The Problem
The $26 Billion Per Year Problem
Your power distribution system and attached load equipment is under constant attack from various types of power line disturbances. The result is an estimated $26 billion per year cost to U.S. companies in lost time, equipment repair and equipment replacement.
Transient voltage surges comprise the most severe and immediate danger to sensitive electrical and electronic equipment.
Transients are over-voltages or over-currents, typically lasting micro-seconds, that are caused by external and internal events. Lightning, variable speed drives, grid switching and load switching by neighboring facilities can result in transient activity.
Studies have shown that nearly 80% of transient activity at a given facility may be internally-generated. From the normal switching on and off of copiers and heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems to robotic assembly and welding machines, practically every industrial machine or system causes or is adversely affected by transients. The cumulative effect of these transients causes semi-conductor degradation, equipment destruction, disruption and damage, leading to premature failure, resulting in costly downtime and productivity loss.
All mission-critical electrical and electronic systems should be shielded to prevent disruption, damage and destruction.
