Technical Abstract

The approach that we take to gain electricity efficiency is to install power treatment technologies to the individual loads in a facility and, where needed, to install passive or active power quality correction at individual loads, individual branch circuits, or the master service entrance. The electricity conservation from power treatment technologies originate from these concepts:

• Lighting Correction
• Line Loss and Voltage Drop
• Wiring and Distribution Capacity
• Power Factor Correction

Lighting Correction:

Today, the trend of achieving greater lighting efficiencies is fluorescent and HID lighting. Though this is more efficient than the antiquated incandescent lighting, it is also true that neither fluorescent nor HID’s are maximally efficient when energized by the standard sinusoidal waveform AC power. We properly size and install special purpose waveform modification lighting controllers to significantly reduce total energy consumed by these lighting fixtures without reducing visible spectrum light output. Additionally, the lighting controller technology have been designed to trap or suppress broadband harmonic content from the load side of the device, adding to the systems cascade effect of both improved overall efficiency and improved overall facility power quality.

Line Loss and Voltage Drop:

Real time losses and voltage drops in commercial and industrial facilities far exceed the values and effects determined by theoretical calculations. Unlike traditional calculation methods, which consider isolated loads and circuits, actual voltage drops have wide ranging effects on the voltage and current values across the entire facility. Properly sized filtering devices at each considerable sized load in the facility minimizes the loss of power in the form of heat throughout the facility, maintains facility power quality, and maintains designed voltage and current values ; improving load life and power utilization.

Wiring and Distribution Capacity:

The practice of wiring designs to meet National Electric Code (NEC) is based mainly on safety and efficiency is a secondary concern with regards to code. While safety is paramount, and should not be secondary, efficiency and safety are not conflicting concepts. Consequently every facility we have encountered has been in serious need of remedial efforts to correct high current and distortion values. These untreated energy distribution systems contribute to higher energy costs and accelerated asset deterioration.

Power Factor Correction:

We have found that properly sized (by VAR) capacitive device in close proximity to inductive loads meet the “dual benefit” standard of generating direct and indirect energy conservation. While such an approach requires specifically designed capacitive devices at each load and seems excessive, the approach more than pays for the effort in quick payback through energy consumption reduction, reduced downtime, equipment replacement, and improved power quality.

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