TRIPPLITE UPS, ENERGY STAR certified
TRIPPLITE S3M25K
25 kVA / 25 kW multi-mode line interactive UPS.
Capacity
25 kVA
25 kW real power
Topology
Multi-Mode Line Interactive
Efficiency
95.1%
weighted, as tested
Runtime @ 50%
-
not reported by the maker
A UPS has two ratings and the lower one is the limit. This unit is rated 25 kVA and 25 kW, so the equipment plugged into its battery outlets should draw no more than about 20 kW if you want the usual 20% headroom. How to size a UPS.
Its weighted efficiency of 95.1% compares with a median of 95.6% across 49 certified units within 25% of its capacity. With nothing plugged in it still draws 180.0 W, about $205 a year at 13¢/kWh just to stand ready.
- Maker
- TRIPPLITE
- Model
- S3M25K
- Apparent power rating
- 25 kVA
- Real power rating
- 25 kW
- Power factor
- 1.00
- Topology
- Multi-Mode Line Interactive
- Intended use
- Consumer, Commercial
- Battery
- Vented Lead-acid Battery
- Battery warranty
- 5 yr
- Weighted efficiency
- 95.1%
- Efficiency at 25 / 50 / 75 / 100% load
- 94.3% / 94.4% / 93.8% / 93.0%
- Input power at no load
- 180.0 W
- Rack mountable
- No
- Rated input voltage
- 208-220 V
- Rated output voltage
- 208-220 V
- Connections
- None
- Size (H x W x D)
- 850 x 600 x 1600 mm
- Maker take-back program
- No
- On the market since
- Jul 2020
- ENERGY STAR certified
- 29 Sep 2020
Certified under the same record
The maker lists these as the same machine or a variant of it: S3M100K, S3M50K.
Source: ENERGY STAR certified uninterruptible power supplies dataset, US EPA, record 2366437, data build 2026-09-29. Figures are as the maker certified them. How we use this data.
Other makers
Machines comparable to the S3M25K
Certified UPS units from other makers within 25% of its VA rating.
| Model | Capacity | Topology | Efficiency | Runtime @ 50% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eaton S3M25K | 25 kVA / 25 kW | Double Conversion | 95.2% | - |
| Schneider Electric Galaxy VS 30kW 480V w/o Batteries, Start-up 5x8 | 20 kVA / 20 kW | Multi-Mode Double Conversion | 95.9% | - |
| Schneider Electric GVSUPS80KGS | 20 kVA / 20 kW | Multi-Mode Double Conversion | 95.9% | - |
| Schneider Electric Galaxy VS 40kW 480V w/o Batteries, Start-up 5x8 | 20 kVA / 20 kW | Multi-Mode Double Conversion | 95.9% | - |
| Schneider Electric Galaxy VS 20kW 480V w/o Batteries, Start-up 5x8 | 20 kVA / 20 kW | Multi-Mode Double Conversion | 95.9% | - |
| Schneider Electric Galaxy VS 50kW 480V w/o Batteries, Start-up 5x8 | 20 kVA / 20 kW | Multi-Mode Double Conversion | 95.9% | - |