Tripp Lite UPS, ENERGY STAR certified
Tripp Lite AG-052B
1,200 VA / 720 W line interactive UPS, model number SMART1200PSGLCD.
Capacity
1,200 VA
720 W real power
Topology
Line Interactive
Efficiency
99.6%
weighted, as tested
Runtime @ 50%
10 min
3 min at full load
A UPS has two ratings and the lower one is the limit. This unit is rated 1,200 VA and 720 W, so the equipment plugged into its battery outlets should draw no more than about 576 W if you want the usual 20% headroom. How to size a UPS.
Its weighted efficiency of 99.6% compares with a median of 98.6% across 266 certified units within 25% of its capacity. With nothing plugged in it still draws 0.3 W, about $0.34 a year at 13¢/kWh just to stand ready.
- Maker
- Tripp Lite
- Model
- AG-052B
- Model number
- SMART1200PSGLCD
- Apparent power rating
- 1,200 VA
- Real power rating
- 720 W
- Power factor
- 0.60
- Topology
- Line Interactive
- Intended use
- Consumer
- Battery
- Valve Regulated Lead-acid Battery
- Runtime at 50% load
- 10 min
- Runtime at 100% load
- 3 min
- Battery warranty
- 3 yr
- Weighted efficiency
- 99.6%
- Efficiency at 25 / 50 / 75 / 100% load
- 99.8% / 99.8% / 99.7% / 99.4%
- Input power at no load
- 0.3 W
- Rack mountable
- No
- Rated input voltage
- 430-120 V
- Rated output voltage
- 120 V
- Connections
- USB Port
- Size (H x W x D)
- 280 x 105 x 430 mm
- Maker take-back program
- Yes
- On the market since
- Jan 2022
- ENERGY STAR certified
- 3 May 2021
Source: ENERGY STAR certified uninterruptible power supplies dataset, US EPA, record 2389342, data build 2026-09-29. Figures are as the maker certified them. How we use this data.
Other makers
Machines comparable to the AG-052B
Certified UPS units from other makers within 25% of its VA rating.
| Model | Capacity | Topology | Efficiency | Runtime @ 50% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CyberPower CST150UC (110-120V) | 1,200 VA / 800 W | Line Interactive | 98.7% | 11 min |
| CyberPower BL1250U2 | 1,200 VA / 800 W | Line Interactive | 98.7% | 11 min |
| CyberPower BL1450U | 1,200 VA / 800 W | Line Interactive | 98.7% | 11 min |
| CyberPower CP1350AVRLCD3 | 1,200 VA / 800 W | Line Interactive | 98.7% | 11 min |
| CyberPower CST135UC | 1,200 VA / 800 W | Line Interactive | 98.7% | 11 min |
| CyberPower CST135UC2 | 1,200 VA / 800 W | Line Interactive | 98.7% | 11 min |
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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-030E | 550 VA / 300 W | Passive Standby | 97.9% | 5 min |