How Is Your Electricity Bill Structured ?
With the rising energy costs affecting everybody, most organizations and consumers are complaining that the bills are high, fixed arbitrarily and accuse utilities of sharp practices. The need for tracking, monitoring and proper energy management has now become prime. Today we will discuss how bills are structured, the different charges and schedule rates. Different Charges […]
ENERGY – UNITS AND TERMS
In other to do a proper Energy analysis for industrial, commercial or even residential facilities.The Energy Auditor or Analyst must be abreast of the units and terms used to define Energy usage and Power. We shall begin with what is Energy and Power? Energy is the capacity to do work. While Power is the workdone […]
Performance Wiring – Electrical Energy Efficiency
Facilities Worldwide are becoming aware of electrical energy efficiency.This has become critical as it reduces the operating cost of doing business, invariably enhancing the balance sheet and profitability. More than 18% of the electricity you buy is probably wasted due to the design of your equipment and the way it has been installed. In addition […]
Signals to Poor Power Quality (PQ)
Poor Power Quality is now in the front burner of ALL facilities, from Utilities, Oil & Gas, Telecommunications, ICT, Banking & Financial Institutions, Manufacturing, Data centers, Commercial Building to Service industries. Affecting Reliability, Productivity and Bottom Line of any infrastructure connected to electric Power. If the Quality of the Electricity your Plant consumes is not […]
VOLTAGE & CURRENT UNBALANCE – A Primer
Unbalance is a serious Power Quality issue affecting mainly low-voltage distribution systems in commercial and industrial facilities. Voltage unbalance is responsible for low performance and shortens life span of three-phase motors among other consequences. What then is voltage unbalance? Voltage Unbalance Voltage unbalance is the measure of voltage difference between the phases of a three-phase […]
How PQ Best Practices Can $ave You Money
The fact that lots of money is being lost through poor Power Quality (PQ) in facilities across the world need not be overemphasized. Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) in 1995 reported that the cost attributable to poor PQ in US represents a large annual cost to the economy estimated at the cost of 100 billion […]
Saving Energy Costs– A Close Look At Hotels
In hospitality business energy is the blood and life. Without energy hotels seize to be so called. From Lighting Lifts, Air-conditioner & Ventilation, Heating & Catering to Leisure & Fitness, are all services relying on constant supply of energy. Energy use in hotels account for between 6 – 8% of operating profit worldover. However, in […]
HOW YOU CAN SAVE ENERGY – Using Power Quality Techniques
Worldover, from manufacturing, utilities, production, offices to services. Energy is an essential raw material. Its costs a major critical issue in production of goods and services. However, energy costs are escalating and not likely to go down, businesses are grasping on the best ways and means of cutting cost in their bid to remain competitive. […]
Earthing & Lightning Protection – The FullSpectrum Advantage
Earthing & Lightning (including Surge) Protection has become more critical in the Electrical Power infrastructure in today’s business. With the prolification of electronics in organizations for efficiency, it has brought the subject to the front burner of reliability, profitability and productivity. It is no longer only important to supply Power but the Quality of Power […]
What Do I look out for in Quality Surge (Transient Overvoltage) Protectors?
There is a deluge of products claiming to protect Electronic equipment against Lightning and Surges (transient overvoltage). 95% of them are sub-standard, misleading and of no effect. However, when subjected to tests, many of them have an unacceptably high let-through voltage. The wrong let-through voltage is disruptive and harmful to your electronic equipment. This is […]
