UL 60601-1 OSHPD/HCAI Made in USA

Medical Grade Systems

UL 60601-1 caps leakage at 100µA normal, 10µA at the patient — thresholds no standard UPS meets. Built from the ground up with isolation transformers, Faraday shields, hospital-grade connectors, and OSHPD/HCAI seismic preapproval. Protecting patient monitors to $3M MRI scanners.

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Leakage

<100µA · 10µA CF

Isolation

4,000 VAC

Range

10 to 1,250 kVA

Certifications

UL 60601-1 · NFPA 99

Overview

True medical grade, not a standard UPS with a green plug

UL 60601-1 compliance requires engineered isolation transformers with Faraday shields, verified leakage current at every output, medical EMC testing, and risk management documentation per IEC 14971. Online Power builds all of this in because bolting a hospital grade plug onto a commercial UPS does not make it safe for patient vicinity use.

Protects the imaging equipment that protects your patients

CT scanners, MRIs, and linear accelerators represent capital investments from $500,000 to $3,000,000 that demand voltage stability within 1 to 3 percent. The Phase Stabilizer independently corrects each phase with sub-cycle response time, eliminating image artifacts, scan interruptions, and the chronic voltage stress that shortens equipment life.

OSHPD/HCAI seismic preapproval eliminates your biggest permitting delay

Without OSHPD OSP preapproval, every power system in a California acute care hospital project requires individual seismic certification adding weeks to permitting and tens of thousands in testing costs. Online Power's seismic rated systems are shake-table tested and preapproved, streamlining your OSHPD 1 project from day one.

What your spec sheet won't tell you

NEC 517.16 prohibits isolated ground receptacles within the patient care vicinity defined as 6 feet around and 7.5 feet above the patient bed. This surprises many engineers. Instead NEC 517.13 requires redundant equipment grounding using two separate paths: metallic raceway plus an insulated copper equipment grounding conductor, with equipotential grounding buses of normal and essential panels connected by at least 6 AWG insulated copper. Line Isolation Monitors in wet procedure locations alarm at 5 milliamps total hazard current but do not interrupt power. This is by design because tripping a circuit during open heart surgery is more dangerous than the leakage current itself. Only 45 percent of California hospitals are currently on track for the 2030 SB 1953 seismic compliance deadline, creating urgent demand for OSHPD preapproved power equipment.

Codes & Standards

UL 60601-1

Medical Electrical Equipment

NFPA 99

Healthcare Facilities Code

NEC Article 517

Healthcare Facilities

OSHPD/HCAI

California Hospital Seismic

IEC 14971

Medical Device Risk Management

NFPA 110

Emergency Power Systems

Where It Gets Specified

Hospitals
Surgical Centers
Imaging Centers
Research Labs
Clinics
Pharmaceutical

Medical Equipment Compatibility

Designed for MRI, CT, PET, and other imaging systems, as well as surgical and critical care equipment. Contact our engineering team for equipment compatibility verification.

"Online Power's commitment to working closely with my engineers on a design build project in South Florida allowed me the confidence and assurance that I will be getting nothing but the best whenever I have an emergency lighting inverter requirement."

Roberto Kachakil

PMP, P.Eng · Credo Consulting Engineers LLC

Common Questions

Medical Grade FAQ

What is UL 60601-1 and why does it matter?
UL 60601-1 is the US safety standard for medical electrical equipment. It caps chassis leakage current at 100 µA under normal conditions and 10 µA at the patient (Type CF cardiac) under single-fault conditions. Standard UPS products cannot meet these thresholds — they leak hundreds to thousands of microamps, which in a patient-care vicinity can be lethal.
Is OSHPD / HCAI certification required for California hospitals?
Yes. California hospital construction requires OSHPD (now HCAI) seismic preapproval for essential electrical equipment. Online Power's Medical Power and Phase Stabilizer carry OSHPD/HCAI preapproval with SDS 3.0G seismic rating — shaker-table tested and ready for California AHJ submittal.
What is NFPA 99 Type 1 Essential Electrical System?
NFPA 99 classifies healthcare facilities by risk. Category 1 patient-care spaces — where power loss could cause patient death — require a Type 1 Essential Electrical System that restores power within 10 seconds of utility failure. Medical Power meets this requirement with dual-input redundancy and sub-cycle voltage stabilization.
Can Medical Power protect MRI scanners and imaging equipment?
Yes. Medical Power delivers ±1% sub-cycle voltage stabilization with Faraday-shielded isolation and independent phase control — the specification required by major MRI, CT, and imaging OEMs to protect sensors calibrated to sub-millivolt tolerances.
What is the difference between medical-grade UPS and standard UPS?
Medical-grade UPS combines UL 60601-1 leakage compliance, isolation transformer with Faraday shield, hospital-grade power connectors, serviceable-without-shutdown dual input paths, and OSHPD/HCAI seismic certification. Standard UPS does not meet any of these requirements and cannot be installed in a patient-care vicinity under NEC Article 517.
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