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For example, more than likely your business uses
microprocessor-based systems. If these devices are
continually affected by voltage disturbances, they can
be damaged and cause a shutdown. The downtime will
result in financial losses.
Power quality monitoring should be considered an
integral part of any maintenance program. Continual
monitoring is an easy way to determine whether your
power quality is adequate. It can also help predict your
future power quality requirements.
Common Questions about Power Quality
Why Not Use a Meter and Check?
Determining whether a power quality problem exists is
very difficult with traditional meters and scopes. The
difficulty is that they cannot tell you what has happened
in the past. In addition, power quality problems occur
faster than the blink of an eye. Many power quality
problems result from various types of incompatible
equipment operating simultaneously. Equipment such
as air conditioning units, heavy machinery and office
equipment are the major culprits. Because buildings are
wired with numerous circuits, traditional methods of
pinpointing the source of power conflicts are almost
useless. Data logging can tell you where your problems
occur, at what time, and how often.
Why Not Buy a Protection Device?
Protection devices such as constant voltage
transformers, UPS’s and transient protection devices
may not provide the correct protection for the types of
problems that are occurring on your power line. The
only way to know what type of protection device is
required is to analyze the nature of the power line
disturbances.
For instance, there are many UPS’s at different price
ranges, each claiming to offer some protection. But
some UPS’s cause more problems than they solve.
Outfitting your entire electrical environment with power
quality enhancing devices could cost a large amount of
money not to mention extended downtime. Data logging
your electrical environment before and after choosing a
correction method is the only way to find out whether
you have chosen the best method.