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CHK Power Quality provides power quality consulting services and investigation audits. We are equipped with the best instrument to carry out Power Quality and Harmonic Analysis and provide recommendations for mitigation.

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Power quality monitoring is essential for any industrial facility as it helps in detecting power quality. The given post talks about the consequences of low power quality and one can overcome these with power monitoring tools. You can contact CHK Power Quality to buy power monitoring tools and other products, such as power quality relays and current transformers.

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Why is Power Quality Monitoring Essential?

The quality of power supplied in an industrial unit holds so much importance, and the industries that don't give it due importance may have to suffer later. As an owner of an industrial unit, you have to understand that to operate your machinery, you don't only need power but good quality power. It is because electrical loads can have a negative impact on the electrical system.

Low power quality affects your business greatly, and below listed are the consequences of low power quality:

1. Electrical breakdowns or machinery malfunctions

2. Power failures

3. Overheating of machines reduces their life

4. Distribution system losses

5. Luminosity flickering

6. Electronic communication interference

7. Damages to sensitive equipment (computers, production line control systems)

8. Loss of saved data or operational settings

All the above-listed consequences will result in losses, and if you don't want these in your industrial unit, you need to find out the quality of power supplied in your industrial unit. Now you will ask how you know that the power supply in your industrial unit is of good or bad quality. The answer to this question is power quality monitoring. Power quality monitoring can be performed using products such as power analyzers, power monitors, and others.

Do you know how power analyzers work? Probably not; let's discuss how power analyzers work. Power analyzers use microprocessors, which analyze the input data received from power systems through potential and current transformers on a real-time basis. The information based on various parameters is then displayed on the screens of power analyzers.

Additionally, the power analyzers provide relay outputs for cut-off and alarm functions. So you can say that power analyzers help effectively manage any imbalances in your industrial facility's electrical system.

Conclusion: Power quality monitoring is essential for any industrial facility as it helps in detecting power quality. The given post talks about the consequences of low power quality and one can overcome these with power monitoring tools. You can contact CHK Power Quality to buy power monitoring tools and other products, such as power quality relays and current transformers.

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The Miro Points Condition Monitor and Railway turnouts by CHK Power Quality subsequently improve train operating hours and facilitates condition-based maintenance, rather than time-based.

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Using these devices, you can easily detect power-related errors in your industrial facility. Also, you can protect your expensive equipment from damage.

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Three Important Devices For Power Quality Monitoring

The modern age industry is highly dependent on electricity, and you cannot expect any work without it. Power plays an important role in any production unit, so there must be a constant supply without any glitches. Also, the power should be of good quality. You will ask how you can know that power is of good quality. So, the answer lies in this post.

The best way to do that is to understand the interaction between electricity and equipment used. If you find the machines operating at optimum levels without damage, it indicates that the power used is of good quality. On the other hand, if the equipment frequently malfunctions, it may be due to poor quality of power supplied.

The poor quality of power could be due to different reasons, such as a break in the supply, waveshape faults, loss of electricity, or high-frequency noise. As said, poor quality power causes frequent malfunctions, and there will be a fall in productivity. And if you don’t want a fall in productivity, you should make use of power quality monitoring tools.

Below are some power quality monitoring tools:

-          Power Quality Recorder

The name says it all: a power quality recorder records every power change, and you will know about all the irregularities in the supply (if any). The information stored by this device will be used to estimate the problem in the quality and flow of power.

-          Power Quality Loggers

Power quality recorders are not enough for some facilities; they need specialized equipment to detect power quality. The solution for those facilities is a power quality logger, which does the same function. Apart from recording the changes in the power supply, the power quality logger helps in the assessment and improvement of quantity consumption.

-          Disturbance Analyzer

A disturbance analyzer’s main function is to go to the root cause of the malfunction of the equipment. Not only this, but it also helps in troubleshooting single, double, and three-phase power facilities. Apart from all this, a disturbance analyzer helps validate power compatibility before installation.

Conclusion: Using these devices, you can easily detect power-related errors in your industrial facility. Also, you can protect your expensive equipment from damage.

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The Miro PQ Switch is a power quality logger and analyzer with a fast relay output (switch) that is triggered by user-settable power quality thresholds. The Miro PQ Switch can energize circuits, solenoids, contractors, etc. to initiate follow-up action.

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We have the expertise to customise the design and production of hardware, firmware, and software that cater to specific customer requirements, for effective monitoring and reporting of Power Quality parameters for both low voltage (LV) and medium voltage (MV) networks.

