Markets Industrial / Manufacturing POWER QUALITY FOR IMPROVED INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS
 

POWER QUALITY FOR IMPROVED INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS

 

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Project Number 6
Start Year 2005
Markets Segments Industrial / Manufacturing
Project Type Hardware
Type of Technology Other
Organization California Energy Commission - PIER program
Project Status Completed • Basic Research • Applied Research
The purpose of this project is to address problems of power quality for the modern, highly automated industrial plants in California that suffer from breakdowns and lost productivity due to voltage, current, or frequency variations within the plant. Power quality (PQ) problems on the utility lines or within an industrial plant can cause equipment failure; damaged products; unsafe working conditions; and wasted time, material, and labor.