Power Quality products are no longer an option in our electronic society, they are a necessity. From microwaves in the home to the microwave towers feeding data to corporate offices, demand for uninterrupted, uncorrupted electrical power is exploding.
As reported in Parade Magazine - August 11, 2002: "Lightning and power surges cause about $500 million in damage to electronics each year in the U.S. and Canada. As many as 20% of PCs are damaged by power surges, and even small surges will ruin your electronics over time -- not just computers but also TVs, VCRs and other household items. And surges don't just come through electric plugs. Nearly 30% enter homes through phone lines or cable TV lines. It isn't foolproof, but it's smart to plug all valuable electrical items into surge protectors."
Global competition demands an intensive examination of this significant issue, yet often we find ourselves guilty of being "too busy mopping up the water to turn off the faucet".
That's where Energy Control Systems can help. From Arkansas to Argentina and Taiwan to Texas - Power Quality has been our only business for over 17 years! Not ballast's or breakers or fuses or fans! Maximum uptime for electrical and electronic equipment is our business.
Downtime is virtually intolerable in the manufacturing sector of our economy. Yet, Business Week magazine reports that "$26 Billion dollars a year of lost time and revenue can be attributed to power related problems." Computerworld magazine reported that a price tag of $78,191 per hour cost on computer downtime for the average company. Also, according to Contingency Planning Research Inc., power problems are at the root of nearly 50% of data loss at computer installations in the US. Thus it makes economic sense to consider solutions that ensure a continuous, quality power supply A study composed recently by Interpose Inc. and Microsoft analyzes the Total Cost of Operation for Windows based systems. They have dissected the cost of operations into Hardware and Software, Management, Support, Downtime and several other items. Their research indicates the TCO for the desktop PC runs in the neighborhood of $7250 per year! An incredible number! The figure we are most concerned with is the 20% allocation of the TCO to downtime! If we extrapolate 50% of that cost as being power related then approximately $725 of the annual cost of operation on a networked PC can be attributed to poor power!!!
How often have you asked yourself, "How much money and equipment do companies really lose?" Safeware Insurance Inc. conducts an annual study and the chart below reveals some startling data.
Now that you are aware of the financial costs of ignoring those "electrical gremlins", let's briefly look at the two primary areas of power anomalies.
First is voltage spikes, transients, or surges and lightning. While lightning is obviously the most visible and immediately destructive, unseen switching transients caused by copiers, lighting grids, elevator motors, welders, etc.... are present in every electrical system, period. These unseen gremlins constantly and consistently eat away at the microscopic traces in your computer chips, weaken the insulation of your motors, and short en the life of your lighting systems and ballasts.
As much as 40% of your electrical maintenance overhead can be attributed to transient voltage spikes. Maintenance Technology magazine reported that "....$1000 saved in maintenance cost reductions is like creating an additional $24,000 in sales"! Is there a solution? Yes!
The second area of concern is that of voltage dips, brownouts and outages.
Did you know that the average computer site in the US experiences 38 power interruptions per year, and that 94% of those interruptions will be less than five minutes in duration.
Can your network or PC afford to be without battery backup protection? With the prices of UPS equipment consistently declining it is more cost effective than ever before to utilize UPS's on every PC in your operation. By preventing these interruptions for 1 year your UPS will have paid for itself!
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