A Power Quality Solutions focus ensures continued performance and less maintenance on your microprocessor-based equipment.
A zoned power/data quality systems approach should be applied for multiple systems or problems.
Before we begin with a general analysis, think for a minute about the solution you desire. At zone 1 where main service enters your facility you desire high energy handling. At zone 3, point of use or workstation, you’re looking for a tight waveform shape to nominal sine wave.
Analyze your environment for its effect on electronic equipment.
Is severe weather and lightning a common occurrence?
Have you experienced nuisance failures, brownouts or other problems?
Review the mechanical integrity of all systems.
Check for loose wires or misfiring.
Check for proper grounding, floating grounds or multiple grounds.
Use thermal scanning equipment to locate troubled areas.
Identify the problem.
Field sample troubled areas with line-monitoring equipment, or define the disruption and potential causes to determine the problem.
Evaluate what systems need to be protected in each zone.
Select power/data quality equipment to address the specific problems.
Zone 0: If experiencing lightning related spikes, strong RF signals, under-voltages, brownouts or blackouts, provide first level of transient control on all cables (power, voice, data) entering the building.
Zone 1: Surge voltage and currents from outside the building can appear on all conductive paths. Install hard-wired surge protection devices -- all incoming conductors, connect all system ground conductors to a common ground point, and connect all surge protection devices to the same common ground.
Zone 2: Residual spikes from service entrance and surges/noise originating within the building can be solved by providing supplemental layers of power/data quality protection in the form of surge protection devices or line conditioners.
Zone 3 thru end: Additional surges and noise surrounding point-of-use equipment can be solved by protecting distinct pieces of equipment via surge protection devices, line conditioners, isolation transformers, line/load reactors, stand-by power systems, or uninterruptible power supplies.