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Automatic Transfer Switches: A Reliable Power Source

There are some situations that call for absolutely stable electrical power. Delicate medical equipment is one example. Low voltage, unstable frequency, or power surges or spikes can play havoc with the electronics required for advanced diagnostic tools like an MRI. This wouldn't seem to be a very large issue since electrical power seems to be pretty reliable in most major cities.

Here's the rub, though: it may seem to be stable, but it really isn't. There is such a thing as a power surge, and it can do a lot of damage. However, there is a solution. Automatic transfer switches can be installed as part of your current transformers. Automatic transfer switches will transfer your business over to a backup generator as soon as any sort of problem is sensed with the quality of the incoming electricity. This could really be a lifesaver, not just for your business, but for any patients who are relying on you to have reliable equipment available at all times. But medical use is just the tip of the iceberg for automatic power switches. They would be useful in any number of different applications.

A business as commonplace as an ice cream parlor could benefit from installing automatic transfer switches. Did you know there are laws on the books regulating the temperature that a commercial ice cream freezer must maintain? This is for food safety, of course, but it means that ice cream parlors had better alternative in case of a temporary loss of power (a black out) or even worse, a period of unstable power (a brown out). Either of those could cause the temperature in the freezer to rise, and the brown out has the potential to cause the much worse problem of burning out the freezer entirely.

 With automatic transfer switch in use, however, the store owner can feel confident that any changes in electrical power won't affect him -- he'll still have adequate power coming from his backup generator, and the automatic transfer switch will take care of turning the generator on and off as needed to deal with the situation.

This isn't just a guarantee of great ice cream, or in the previous example, of reliable medical diagnostic equipment. It makes you feel safe. You can effectively forget about the existence of black outs and brown outs. You'll never be left in the dark, fumbling for a candle or a flashlight as you frantically try to remember the instructions for manually starting your generator. You certainly won't be left in the much worse position of realizing that you have no generator and you're going to have to wait until the power outage ends to ascertain the damage to your business!

Conclusion: ‘CHK Power Quality’ with it’s standard automatic transfer switches enables the customers to improve the power quality of their power network by utilizing innovative and modern technologies.

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Everything You Should Know About Transformer Monitor

Transformers are significant electronic equipment for proper power distribution throughout the industry. It can be found easily in the marketplace, and the thing that makes most of them similar is their windings and cores. Yes, usually, the device contains two coils of wires, one of which receive power from the main source and the other one step down it to the low voltage level while keeping it on the same frequency.

It will often fail unexpectedly, affecting your work and costing you beyond your budget. Thus, it is important to monitor the Transformer from time to time, so you can easily avoid the problem of a power outage and extra cost. If you don't know how to detect the early signs of fault, so, here we are to help you out. Take a look at the following techniques that assist you in power quality testing and monitoring the device.

Acoustic Monitoring: In this, you have to check the noise level of the transformer because the change in noise over time is normal, but when it is way more than just normal, so, it's a sign that you need to take some action before it's too late.

Infrared Monitoring: It is the technique of transformer monitor helps you monitor the device's actual performance by detecting the hotspots, which are the outcome of winding failures or wrong cable connections.

Partial Discharge: Another way you can monitor the transformer is an electrical discharge, which is measured by examining the voltage drop at the line terminal. It helps you understand whether the device supplies accurate voltage or not.

  Power Factor: It is performed to monitor the dielectric or isolate conditions like moisture, contamination in bushings, windings etc of the transformer.

Winding Resistance: The last in the list but not the least method used to monitor the condition of a transformer is winding resistance, which helps to check the terminal connection, winding etc, by employing a micro-ohmmeter.

Conclusion: You can rely on ‘CHK Power Quality’ for the best of transformer monitors.  We are a group of talented engineers and our objective is to provide the best engineering solutions, products and services for improving the power quality.

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Instrument Current Transformers - Accessories | CHK Power Quality

We provide Instrument Current Transformers for metering and protection. Current Transformers are devices that are used to transform and isolate currents, to a sufficiently low level, so that they can be measured safely.

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Point Condition Monitor - Electric & Pneumatic Point Monitor | CHK Power Quality

The Miro Points Condition Monitor is a self-learning instrument that monitors electric or pneumatic point operation metrics that identify operation abnormalities and automatically alerts personnel to impending faults and failure modes.

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