Major Problems Related To Power Quality And Solutions To Them

When you own a service-oriented or a production-oriented industry, to obtain the best operational efficiency, power quality and reliability plays a significant role in manufacturing quality products and services. The industry is increasingly relying on power for the continual addition of electronic equipment and digital controllers, which cannot work smoothly without access to a quality power supply. It is important to consider multiple power quality situations to avoid massive loss in opportunity as well as revenue, equipment failure, and electrical accidents like fire.

Most equipment in an industry requires power, and that is exactly why electronic appliances need to be properly maintained through maintenance and uninterrupted power supply to work properly. The major issues related to power quality include acute power shortage, frequency variation, generation of spikes, missing cycles, blackouts, voltage fluctuations, impulse surges, earth leakage current, and brownouts. These can often be avoided when care is used with an appropriate power quality method like the power factor correction, so businesses do not see power-related problems with productivity and other losses.

Coming up with the right solution can only be possible if you have ample knowledge about the types of power quality issues, their causes, and what type of technical support is needed. Here are a few tips that can be extremely useful in improving the power quality:

• To ensure that the quality of power is maintained, the grounding and bonding of a computer-based industrial system needs to be carefully laid down.
• Check if the wiring is in the proper place, and look for improper or loose connections, reversed polarity, open neutral, or floating grounds.
• Make use of power conditioning equipment like voltage optimization systems, transient voltage surge suppressors, noise filters, harmonic filters, isolations transformers, UPS, generators, dynamic voltage restorer, voltage regulators, and many more.

Icopower ESCO is experienced in offering a delivery mechanism to provide the maximum amount of energy efficiency resources. We have extensive design and implementation experience in integrating multiple efficiency measures, mitigating technical and performance risks, and generating energy savings for our clients with almost no capital investment.  In addition, we act as an energy efficient project developer as we integrate the project’s design, financing, installation, and operational elements. Our remuneration is based on Energy Saving Performance Contracts whereby our payment is on a shared savings basis. You can find out more by visiting our website http://www.icopower-esco.com/.

How Continuous Electric Power Quality Monitoring Makes A Difference

From government and commercial buildings to manufacturing plants, health centers, and data centers, an uninterrupted power supply is crucial. Since poor power quality has several negative consequences, including a reduction in productivity, a chance the electric equipment becomes damaged, and the disruption of day to day operations. There can be several reasons behind a variation in electric power quality. These include voltage spikes, harmonic disturbances, and long and short interruptions. Here is how continuous power quality monitoring promotes electric power efficiency:

• Accuracy of information

With the help of a dedicated critical power management system and a building management system, it is easy to generate detailed reports like wave form capture and transient harmonic displays of the electric power quality. Not only is the information accurate but it can be accessed from all parts of the world at any time of the day.

• Detailed analytics

Constant analysis of power quality can help to get a detailed evaluation of the performance of electrical equipment over time. These analytics also help identify the exact cause of the problem and the problems that might lead to premature aging of the equipment.

• Benefits of compliance

You are also able to learn if your facility complies with the regulatory reporting requirements of certain associations. This can further help in solving the energy costs, minimizing complaints related to power issues, and maintaining a good reputation with tenants.

• Faster recovery

Noticing a problem in the early stages can help you be proactive in scheduling repairs and future maintenance.

Icopower ESCO is an Energy Service Company that is experienced in offering effective delivery mechanisms to provide the maximum amount of energy efficiency resources, project financing, and technologies possible. They develop, implement, and arrange their own financing for projects which are specifically designed to improve energy efficiency for facilities over a period of 3 to 5 years. The services provided by Icopower ESCO include solar PV, maintenance, installation, thermography, measurement and verification, LED lighting retrofit, energy monitoring, energy savings contracts, and energy audits. You can find out more about our company and the services we offer at https://www.icopower-esco.com.

The Key Benefits of Voltage Optimization Solutions

Voltage optimization is an innovative technology that aims to reduce the voltage received by electrical equipment to only what is required in order to improve the operating efficiency and to lower energy costs. As a highly cost-effective and efficient energy saving solution, voltage optimization is used across a wide range of applications as well as market sectors and is worth consideration by organizations of all sizes as part of their energy reduction plan. 

