{"id":19025,"date":"2019-09-11T17:41:33","date_gmt":"2019-09-11T15:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intellias.com\/?p=19025"},"modified":"2024-07-23T13:33:18","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T11:33:18","slug":"power-quality-monitoring-get-control-over-energy-distribution","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/intellias.com\/power-quality-monitoring-get-control-over-energy-distribution\/","title":{"rendered":"Power Quality Monitoring: Get Control over Energy Distribution"},"content":{"rendered":"

A lightbulb is flickering in your office. The computer shuts down when you turn on the fan. Small, everyday disturbances such as these are inconsequential irritations. For large enterprises and industrial plants, however, such power spikes and energy problems are a real nightmare.<\/p>\n

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) estimates<\/a> that industrial facilities in the US lose around $119 to $188 billion annually to downtimes caused by power problems. This is an issue that affects myriad industries \u2014 from telecommunications to finance. Voltage sags, swells, and harmonics cause equipment damage, outages, system crashes, and downtime losses for computer networking, semiconductor and electronics manufacturing, biotech labs, data centers, and other businesses.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, technology can help mitigate the impact of voltage disturbances and power variations. Industrial businesses implement monitoring solutions to predict energy issues, analyze possible reasons for outages, and protect expensive equipment from damage.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s examine the most common power problems and how companies use technology to avoid them.<\/p>\n

In this article, you\u2019ll learn:<\/b><\/p>\n