A LoRaWAN network usually is deployed across wide area – in metro cities, in large plants, in forests, in rural areas and so on. To cover these large grounds, LoRaWAN Gateways are spread across large areas.
In such deployments, ensuring reliable connectivity becomes a challenge. In India and across developing countries, power plays a major role in stability of the network. Due to frequent power fluctuations and power outages the LoRaWAN Gateways go down, loosing connectivity to the end nodes. This leads to
- Loss of data
- In-accurate billing / data analysis
- Increased cost of support
- Breach of SLAs
Typically, to overcome these issues, a UPS is installed. However, the available options in market starts with 600V. That provides approximately 30-40 min of power backup and weights around 5.5 Kg.
Check out YouTube video to understand more https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI1wCecLB5c
Amazon : RouterPower | 48V / 30V UPS Based PoE Adapter / Injector for Gateways | 2KV Surge Protection | 2 Hour Backup | LoRaWAN, Cambium, Radwin, Huawei, HFCL (48V) : Amazon.in: Computers & Accessories
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Amaozon : RouterPower | 12V 2Amp Battery Backup / Power Adapter | 12V Multi Channel Industrial UPS for 4 CCTV + 1 DVR or RTU or HMI or Flow Meter | 2KV Surge Protection | 2 Hour Backup : Amazon.in: Electronics
