What Is Electrical Power Quality & Mitigation?
Power quality & mitigation is a systematic analysis used to identify issues with poor power quality. Electric power quality is an important term to describe the degree to which a specific power supply's voltage, frequency, and waveform conform to established specifications.
Potential power quality issues include over-voltage (swell), under-voltage (sag), harmonic distortion, and poor grounding and bonding. The majority of all power quality issues originate within the facility, so having a mitigation system is crucial in helping keep employees and other personnel safe.
Why Is Power Quality & Mitigation Important?
Power quality and mitigation are important because the introduction of electronics (non-linear loads) creates harmonics, which can negatively impact your facility and utility equipment. In the past, equipment was fairly immune to short-term power fluctuations, but since that is no longer the case, power quality and mitigation have become valuable services.
Most utilities have requirements and thresholds for managing how you use power and the effects of poor power quality. The utility provider may impose additional financial sanctions if the end-user does not manage these requirements properly. Issues with power quality can also impact power distribution and increase the likelihood of premature equipment failure.
How Can Craft Electric & Maintenance Help With
Quality & Mitigation?
Our team at Craft Electric & Maintenance provides professional quality and mitigation that will keep your facility running smoothly and your equipment safe. Since these issues can be complex, and it can be challenging to determine the best starting point inside the facility, we listen closely to the problems you are experiencing to help identify the root cause.
As action steps, we will temporarily or permanently install power quality analyzers to determine if power quality anomalies exist, such as high resistance or high harmonic levels. We can also perform a grounding and bonding study to examine the grounding system, ensuring it complies with the National Electric Code (NEC). We will work with local power quality engineers to identify issues and make recommendations, and our qualified technicians can implement or install recommended techniques to improve power quality.
Why Choose Craft Electric & Maintenance for Power
Quality & Mitigation?
When you work with our Craft Electric & Maintenance team, you can expect high-quality service and long-lasting results from start to finish. We have a proven track record when it comes to power quality and mitigation, and we will always communicate openly and honestly without you throughout the process.
Our team of experts commercial electricians has a wide range of experience installing power quality analyzers and recording data. We work closely with power quality engineers to interpret the power quality data and recommend corrective action. We don't believe in just covering up symptoms for a short-term solution. We will always dig deeper to determine the root cause of the problem and recommend the best solution for your facility and your business needs.
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