How to Measure Power Quality
Power Quality definition and measurement for supply and demand loads.
Harmonic Studies | Why Do I Need One?
Harmonics? Power Quality Disturbances? The US standard electrical grid runs at a frequency 60Hz. So, what does this mean? To clarify, 60Hz means that the flow of current changes direction …
What is Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) and Why Should I Care?
Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) explained for electrical power systems
Power Quality | A Simple Guide to Understanding your ROI
Calculating a Return on Investment for Power Quality is easy. See how…
APT Joins UC’s Small Business First Program
Longtime service provider APT helps meet UC’s Small Business Purchasing Goals Applied Power Technologies, Inc. (APT), a meter and power monitoring and software systems integrator, has joined the University of …
Power Quality | Common Issues Defined
Voltage sags and swells defined graphically along with why they are important to utility consumers
30 Day Electrical Load Studies | Why Are They Necessary?
Why Are Load Studies Necessary? When providing electrical contractors with load studies for a new installation, end customers often fail to understand why they are necessary. After all, the branch …
Data Quality | Why Communications Between Devices Fail
Data Quality | Device Communications Data quality communications are the critical path for power monitoring systems to function properly. Device communications are only as good as the hardware, firmware, protocols, …
10 Power Quality Terms and What They Mean?
What is Power Quality? Power Quality has various definitions. For instance, a technical definition, based on the voltage/amperage/distortion of the sinusoidal waveforms in an alternating current system. As well as, …
Short Circuit, Coordination, and Arc Flash – Electrical Studies & Why You Need Them?
Why do I need short circuit, coordination, and arc flash studies? And what are they?