Tripp Lite UPS, ENERGY STAR certified
Tripp Lite AG-0687
600 VA / 360 W line interactive UPS, model number BC600TU.
Capacity
600 VA
360 W real power
Topology
Line Interactive
Efficiency
99.1%
weighted, as tested
Runtime @ 50%
4 min
1 min at full load
A UPS has two ratings and the lower one is the limit. This unit is rated 600 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 98.6% across 98 certified units within 25% of its capacity. With nothing plugged in it still draws 2.3 W, about $2.57 a year at 13¢/kWh just to stand ready.
- Maker
- Tripp Lite
- Model
- AG-0687
- Model number
- BC600TU
- Apparent power rating
- 600 VA
- Real power rating
- 360 W
- Power factor
- 0.60
- Topology
- Line Interactive
- Intended use
- Consumer, Commercial
- Battery
- Valve Regulated Lead-acid Battery
- Runtime at 50% load
- 4 min
- Runtime at 100% load
- 1 min
- Battery warranty
- 3 yr
- Weighted efficiency
- 99.1%
- Efficiency at 25 / 50 / 75 / 100% load
- 97.9% / 98.9% / 99.2% / 99.2%
- Input power at no load
- 2.3 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 2019
- ENERGY STAR certified
- 29 Apr 2022
Source: ENERGY STAR certified uninterruptible power supplies dataset, US EPA, record 2395305, data build 2026-09-29. Figures are as the maker certified them. How we use this data.
Other makers
Machines comparable to the AG-0687
Certified UPS units from other makers within 25% of its VA rating.
| Model | Capacity | Topology | Efficiency | Runtime @ 50% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Basics ABST600 | 600 VA / 360 W | Line Interactive | 98.9% | 9 min |
| Minuteman EN600GU | 600 VA / 330 W | Passive Standby | 98.2% | 10 min |
| Vertiv PSA6E-600LVT | 600 VA / 360 W | Line Interactive | 98.5% | 9 min |
| CyberPower ST625U | 625 VA / 360 W | Passive Standby | 98.3% | 9 min |
| CyberPower SX650U | 650 VA / 360 W | Passive Standby | 98.3% | 9 min |
| CyberPower EC650LCD | 650 VA / 390 W | Passive Standby | 98.5% | 8 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 |