Harmonic Effects on Industrial Facilities
Most industrial facilities in today’s marketplace have a high percentage of non-linear loads. As a result, these loads add harmonic currents to the power system, resulting in harmonic distortions in voltage. So, what does this mean? How are non-linear loads affecting your facility? In short, problems arise as components heat up, ultimately causing malfunctions to […]
Power Lines, Outages and Wildfires, Oh My!
Electrical high voltage transmission lines and forests don’t mix. See how power lines and forests cause wild fires when not properly maintained. Smokey the Bear would be proud!
How to Measure Power Quality
Power Quality definition and measurement for supply and demand loads.
Harmonic Studies | Why Do I Need One?
Harmonics? Power Quality Disturbances? The US standard electrical grid runs at a frequency 60Hz. So, what does this mean? To clarify, 60Hz means that the flow of current changes direction 60 times per second. A harmonic(s) is defined as the content of the signal whose frequency is an integer multiple of the 60hz systems. Power […]
What is Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) and Why Should I Care?
Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) explained for electrical power systems
Power Quality | A Simple Guide to Understanding your ROI
Calculating a Return on Investment for Power Quality is easy. See how…
Power Quality | Common Issues Defined
Voltage sags and swells defined graphically along with why they are important to utility consumers
2020 Power Quality: Why is it so much worse?
Power Quality impacts doubled in 2020 over previous years. Here’s why, and what you can do about it.
Grid Voltage Sag Tuesday 4/7/20 6:44AM
Exactly one month after the previous grid level power quality event, we experienced another voltage sag affecting customers throughout the region.
Transmission Sag March 17, 2020 San Francisco Bay Area voltage sag at 4:01pm.
Winter weather on Saturday March 17 at 4:01 pm the San Francisco Bay area experienced a voltage sag that affected customers throughout the region. Grid voltage sagged to 80% of normal for 3 cycles, about 1/10 of a second. This incident was captured by Recipe Analytics Customers reported impact from this power quality event only […]