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APC BVN900M1

900 VA / 480 W passive standby UPS.

APC Back UPS 900VA/480W Floor/Wall Mount 120V 9x NEMA 5-15R outlets USB Type A Port

Capacity

900 VA

480 W real power

Topology

Passive Standby

Efficiency

99.0%

weighted, as tested

Runtime @ 50%

10 min

2 min at full load

A UPS has two ratings and the lower one is the limit. This unit is rated 900 VA and 480 W, so the equipment plugged into its battery outlets should draw no more than about 384 W if you want the usual 20% headroom. How to size a UPS.

Its weighted efficiency of 99.0% compares with a median of 98.6% across 179 certified units within 25% of its capacity.

Maker
APC
Model
BVN900M1
Description
APC Back UPS 900VA/480W Floor/Wall Mount 120V 9x NEMA 5-15R outlets USB Type A Port
Apparent power rating
900 VA
Real power rating
480 W
Power factor
0.53
Topology
Passive Standby
Intended use
Consumer
Battery
Valve Regulated Lead-acid Battery
Runtime at 50% load
10 min
Runtime at 100% load
2 min
Battery warranty
1 yr
Weighted efficiency
99.0%
Efficiency at 25 / 50 / 75 / 100% load
98.5% / 99.1% / 99.2% / 99.2%
Outlets
9 (6 battery + surge, 3 surge only)
Rack mountable
No
Rated input voltage
120 V
Rated output voltage
120 V
Connections
None
Size (H x W x D)
139 x 105 x 327 mm
Maker take-back program
Yes
On the market since
Mar 2020
ENERGY STAR certified
26 Feb 2020

Certified under the same record

The maker lists these as the same machine or a variant of it: APC Back UPS 900VA/480W Floor/Wall Mount 120V 9x NEMA 5-15R outlets USB Type A Port Factory Serviced, BVN900M1W, Std Exch APC Back UPS 900VA/480W Floor/Wall Mount 120V 9x NEMA 5-15R outlets USB Type A Port, BVN900M1Q.

Source: ENERGY STAR certified uninterruptible power supplies dataset, US EPA, record 2356215, data build 2026-09-29. Figures are as the maker certified them. How we use this data.

Other makers

Machines comparable to the BVN900M1

Certified UPS units from other makers within 25% of its VA rating.

ModelCapacityTopologyEfficiencyRuntime @ 50%
CyberPower ST900U900 VA / 500 WPassive Standby98.4%8 min
Tripp Lite AG-0317900 VA / 480 WPassive Standby99.5%8 min
Tripp Lite AG-0318900 VA / 480 WPassive Standby99.3%8 min
Tripp Lite AGPS8294900 VA / 900 WMulti-Mode Double Conversion92.6%12 min
CyberPower CP1200AVR2900 VA / 560 WLine Interactive98.7%11 min
Tripp Lite AG-0309900 VA / 480 WLine Interactive99.3%3 min

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