Power Quality for Agricultural Applications

There are a number of critical power quality issues associated with agricultural equipment that are important to understand from a performance and safety perspective. These include grounding, the proper use of variable frequency drives, uninterruptable power supplies, transient voltage and power surges.

These brochures and booklets provide excellent background on some of the most important power quality topics for agricultural applications.

Power Quality Brochures – Agricultural

Adjustable Speed Drive

This brochure provides information on the proper use of adjustable speed drives and offers advice on reducing harmonic current, increasing voltage and transient tolerance, avoiding shut-downs and increasing reliability and performance.

Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS)

This brochure offers straightforward advice on shopping for, buying, installing and operating UPS equipment to ensure performance and avoid typical power quality problems.

Harmonics

Harmonics are a form of electrical pollution that distorts the clean voltage produced by the power company. When voltage is too distorted it can cause electronic equipment to perform incorrectly or fail. This brochure provides insight into the problems caused by harmonics and how facilities managers can help to avoid them.

Power Quality Booklets – Agricultural

Grounding for Safety and Power Quality

This is booklet focuses on grounding electrical distribution systems rated at 1000 v or less for personal safety and equipment protection as well as improved power quality through noise control.

A Guide to Voltage Flicker

This booklet serves as an understandable guide for utility personnel and other engineers to help explain flicker. It covers history, human perception and causes of flicker as well as how it is measured, standards and flicker countermeasures.

Uninterruptible Power Supply Specifications and Installation Guide

This guide provides valuable information to anyone responsible for system configuration, installation and protection from disabling power quality disturbances. It guides the user through uninterruptible power supply equipment choices, application evaluation, installation guidelines, start-up, operations and maintenance procedures.

Transient Voltage Surge Suppression (TVSS) for Commercial / Residential Applications

This guide provides valuable information to anyone responsible for electronic equipment performance and safety. It covers surge suppresser equipment choices and options, application evaluations and installation guidelines as well as operations and maintenance procedures. The guide brings certainty and safety to the daily operations of critical electronic-based equipment.

Adjustable Speed Drive Power Quality Applications Guide

This booklet gives engineers, electricians, specifiers and installers the information they need to apply and troubleshoot problems caused by and to ASD's.