Vertiv UPS, ENERGY STAR certified
Vertiv 51SA160AQA
40 kVA / 40 kW multi-mode double conversion UPS.
Capacity
40 kVA
40 kW real power
Topology
Multi-Mode Double Conversion
Efficiency
95.5%
weighted, as tested
Runtime @ 50%
10 min
5 min at full load
A UPS has two ratings and the lower one is the limit. This unit is rated 40 kVA and 40 kW, so the equipment plugged into its battery outlets should draw no more than about 32 kW if you want the usual 20% headroom. How to size a UPS.
Its weighted efficiency of 95.5% compares with a median of 95.6% across 34 certified units within 25% of its capacity. With nothing plugged in it still draws 1,077.6 W, about $1,227 a year at 13¢/kWh just to stand ready.
- Maker
- Vertiv
- Model
- 51SA160AQA
- Apparent power rating
- 40 kVA
- Real power rating
- 40 kW
- Power factor
- 1.00
- Topology
- Multi-Mode Double Conversion
- Intended use
- Consumer, Commercial, Data Center
- Battery
- Valve Regulated Lead-acid Battery
- Runtime at 50% load
- 10 min
- Runtime at 100% load
- 5 min
- Battery warranty
- 3 yr
- Weighted efficiency
- 95.5%
- Efficiency at 25 / 50 / 75 / 100% load
- 94.3% / 95.8% / 96.2% / 96.1%
- Input power at no load
- 1,077.6 W
- Rack mountable
- No
- Modular
- Yes
- Rated input voltage
- 480 V
- Rated output voltage
- 480 V
- Connections
- Serial Port,Other,USB Port,Ethernet
- Size (H x W x D)
- 2000 x 848 x 994 mm
- Maker take-back program
- No
- On the market since
- May 2017
- ENERGY STAR certified
- 23 Jan 2019
Certified under the same record
The maker lists these as the same machine or a variant of it: Liebert eXM, 51SA160DQA, 51SA160DRA, 51SA160FQA, 51SA160FRA, 51SA160JQA, 51SA160JRA, 51SA175TQA, 51SA175TRA, 51SA180KQA, 51SA180KRA, 51SA200BQA, 51SA200BRA, 51SA200EQA, 51SA200ERA, 51SA200HQA, 51SA200HRA, 51SA200LQA, 51SA200LRA, 51SA225MAA, 51SA250BAA, 51SA250BBA, 51SA250EAA, 51SA250EBA.
Source: ENERGY STAR certified uninterruptible power supplies dataset, US EPA, record 2335947, data build 2026-09-29. Figures are as the maker certified them. How we use this data.
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| Model | Capacity | Topology | Efficiency | Runtime @ 50% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liebert EXS 0040kTH16FN01000 | 40 kVA / 40 kW | Multi-Mode Double Conversion | 95.8% | 20 min |
| Liebert 51SA160ARA | 40 kVA / 40 kW | Multi-Mode Double Conversion | 94.9% | 10 min |
| Liebert 51SA160AQA | 40 kVA / 40 kW | Multi-Mode Double Conversion | 95.5% | 10 min |
| Liebert ITA-40k00AL3302C00 | 40 kVA / 40 kW | Multi-Mode Double Conversion | 96.2% | 60 min |
| Liebert ITA-40k00AL3302E00 | 40 kVA / 40 kW | Multi-Mode Double Conversion | 96.2% | 60 min |
| Liebert ITA-40k00AL3302P00 | 40 kVA / 40 kW | Multi-Mode Double Conversion | 96.2% | 60 min |
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| 51SA030QBA | 30 kVA / 30 kW | Multi-Mode Double Conversion | 95.2% | 10 min |
| 51SA050BAA | 50 kVA / 50 kW | Multi-Mode Double Conversion | 96.4% | 10 min |