Tripp Lite UPS, ENERGY STAR certified
Tripp Lite AG-0688
650 VA / 480 W line interactive UPS, model number AVRT650U.
Capacity
650 VA
480 W real power
Topology
Line Interactive
Efficiency
99.2%
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 650 VA and 480 W, so the equipment plugged into its battery outlets should draw no more than about 384 W if you want the usual 20% headroom. How to size a UPS.
Its weighted efficiency of 99.2% compares with a median of 98.6% across 98 certified units within 25% of its capacity. With nothing plugged in it still draws 2.2 W, about $2.51 a year at 13¢/kWh just to stand ready.
- Maker
- Tripp Lite
- Model
- AG-0688
- Model number
- AVRT650U
- Apparent power rating
- 650 VA
- Real power rating
- 480 W
- Power factor
- 0.74
- 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
- 99.2%
- Efficiency at 25 / 50 / 75 / 100% load
- 98.3% / 99.1% / 99.2% / 99.2%
- 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
- Aug 2019
- ENERGY STAR certified
- 20 Jan 2022
Source: ENERGY STAR certified uninterruptible power supplies dataset, US EPA, record 2391560, data build 2026-09-29. Figures are as the maker certified them. How we use this data.
Other makers
Machines comparable to the AG-0688
Certified UPS units from other makers within 25% of its VA rating.
| Model | Capacity | Topology | Efficiency | Runtime @ 50% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CyberPower SX650U | 650 VA / 360 W | Passive Standby | 98.3% | 9 min |
| CyberPower EC650LCD | 650 VA / 390 W | Passive Standby | 98.5% | 8 min |
| CyberPower SX650G | 650 VA / 375 W | Passive Standby | 98.5% | 8 min |
| APC Back-UPS 650VA 120V 8 NEMA outlets (4 surge) | 650 VA / 390 W | Passive Standby | 98.8% | 12 min |
| APC BE650G1-CN | 650 VA / 390 W | Passive Standby | 98.8% | 12 min |
| APC BVN650M1 | 650 VA / 360 W | Passive Standby | 98.8% | 10 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 |