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Sunday June 16, 2019 4:32AM San Francisco Bay Area Voltage Sag
June 16, 2019 4:32AM – San Francisco Bay Area Voltage Sag On Sunday June 16th around 4:30 in the morning, the San Francisco Bay area experienced a transmission level voltage sag that woke up customers who manage critical facilities throughout the region. The grid voltage sagged to 75% of normal for 6 cycles, or about 1/10 of […]
May 28, 2019 San Francisco Bay Area voltage sag at 7:11am
Tuesday May 28th, 2019 7:11am – Tuesday May 28th, the ongoing weather conditions in the San Francisco Bay area resulted in another voltage sag that affected customers throughout the region. Grid voltage sagged to 73% of normal for 7.44 cycles, about 1/10 of a second. Customers reported no impact from this power quality event only […]
2nd January SF Bay Area voltage sag Monday 1/28/2019 4:55PM
2nd January San Francisco Bay Area voltage sag Monday Jan 28, 2019 at 4:55PM Monday January 28th, 2019 4:55PM – Late Monday afternoon January 28th, the ongoing atmospheric river conditions in the San Francisco Bay area resulted in another voltage sag that affected customers throughout the region. Grid voltage sagged to 83% of normal for […]
Winter Storm brings Power Disturbances to Bay Area
January Winter Storm brings Power Disturbances to Bay Area Tuesday January 8th, 2019 12:45AM – Early Tuesday morning January 8th, the winter storm caused a major power fault on the PG&E transmission system. This PQ event manifested itself for most customers as a voltage sag Tuesday January 8th, 2019 at 12:44:05 AM. The voltage sagged to 77% of normal for […]
Power Quality Event South Bay Area October 27, 2018
California South Bay Region experienced a Power Quality (PQ) Sag Event 10/27/2018 6:51:05 AM– A system-wide Power Quality Event was experienced in the South Bay Area. Voltage was 66% for 3.96 cycles. Being prepared with the addition of Power Quality Meters and an Electrical Power Monitoring System (EPMS) allows your facility to see the unseen. […]
Holiday Power Outage at Atlanta Airport
Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL) airport suffered a holiday power outage at the Atlanta airport on Sunday Dec 17th, 2017. The 11 hour outage disrupted travel for thousands of passengers. Georgia Power’s investigation traced the blackout to a fire in electrical switchgear. But, the backup power cables were routed in the same tunnel and damaged by the same […]
The Hidden Cost of Power Quality
Traditional Power Quality Power Quality (PQ) is an interesting issue that I’ve been close to for quite some time. The problem has been discovered, debated, defined, solved, re-defined, lost, re-discovered, disputed, etc. Manufacturers, consultants, service providers, regulatory bodies, and governments have explored, used, and abused the topic. I should include myself in the group. I’ve […]