# AC uninterruptible power supply

Canonical URL: https://eloragrid.ai/symbols/ac-uninterruptible-power-supply
Publisher: Elora Grid
Updated: 2026-10-13
Lookup label: UPS AC
Drawing use: SLD, Schematic
Reference families: Manufacturer

An AC UPS provides a documented AC load supply through its normal and backup operating arrangements.

## What it represents

An AC UPS provides a documented AC load supply through its normal and backup operating arrangements. The schematic identifies input, output and energy-storage interfaces as specified by the product.

## How to read it

- Keep any bypass arrangement separate from the basic UPS output path.
- The preview is an original explanation of this function. Match the actual drawing convention to its legend and the selected equipment documentation.

## Information to show or reference

- State input/output ratings
- Show storage reference
- Identify bypass if provided

## Important distinction

An AC UPS output is different from the DC output of a DC UPS module.

## Facts

- Drawing role: Energy conversion
- Representation scope: Functional concept; not an official standard graphic or a product footprint
- Identifier status: The short label is a functional lookup label, not an assigned IEC or IEEE symbol number. Any separately listed Autodesk code is a verified vendor block name.

## Public references

- [DC UPS, AC UPS and capacitor buffer modules](https://www.phoenixcontact.com/en-gb/products/uninterruptible-power-supplies-ups) — Phoenix Contact. Public documentation of this equipment function or named vendor variant; the illustration is independently authored and is not the source graphic.

## Graphic scope

Independent original educational concept illustration by Elora Grid. Not a certified standards graphic or manufacturer footprint. Unitless; not to scale. Original artwork licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Publisher material is linked only.