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A UPS contains a power inverter, which converts the DC current from the battery into an AC current, which is what you get from a wall plug. Most likely the reason for the buzzing is that the energy delivered by the inverter is not /exactly/ the same waveform as a wall socket. It's current, which should be a smooth sine wave, is actually a stepped square wave. The buzzing you would hear is the change in each step. You can find more on UPS's here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uninterruptible_power_supply http://computer.howstuffworks.com/question28.htm You can also find more on Inverters, sine and square waves: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverter_(electrical) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_wave http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sine_wave

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