What is a Power Survey?

The IEEE defines power quality as: "The concept of powering and grounding sensitive electronic equipment in a manner that is suitable to the operation of that equipment."

We see power quality as: "Ensuring that the electrical system provides power at a level of quality sufficient to operate the facility's electrical and electronic equipment without contributing to deterioration, destruction, downtime, loss or a decrease in operational safety."
- Tom Butcher, Vice President of Surge Suppression Incorporated Technical Services Division

What does a Power Quality Survey address?

Surge Suppression Incorporated Technical Services is a full-service power quality consulting firm dedicated to providing clients with a complete analysis of their electrical power, telecommunications and data transmission systems. We identify costly system problems, review operational integrity and safety issues, and make recommendations for procedures and equipment designed to correct or avoid future problems, particularly in the following areas:

• Wiring
• Distribution
• Grounding
• Voltage Imbalance
• Current Imbalance
• Transients / Surge
• Overvoltage
• Harmonics

What should you expect from a Power Quality Survey?

Our Technical Services team provides a comprehensive study and risk assessment on the following areas of power quality:

• Existence of power disturbances and system problems
• Inadequate Wiring
• Insufficient Grounding
• Other issues that affect power quality
• Significance of any issues and possible causes
• Recommended corrective actions and equipment
• Alternatives
• Expected results of corrective actions and the impact on performance

Why choose Surge Suppression Incorporated Technical Services?

Surge Suppression Incorporated Technical Services provides complete analysis and information for our clients and avoid relying on theory or the interpretation of initial data to form quick opinions on what the system problems are or what our recommendations will be. Our team goes beyond standard data gathering procedures by accumulating all necessary information to provide our clients with hard facts about their Power Quality problems along with established corrective procedures.

Designing your electrical system to meet the requirements of the electrical code does not mean that your electronic equipment won't fail. The system and equipment can meet National Electric Code but still produce internal disturbances that can cause damage or even destroy the equipment. The continuing cost of poor power quality is far more expensive than the capital investment in Power Quality solutions.

When our Technical Services team conducts a survey of your facility, we don't just look for the obvious. We utilize the most modern, sophisticated equipment available, operated by trained and competent Power Quality Specialists, to determine the true state of your electrical system. Power Quality problems are often the result of a combination of problems, which may require more than just the installation of a "dedicated circuit and a UPS." Such common solutions as the addition of an "isolated," separate ground may actually create new problems for your electronic equipment.

Surge Suppression Incorporated Technical Services can help you reduce those costly maintenance and downtime problems that ruin production schedules and destroy maintenance budgets by identifying problems in their initial stages and recommend corrective action before they develop into work stoppages or even threats to the safety of your personnel and facilities.