Sags/Swells/Interruptions

Sports Lighting Reliability

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:13:00 +0000

By Philip F. Keebler, D. Michael Evans, and Nathan A. Reid, KCE Engineering

Dropping the ball, or dropping the lights? Approaches to mitigating interruptions in lighting at sporting events

Power Quality Measurement and Analysis Basics

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 20:50:00 +0000

Randy Barnett, NTT Workforce Development Institute

How to interpret the results of a power quality site survey

What Your IT Equipment Needs From A UPS

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 21:02:00 +0000

Chris Loeffler, Eaton Corp.

How to ensure UPS systems provide reliable power to IT equipment

Electrical Troubleshooting Quiz

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:58:00 +0000

Work stations in your plant's administrative area have point-of-use UPS boxes, most of which are rated 500VA

Maximizing VFD and UPS Performance

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:00:00 +0000

Randy Barnett, American Trainco, Inc.

When installing a variable-frequency drive (VFD) or uninterruptible power supply (UPS), monitor certain power quality parameters to maximize their performance

When Does Poor Power Quality Cause Electronics Failures?

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 16:00:00 +0000

Edited by John Dedad, Senior Director, Editorial and EC&M Development

Even though a 2-cycle power outage can damage electronic equipment, sometimes a 3-cycle outage causes no problems.

To many of us, the utility power grid is a vast system of unknowns. Its performance can make unprotected electronic equipment useless.

Inside Voltage Quality Verification

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 17:00:00 +0000

Jim Gregorec, Ideal Industries

How to prevent equipment damage and sub-par performance brought on by poor voltage quality

Lurking in the shadows of even the most unsuspecting operations from corporate to commercial to industrial facilities is a condition known as poor voltage