1 EXHIBIT 23.3(B) To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Fiskars Power Systems A/S We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements (Nos. 33-63969, 33-64818 and 33-88466) on Form S-3 and registration statements (Nos. 33-63973, 33-63971, 33-39311, 33-39310, 33-35202 and 33-64121) on Form S-8 of Exide Electronics Group, Inc. of our report dated December 22, 1995 with respect to the balance sheets of Fiskars Power Systems A/S as of September 30, 1995 and December 31, 1994, and the related statements of income and retained earnings and of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 1995 and for the years ended December 31, 1994 and 1993, which report appears in the Amendment on Form 8-K/A to the Form 8-K of Exide Electronics Group, Inc. dated February 21, 1996. KPMG C. Jespersen Copenhagen, Denmark March 21, 1996 Torben Vonsild State Authorized Public Accountant