By bringing the supply voltages to the lower end of the statutory voltage range, voltage optimization solutions can help you save up to 14% of your total electricity consumption without compromising the supply to your electrical equipment. Although all types of sites can benefit by controlling and reducing their voltage, the amount of the benefit does vary because the loads and conditions differ from site to site. The savings usually depend on the site specifications and the type of voltage optimization system being used. In order to ensure the highest performance and savings, it is important to complete a thorough analysis of a site’s or building’s power conditions before installing any system. 

In addition to saving energy and reducing carbon emissions, voltage optimization offers several other benefits, such as-

• Voltage optimization equipment is usually compact in size, making them suitable for most settings.
• Simple and fast installation
• Low maintenance
• Short payback and Return on Investment (ROI)
• Reduction of harmonics
• Protection against voltage spikes and surges
• Greater control to provide voltage phase balancing
• An intelligent interface to track product andsite performance in real time

You can find out more about all these benefits by contacting Icopower ESCO to invest in an efficient voltage optimization solution for your company. Built around a proprietary and patented design, our voltage optimizers and stabilizers deliver consistent savings. We employ the most advanced energy efficiency technologies to create value for our clients across all sectors in Kenya and Seychelles. To learn more about us or the wide range of services we offer, feel free to visit our website http://icopower-esco.com/. You can also write to us @ fm@icopower.com.

Switching to Energy Efficiency Technologies is More Important Than It Seems and Here’s Why!

Energy efficiency is more important than most people realize, and there are several benefits of making the best use of the right technology through energy efficiency solutions. Just a few of the benefits are listed below.

• It helps you save on your energy bills.

 Saving almost 20 to 30 percent of your energy bill is possible without much hassle. You can improve the thermal characteristics of your home through proper insulation and weatherization, by making use of the latest technologies in your products, using energy star appliances, and several other ways.

• It helps you contribute to the improvement of the local economy.

When the consumption of energy reduces, the need to import natural gas and electricity from outside your community diminishes, thus, boosting the local economy.

• It helps you boost your comfort.

In addition to increasing the energy efficiency, technologies in insulation and air sealing help you keep your home warm during the winter and cool during the summer. 

• It is good for the environment.

Decreased energy consumption will automatically result in decreased pollution. Plus, emissions of greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change can also be held in check through controlled consumption of energy.

The common characteristics of a home that consumes a greater amount of energy include missing or improper insulation in the attic, usage of incandescent bulbs, and lack of energy star appliances. These can be easily changed to make your home more energy efficient. 

Icopower ESCO is experienced in offering a delivery mechanism to provide the maximum amount of energy efficiency resources. We have extensive design and implementation experience in integrating multiple efficiency measures, mitigating technical and performance risks, and generating energy savings for our clients with little to no capital investment.  In addition, we act as an energy efficient project developer as we integrate the project’s design, financing, installation, and operational elements like voltage optimization systems. Icopower’s remuneration is based on Energy Saving Performance Contracts whereby our payment is on a shared savings basis. You can learn more by visiting our website https://www.icopower-esco.com or by writing to us at fm@icopower.com.

An Introduction to Power Quality and the Importance of Power Quality Monitoring

Power quality is a vast term that includes a number of aspects. It can be defined as a network’s ability to supply a clean and stable power flow that is always within the required voltage and frequency tolerances, is always available, and has a noise-free sinusoidal wave shape. However, poor power quality is becoming a common issue in several business sectors. Some of the most commonly occurring behaviors that might be responsible for excessive losses and disturbances include reactive power, harmonics, network unbalance, transients, voltage variations, flicker, and oscillations.

Power quality monitoring is important because poor power quality can have several direct impacts including reduced production speed, charges for reactive power, consumption, lost production, equipment damage or reduced lifetime, idling personnel, premature equipment aging, and data loss. In addition to all these direct impacts, poor power quality can also induce consequential business costs that include postponed revenues, negative impacts on the cash flow, loss of goodwill from the customers, and a loss of market share. Power quality monitoring can also be looked upon as an efficient energy saving technology as the continuous monitoring of power consumption. Analyzing it later can help you identify operating behaviors that are likely to cause an increase in the kWh consumption and either reverting them or changing the energy use method to reduce the overall energy consumption. 

