Saturday February 15th, 2020 9:19pm- There was another significant power quality (PQ) voltage sag despite summer-like weather conditions in the Bay Area. The grid voltage sagged to 68% of normal for 3.48 cycles, around 1/20th of a second.
Customer reports reflect the impact of the sag in power quality on sensitive loads and equipment. This recent incident originated within the City of Santa Clara (SVP) territory. Authorities found that mylar balloons in their 60 kV transmission lines were the root cause of the voltage sag.
APT 4 PQ Solutions
Incidents like this can have impacts upon your facility’s production and impact the bottom line. Being prepared with the addition of Power Quality Meters allows your facility to see the unseen. The APT team provides solutions to protect your facility from utility failures such as these in advance. Likewise, we collect statistics on power quality, allowing you to verify the return on your investment by reducing or avoiding impacts.
At APT, we know how quickly small issues can turn into big problems. Our goal is to give our customers the tools to understand and identify potential problem areas before they occur and impact day-to-day operations. Don’t wait until problems arise to solve them.
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