources as batteries, thermocouples, solar cells, and commutator-type electric machines of the dynamo type. Direct current may flow in a conductor such as a wire, but can also flow through...
power solutions for IT and telecommunications applications ranging from small customer-premises equipment
Customer-premises equipment
Customer-premises equipment or customer-provided equipment is any terminal and associated equipment located at a subscriber's premises and connected with a carrier's telecommunication channel at the demarcation point...
to the largest telephone exchange
Telephone exchange
In the field of telecommunications, a telephone exchange or telephone switch is a system of electronic components that connects telephone calls...
s and switching centers.
Eaton Corporation acquired the Powerware company from Invensys
Invensys
Invensys plc is a global 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 has offices in more than 50 countries and its products are sold in around 180 countries.Invensys is organised into...
in 2004, and after fully integrating the workforce into its Power Quality Services division, has continued to use the Powerware brand.