Icopower ESCO is an Energy Service Company that is experienced in offering an effective delivery mechanism to provide the maximum amount of energy efficiency resources, project financing, and technologies. They develop, implement, and arrange their own financing for projects that are specifically designed to improve the energy efficiency for facilities over a period of 3 to 5 years. The services provided by Icopower ESCO include solar PV, maintenance, installation, thermography, measurement and verification, LED lighting retrofit, energy monitoring, energy savings contracts, and energy audits. You can find out more about our company and the services we offer at http://www.icopower-esco.com/. You can also get in touch with us by dropping us an email at fm@icopower.com

Getting Acquainted with Voltage Power Optimization

Voltage power optimization is an energy saving technology that is used for regulating, cleaning, and conditioning the incoming power supply with the sole aim of reducing the voltage supplied to the optimum level for the on-site electrical appliances and equipment.

Voltage optimization works on a very simple concept, and that is power from the main source is supplied at a higher voltage than required and can result in massive wastage of energy, increased carbon emission, and higher electricity bills. It can also result in issues related to power quality and increased wear and tear of electrical equipment. By adopting a few voltage optimization solutions, one can benefit in a number of ways. From reducing the consumption of energy to cutting the carbon emission and saving on electricity bills, by balancing the phase voltages and filtering transients from the main supply, one can also see improvement in the power quality.

There are several technologies that can be used for the optimization of voltage. Voltage optimization technologies are usually installed in a series between the distribution transformer and the main low voltage distribution board. These voltage optimization solutions allow consumers and their equipment to benefit from the optimized power supply. Voltage optimization systems are usually divided into two categories – fixed and electronic-dynamic. The former optimizes the voltage by a decided amount and matches the incoming profile while the latter puts intelligent controls in use to optimize the voltage and maintain it at a constant level. Among the available solutions for voltage optimization, voltage stabilizers are the most common in Nairobi.

Icopower ESCO is an independent Energy Service company which develops, implements, and arranges its own financing for projects designed to improve the energy efficiency for facilities over a 3- to 5-year period. We work with clients to reduce operating expenses, upgrade and maintain infrastructure, stabilize energy costs, improve infrastructure efficiency, increase energy reliability, and conserve the environment by reducing the carbon footprint. Our mission is to analyze, design, and implement energy efficiency solutions that will create value for facility owners and operators across all sectors in East Africa and the Indian Ocean. We utilize the power of energy efficiency to contribute to prosperity throughout the region; generating benefits for the economy, environment, and society according to the triple bottom line of sustainable development. Learn more about us by visiting http://www.icopower-esco.com

Why Power Quality Monitoring is Important for Energy Efficiency

The quality of electricity being supplied to your home is determined by characteristics like frequency, waveforms, magnitude, and symmetry. These characteristics are subject to variation because of the load, disturbance generated by the equipment that is consuming energy, and the disturbances that come into existence because of external factors during the normal operation of a supply system. The variance of these characteristics is random, within a specific electric supply terminal, or the location of the reference sample at any given instant of time. This can happen because of natural disturbances including atmospheric phenomena and environmental conditions. In other instances, additional equipment is installed at the premises of an electricity user that can cause a disturbance in the electricity distribution network.

These issues with the power quality are very likely to have adverse effects on the end users, their equipment and system manufacturers, designers of plants and installations, electricity distributors, public authorities, and the general public. The outcomes of popular surveys have highlighted that the lack of power quality monitoring has led to significant losses for industries. The most critical issues related to power quality are the variations in voltage and frequency and also wave form distortion.

No matter how many energy efficiency technologies you are putting into use, they cannot work to the best of their abilities with fluctuating power quality. Many people are unaware that power quality is one of the most significant contributing factors to the development of any location. This cannot be achieved without continuous monitoring of the power quality as it helps in detecting, recording, and preventing problems related to power quality.

Icopower ESCO is an energy saving company in Kenya and Seychelles that is experienced in offering delivery mechanisms to provide the maximum amount of energy efficiency resources. We have extensive design and implementation experience in integrating multiple efficiency measures, mitigating technical and performance risks and generating energy savings for our clients with little capital investment.  In addition, we act as an energy efficient project developer as we integrate the project’s design, financing, installation, and operational elements. Our remuneration is based on Energy Saving Performance Contracts whereby our payment is on a shared savings basis. Find out more about us by visiting our website http://www.icopower-esco.com/ or by dropping us an email at fm@icopower.com