Surge
Suppression Equipment Saves Money (Retail Industry)
There aren’t very many areas that see more
population
growth than Northern Utah.In fact, it is sometimes a struggle for the
power company to keep up with the demand, especially in underdeveloped
areas with older buildings.
One international retailer ran into this problem after relocating to an
older building in West Jordan. Some employees had complained that the
electronic cash registers were having problems and were not lasting
long. The store had replaced a number of expensive registers before
they deemed it a real problem.
After their electrical contractor made a careful examination, Energy
Management Corporation’s power quality expert, Paul Rader,
was
called to investigate.
Paul found that all of the electronic devices, including the registers,
were supplied by an old distribution panel. It seemed that the constant
on-and-off of the scanners, card-readers, and other electrical
equipment was creating transients, energy bursts, which pulsed through
their system and damaged the equipment. Through analysis of the data
collected, Paul found a problem with the neutral to ground in their old
distribution panel.
Motor Drivers International, the manufacturing division of Energy
Management Corporation, built new panels with HS-120-10A transient
voltage surge suppressors (TVSS) and installed them in place of the
store’s old distribution panel. The panel fixed the neutral
to
ground problem and the TVSS equipment eliminated the transients.
With the 20 year warranty on the surge suppressor equipment and the
support from Energy Management Corporation, the company
doesn’t
need to worry about the efficiency of their equipment. Energy
Management Corporation focuses on creating solutions to problems for
our customers, allowing them to focus on what is most important to
them.
EMC's
Surge Suppression Options
Energy Management Corporation offers the full line of EATON's Innovative Technologies, UL listed transient voltage surge suppressors.