Protection and Discrimination in Uninterruptible Power Supplies
In uninterruptible power supply (UPS) installations, ‘discrimination’ is a term used to describe the co-ordination of protective devices within a supply circuit to ensure any load developing a fault (through overload, short-circuit or earth fault) is isolated and removed in the shortest possible time without disruption to remaining loads. It also ensures protection of supply conductors.
The specification is known as a (more…)
POWER OFF GRID: BENEFITS OF A POWER OFF GRID SYSTEM FOR YOUR HOME
POWER OFF GRID: BENEFITS OF A POWER OFF GRID SYSTEM FOR YOUR HOME
Power off grid systems are generally utilized in remote locations without the benefit of a utility grid. The power off grid system can also be used in an area where furbishing a power line to the local utility grid is prohibitively expensive, or in an area where blackouts and/or brownouts are frequent. With an off grid solar power system, you would be able to provid (more…)