Potential Solutions
To keep your business up and running with reliable power, some of the following equipment may be useful.Standby Generator
An alternate power supply usually driven by a gas or diesel engine.
Surge Protector
Designed to limit instantaneous high voltages. Also known by a number of names, such as surge suppressor, surge arrestor, and surge diverter.
Noise Filter
Eliminates interference that may interrupt the proper operation of electrical or electronic equipment. This interference is known as electromagnetic interference (EMI). Electronic devices can be a source of this interference.
Isolation Transformer
Protects sensitive electronic equipment by buffering electrical noise.
Voltage Regulator
Maintains voltage output within a desired limit despite varying input voltage. Regulators provide little or no protection against surges or noise.
Constant Voltage Transformer
Designed to maintain a constant voltage output over a wide range of input voltages. As a result, input voltage variations do not pass through the transformer.
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)
Designed to improve the quality of power supplied to critical loads and to generate the required voltage and current when power interruptions, voltage variations, or frequency variations occur. A UPS has batteries as an internal source of energy and uses this energy to provide AC power to selected equipment even if the utility power is interrupted.
Motor-Generator Set
Designed to come between the power from the utility system and critical equipment within the business. The motor takes power from the utility system and then generates power for critical equipment. Acting as a buffer, motor-generator sets provide regulated, conditioned power to connected equipment.
Harmonic Filter
Designed to limit the periodic or continuous distortions of the normal voltage wave pattern (sine wave) caused by non-linear loads. Non-linear loads (like all electronic equipment) draw electricity differently than linear loads and distort the normal voltage pattern.
