Consolidation within the healthcare industry and the rise of regional medical centers has led to larger facilities, often spread over a large area in a campus environment. These facilities require ...

In the hierarchy of electrical systems, emergency systems (Art. 700) receive priority. Legally required standby systems (Art. 701) take the number two spot, followed by optional standby systems (Art.

Hospitals and other health-care facilities can’t be without power, even for a millisecond. That’s why standby power systems in such facilities are often significantly more complex and include more ...

Holding up to 10 FMP 16.8 rectifiers able to deliver up to 16 kW and up to 680 Ah of batteries, the PODS 16 standby-power system operates with an efficiency as high as 93.5%. Packaged in an ...

To really understand what the NEC means by “legally required standby systems,” we need to back up a bit and get a handle on what a standby system is. Chapter 7 starts off with a series of Articles ...

The ability of engine-powered generators to start and supply standby power of acceptable frequency and voltage within 10 seconds of a utility outage has made these generators the standby power system ...

Cheese Merchants uses close collaboration with Charles Equipment to power its mission to deliver fresh, premium cheese products to vendors across the U.S. Volvo Penta’s D16 engine serves as a key ...

To get the best efficiency for my battery backup system I want to make sure that the backup battery is large enough to cope with at least twice the total amp hours required in my calculations. So, in ...

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--It seems as if Old Man Winter has the entire country in its icy grip this year with no letup in sight. Wave after wave of ice storms, blizzards and freezing cold have ...

Q: With the recent storms hitting the U.S., I have decided to have a standby generator installed. I remember last year you did a special column on steps involved when having a home generator installed ...