Safety, Efficiency And Competitiveness Assurance For Facility Management
Poor Power Quality is a real and significant threat, in the complex Management of all Facilities, Commercial or Industrial. Without warning Power issues can reduce an otherwise functional facility to mere shadow of itself. Crippling the entire Building Management Systems and other Critical Mission equipment necessary for optimal facility functionality. Consequences are indeed dire and […]
Safety And Protection Of Your Telecom and ICT Infrastructure
Lightning, voltage surges and improper Earthing (Grounding) are major critical challenges in Telecoms, Information and Communication Technology infrastructure and can cripple businesses in an instant. Without warning, electrical damage to your state-of-the art telecom, broadcasting, telephone system, computer networks or electronic equipment can knock out your ability to communicate and transmit information. This shuts down […]
OTHER GROUND ENHANCEMENT AGENTS COMPARED TO FURSECEM (MARCONITE)
A. Chemical Solutions It is known that some chemicals and salts influence the soil resistivity of the soil and reduce overall earth resistance. These chemicals are copper sulphate, sodium carbonate, calcium sulphate, sodium chloride (table salt), animal dung and charcoal are sometimes poured into the ground to improve earth readings. But these have the disadvantages […]
Protect your Facilities – Using Furse Surge Protective Devices (SPDs)
Today, our ever growing dependence on Electronic Systems to drive Processes, Production and Services in business has become absolute & total. These vulnerable Electronic Systems and components which are the heart of every facility should be protected from the ravaging effects of Lightning strikes and Surges. In fact, loss of these systems would cripple Industrial, […]
A World of Earthing Solutions
Earthing (Grounding) is the bedrock of ALL electrical infrastructure and responsible for about 80% of all Power Quality problems. Once earthing is properly taken care of, profitability is the result, as downtime is reduced, maintenance costs is cut, safety of critical equipment enhanced. Ultimately leading to seamless operations and productivity. Indeed Poor Earthing practices wreck […]
A World of Earthing & Lightning Solutions
Victor Oyedu, FNSE, FNIEEE, CPQ.Power Quality and Energy Management Specialist.Publisher at Afrienergyonline.comCEO, FullSpectrum Energy Solutions Limited, Nigeria.
DERATING TRANSFORMERS – A WAY OUT OF HARMONICS
One way to protect a transformer from harmonics is to limit the amount of load placed on it. This is called “derating” the transformer. The most rigorous derating method is described in ANSI/IEEE standard C57.110-1986. It is somewhat impractical because it requires extensive loss data from the transformer manufacturer plus a complete harmonic spectrum of […]
Harmonic Survey – Guidelines
Harmonics are troublesome but cannot be avoided. However it is as a result of automation, modern electronics, with direct consequences. The objective being to locate, mitigate and optimize productivity. Harmonics are indeed a strange bedfellow that must be managed and first step towards the solution is to know where to find them. GUIDELINES A harmonic […]
Power Factor and Why It Matters
Power Factor is a measurement that compares the real power (watts) being consumed to the apparent power (Volts-Amps) of a load. A purely resistive load would have a power factor of 1.0 What does it do? The power available to perform work is called real power (kW). Inductive loads such as motors, transformers, and high-intensity […]
Surge Protection A to Z – All You Need To Know
Electronic systems have become central to virtually every aspect of our lives from PCs and building management systems in the office to automated petrol pumps and barcode scanners at the supermarket, factory, banking & financial institutions, aviation and much more. Loss of these systems would cripple Industrial, Commercial and Government organizations alike. The importance of […]
