The electrical system within any facility is nothing more than a necessary tool that is required to complete just about every task within the facility.
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Electrical protection terminology in the 21st century has many names. Lightning Arrester (LA), Surge Protector Device (SPD), Surge Arrester, Surge Suppressor, and Transient Voltage Surge Suppressor (TVSS) are the most common names used.
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They have been around since the time of Nikola Tesla, George Westinghouse and Thomas Edison. In many facilities power quality issues are either ignored, mismanaged or misunderstood. At most facilities whenever electrical equipment fails the process i
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Dirty Power is a Synonym for Poor Power Quality
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Do not let lightning strikes cause you or your equipment physical harm
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How to keep ic chips and semiconductors from failing
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What are the different types of grounding systems used for buildings
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Companies who have no proactive maintenance are called reactive companies.
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30-40 million business in the United States lose between $26 billion to $280 billion from lightning strikes and other power disturbances each year.
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What is the typical amperage and voltage levels in a cloud to earth lightning strike?
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What Does An Architect Do
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Why would any building need any surge protective device (SPD)?
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80% of all power quality issues are caused by the facility's equipment and electrical wiring.
Seek out subject matter experts to locate the root causes of these issues.
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Over a 10-year period the electric companies delivers power to customers across the USA an average of 99.5% of the time. However, not all outages require to be reported.
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Low voltage communication cables can inflict damage on electrical equipment within a facility. The National Electrical Code requires the bonding of these low voltage cables.
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If you believe that your facility or home is protected from lightning strikes, power surges and other power disturbances you are sadly mistaken.
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SPGS uses the National Electrical Code (NEC), NFPA 780, IEEE Standard 142IEEE , 81-2012 as well as other standards to design a lifetime earth ground system.
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Naturally, actual downtime cost and downtime history will be different for every company.
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Equipment within facilities causes 80% of the equipment failures, system failures and downtime that occur at your facility. 20% is caused by your utility company.
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EMI, RFI, EMC Why do we Still Have These Problems?
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Keeping 911 Centers and Emergency Management Facilities on line all the time
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A Ground Potential Rise Ground Potential Rise (GPR) in pad-mounted cabinets causes ongoing card failures across the United States.
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Equipment Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) became an issue with unexplained equipment malfunctions and random cold reboot required
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Holistic Electrical Facility Protection Design saves maintenance cost and increases online reliability and reduces outages and downtime.
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