Whitney Electric -- Submit your question

Whitney Electric -- Submit your question
Whitney Electric answers your questions.

Q: What amount of processing downtime is attributable to the inability to control the electrical environment?

A: Composite Engineering reports that in 1980 approximately 3% of processing downtime was attributable to the lack of infrastructure management. By 1990, this figure had reached 27%, and it is projected to be 47% by the year 2000.

Q: What should I include in a Power Quality Program?

A:

Establish a Power Quality team.
Develop protection philosophy.
Develop procurement standards for electrical and electronic equipment.
Insist on procurement standards that emphasize value, not just low cost.

Q: Why do I want a power quality profile for my company's equipment?

A:

Identify sources of interference.
Identify capacity problems.
Find oppportunities for energy conservation and utility rate reduction.
Provide a framework for planning for the installation of new equipment and for expansion.

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Q:	What amount of processing downtime is attributable to the inability to control the electrical environment?
A:	Composite Engineering reports that in 1980 approximately 3% of processing downtime was attributable to the lack of infrastructure management. By 1990, this figure had reached 27%, and it is projected to be 47% by the year 2000.
Q:	What should I include in a Power Quality Program?
A:	Establish a Power Quality team. Develop protection philosophy. Develop procurement standards for electrical and electronic equipment. Insist on procurement standards that emphasize value, not just low cost.
Q:	Why do I want a power quality profile for my company's equipment?
A:	Identify sources of interference. Identify capacity problems. Find oppportunities for energy conservation and utility rate reduction. Provide a framework for planning for the installation of new equipment and for expansion.