Published by Dranetz Technologies, Inc., Application Note INTRODUCTION Most of the world distributes power at 50Hz or 60Hz. However, there are certain specialized applications that distribute power at other frequencies. Applications such as aviation, naval, and others distribute power at 400Hz to improve system efficiencies. 400Hz applications can be a challenge for the end user since mostContinue reading “400Hz Monitoring – Aviation Applications”
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2 Week Energy Survey
Published by Dranetz Technologies, Inc., Case Study Willows Swim Club is a private, member-owned swimming and recreational facility located in central New Jersey. The swim club provides kitchen space to a local restaurant to operate a food concession. Being offered as a service to its membership, there is presently no charge for rent or utilities. However, givenContinue reading “2 Week Energy Survey”
What Caused the Big Blackout in Spain and Portugal?
Published by Unipower AB, Metallgatan 4C, 44132 Alingsås, Sweden. Email: info@unipower.se On 28 April 2025, at 12:33 CET, the power systems of Spain and Portugal experienced a total blackout. Investigation is still in progress. Above and below is 30 minutes of high-resolution waveform data we could extract from a meter in the Portuguese grid. We couldContinue reading “What Caused the Big Blackout in Spain and Portugal?”
Planning and Performing a Power Quality Survey
Published by Dranetz Technologies, Support – Technical Documents, Application Note, website: dranetz.com, 800-372-6832 (U.S & Canada) +1-732-287-3680 (International). INTRODUCTION The power quality survey is the first, and perhaps most important, step in identifying and solving power problems. Power problems can harm equipment performance and reduce reliability, lower productivity and profitability, and even pose personnel safetyContinue reading “Planning and Performing a Power Quality Survey”
PQ Secure
Published by Unipower AB, Metallgatan 4C, 44132 Alingsås, Sweden. Email: info@unipower.se PQ Secure – Power Quality Management System The quality of your power is extremely important as disturbances or short outages can cause major problems for your equipment and systems. We have created a Power Quality Management System that will assist you in monitoring your systemContinue reading “PQ Secure”
UPS Problem at Datacentre
Published by Unipower AB, Case Study: UPS Problem at Datacentre, Date: January 29th, 2017. Email: info@unipower.se Summary A software development company builds a new datacentre and experience problems with the UPS units and a hard drive failure. A monitoring system, PQ Secure from Unipower AB, was installed and it could be determined that the UPS units,Continue reading “UPS Problem at Datacentre”
Choosing The Right Equipment
Published by Unipower AB, Metallgatan 4C, 44132 Alingsås, Sweden. Email: info@unipower.se What do you need to measure? Power quality is assessed based on a number of power quality parameters. Today’s instruments usually handle the most common parameters such as voltage, current, power, harmonics, voltage dips, flicker and transients. Often it is difficult to say in advanceContinue reading “Choosing The Right Equipment”
Harmonic Information Management System
Published by 1. Johan ADOLFSSON, Director, Unipower AB, ja@unipower.se, 2. Peter ANDERSSON, CEO, Unipower AB, psa@unipower.se, 3. Nilesh CHINTALWAR, GM, PCI Ltd, nilesh@prime-pci.in, 4. Shital SHAH, PCI Ltd, shitalshah@prime-pci.in INTRODUCTION In the vast majority of countries today there are regulations and standards implemented that specify the maximum level of harmonic content. Some countries implement theContinue reading “Harmonic Information Management System”
Measuring PQ Issues in a Bus Depot Using Unipower HW and Software
Published by Unipower AB, Metallgatan 4C, 44132 Alingsås, Sweden. Email: info@unipower.se Introduction This case study explores how advanced power quality measurement technology facilitated the diagnosis of severe power quality disturbances in a bus depot. These disturbances, which neither the bus operator nor the bus manufacturer initially attributed to electrical quality issues, were ultimately traced toContinue reading “Measuring PQ Issues in a Bus Depot Using Unipower HW and Software”
The Problem of Determining the Coefficient of Flicker in Accordance to Normative Regulations
Published by Marta BĄTKIEWICZ-PANTUŁA, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Institute of Electrical Power Engineering Abstract. The article presents an analysis of the selected parameter of the power quality. The analysis was done in accordance with the applicable normative regulations. The results presented in the article were made on the basis of actual measurements ofContinue reading “The Problem of Determining the Coefficient of Flicker in Accordance to Normative Regulations”
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