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Minuteman UPS, ENERGY STAR certified

Minuteman ETR550LG

550 VA / 330 W line interactive UPS.

Capacity

550 VA

330 W real power

Topology

Line Interactive

Efficiency

98.4%

weighted, as tested

Runtime @ 50%

11 min

2 min at full load

A UPS has two ratings and the lower one is the limit. This unit is rated 550 VA and 330 W, so the equipment plugged into its battery outlets should draw no more than about 264 W if you want the usual 20% headroom. How to size a UPS.

Its weighted efficiency of 98.4% compares with a median of 98.6% across 58 certified units within 25% of its capacity.

Maker
Minuteman
Model
ETR550LG
Apparent power rating
550 VA
Real power rating
330 W
Power factor
0.60
Topology
Line Interactive
Intended use
Consumer, Commercial, Data Center
Battery
Valve Regulated Lead-acid Battery
Runtime at 50% load
11 min
Runtime at 100% load
2 min
Battery warranty
2 yr
Weighted efficiency
98.4%
Efficiency at 25 / 50 / 75 / 100% load
97.0% / 98.2% / 98.5% / 98.5%
Outlets
8 (4 battery + surge, 4 surge only)
Rack mountable
No
Rated input voltage
120 V
Rated output voltage
120 V
Connections
USB Port
Size (H x W x D)
280 x 99 x 288 mm
Maker take-back program
Yes
On the market since
Apr 2023
ENERGY STAR certified
9 Dec 2022

Source: ENERGY STAR certified uninterruptible power supplies dataset, US EPA, record 2405479, data build 2026-09-29. Figures are as the maker certified them. How we use this data.

Other makers

Machines comparable to the ETR550LG

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

ModelCapacityTopologyEfficiencyRuntime @ 50%
Tripp Lite AG-0310550 VA / 300 WPassive Standby99.1%5 min
APC Back-UPS BE550G550 VA / 330 WPassive Standby98.6%13 min
Tripp Lite AG-0552550 VA / 340 WLine Interactive98.5%10 min
Tripp Lite AG-030E550 VA / 300 WPassive Standby97.9%5 min
Tripp Lite AGBC6650550 VA / 300 WPassive Standby98.0%10 min
Tripp Lite AG-066E550 VA / 300 WLine Interactive99.3%9 min

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EC2000RTXL2U2,000 VA / 1,800 WDouble Conversion91.7%10 min
EC3000RTXL2U3,000 VA / 2,700 WDouble Conversion91.9%10 min
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