Tripp Lite UPS, ENERGY STAR certified
Tripp Lite AG-0686
450 VA / 360 W line interactive UPS, model number AVRT450U.
Capacity
450 VA
360 W real power
Topology
Line Interactive
Efficiency
99.1%
weighted, as tested
Runtime @ 50%
6 min
1 min at full load
A UPS has two ratings and the lower one is the limit. This unit is rated 450 VA and 360 W, so the equipment plugged into its battery outlets should draw no more than about 288 W if you want the usual 20% headroom. How to size a UPS.
Its weighted efficiency of 99.1% compares with a median of 98.4% across 48 certified units within 25% of its capacity. With nothing plugged in it still draws 2.2 W, about $2.53 a year at 13¢/kWh just to stand ready.
- Maker
- Tripp Lite
- Model
- AG-0686
- Model number
- AVRT450U
- Apparent power rating
- 450 VA
- Real power rating
- 360 W
- Power factor
- 0.80
- Topology
- Line Interactive
- Intended use
- Consumer, Commercial
- Battery
- Valve Regulated Lead-acid Battery
- Runtime at 50% load
- 6 min
- Runtime at 100% load
- 1 min
- Battery warranty
- 3 yr
- Weighted efficiency
- 99.1%
- Efficiency at 25 / 50 / 75 / 100% load
- 98.0% / 99.0% / 99.1% / 99.1%
- Input power at no load
- 2.2 W
- Outlets
- 6 (4 battery + surge, 2 surge only)
- Rack mountable
- No
- Rated input voltage
- 345-120 V
- Rated output voltage
- 120 V
- Connections
- USB Port
- Size (H x W x D)
- 160 x 122 x 345 mm
- Maker take-back program
- Yes
- On the market since
- Sep 2018
- ENERGY STAR certified
- 24 Jan 2022
Source: ENERGY STAR certified uninterruptible power supplies dataset, US EPA, record 2391657, data build 2026-09-29. Figures are as the maker certified them. How we use this data.
Other makers
Machines comparable to the AG-0686
Certified UPS units from other makers within 25% of its VA rating.
| Model | Capacity | Topology | Efficiency | Runtime @ 50% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CyberPower SE450G1 | 450 VA / 260 W | Passive Standby | 97.8% | 6 min |
| CyberPower SE450G | 450 VA / 260 W | Passive Standby | 97.8% | 7 min |
| Minuteman EN450G | 450 VA / 250 W | Passive Standby | 97.9% | 10 min |
| CyberPower ST425 | 425 VA / 260 W | Passive Standby | 97.8% | 6 min |
| CyberPower CP425G3 | 425 VA / 255 W | Passive Standby | 97.9% | 8 min |
| APC Back-UPS 500 (beige) | 500 VA / 300 W | Passive Standby | 98.6% | 15 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-030E | 550 VA / 300 W | Passive Standby | 97.9% | 5 min |