Tripp Lite UPS, ENERGY STAR certified
Tripp Lite AG-030E
550 VA / 300 W passive standby UPS, model number INTERNET550SER.
Capacity
550 VA
300 W real power
Topology
Passive Standby
Efficiency
97.9%
weighted, as tested
Runtime @ 50%
5 min
1 min at full load
A UPS has two ratings and the lower one is the limit. This unit is rated 550 VA and 300 W, so the equipment plugged into its battery outlets should draw no more than about 240 W if you want the usual 20% headroom. How to size a UPS.
Its weighted efficiency of 97.9% compares with a median of 98.6% across 58 certified units within 25% of its capacity. With nothing plugged in it still draws 2.2 W, about $2.52 a year at 13¢/kWh just to stand ready.
- Maker
- Tripp Lite
- Model
- AG-030E
- Model number
- INTERNET550SER
- Apparent power rating
- 550 VA
- Real power rating
- 300 W
- Power factor
- 0.55
- Topology
- Passive Standby
- Intended use
- Consumer, Commercial
- Battery
- Valve Regulated Lead-acid Battery
- Runtime at 50% load
- 5 min
- Runtime at 100% load
- 1 min
- Battery warranty
- 3 yr
- Weighted efficiency
- 97.9%
- Efficiency at 25 / 50 / 75 / 100% load
- 97.9% / 99.0% / 99.3% / 99.4%
- Input power at no load
- 2.2 W
- Outlets
- 8 (4 battery + surge, 4 surge only)
- Rack mountable
- No
- Rated input voltage
- 185-120 V
- Rated output voltage
- 120 V
- Connections
- Serial Port
- Size (H x W x D)
- 105 x 110 x 185 mm
- Maker take-back program
- Yes
- On the market since
- Aug 2019
- ENERGY STAR certified
- 7 Sep 2021
Certified under the same record
The maker lists these as the same machine or a variant of it: AG-030F, INTERNET550U.
Source: ENERGY STAR certified uninterruptible power supplies dataset, US EPA, record 2384212, data build 2026-09-29. Figures are as the maker certified them. How we use this data.
Other makers
Machines comparable to the AG-030E
Certified UPS units from other makers within 25% of its VA rating.
| Model | Capacity | Topology | Efficiency | Runtime @ 50% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APC Back-UPS BE550G | 550 VA / 330 W | Passive Standby | 98.6% | 13 min |
| Minuteman ETR550LG | 550 VA / 330 W | Line Interactive | 98.4% | 11 min |
| Eaton 5P550RG2-L | 550 VA / 495 W | Line Interactive | 98.5% | 18 min |
| APC Back-UPS 500 (beige) | 500 VA / 300 W | Passive Standby | 98.6% | 15 min |
| APC Back-UPS 500 (black) | 500 VA / 300 W | Passive Standby | 98.6% | 15 min |
| Amazon Basics ABST600 | 600 VA / 360 W | Line Interactive | 98.9% | 9 min |
Tripp Lite
More Tripp Lite UPS battery backups
| Model | Capacity | Topology | Efficiency | Runtime @ 50% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AG-0005 | 1,500 VA / 940 W | Line Interactive | 98.7% | 11 min |
| AG-0067 | 1,500 VA / 810 W | Line Interactive | 98.8% | 8 min |
| AG-0305 | 350 VA / 210 W | Passive Standby | 98.7% | 7 min |
| AG-0306 | 350 VA / 210 W | Passive Standby | 98.7% | 7 min |
| AG-0308 | 750 VA / 450 W | Line Interactive | 99.3% | 3 min |
| AG-0309 | 900 VA / 480 W | Line Interactive | 99.3% | 3 min |
| AG-030D | 500 VA / 260 W | Passive Standby | 97.6% | 7 min |
| AG-0310 | 550 VA / 300 W | Passive Standby | 99.1% | 5 min |