Power conditioning systems act as a buffer between the outlet and your system, smoothing out voltage fluctuations as well as radio and electromagnetic interference that can effect system performance.

The electricity circuits of any building are prone to surges and dips, which can disturb the functionality of systems, machines and other equipment. Electrical devices are designed to handle specific voltages and when they experience voltage fluctuations, they can get damaged. Fluctuations over a longer period of time can cause greater damage. Minor voltage surges can frequently go unnoticed; where these do not cause immediate failure, the owner may not be aware that their computer or other electronic device is being degraded on a consistent basis. As a result, power surges can be seen as one of the “silent killers” of electronic devices. In these conditions, you need a “gate keeper” to help monitor the electrical charge entering the system. Power conditioning solutions intend to improve the quality of power delivered to electric load equipment. In case of power conditioning, a proper voltage level is delivered that makes your operation run more efficiently and saves you money. It also removes spikes, surges, sags and other voltage irregularities to reduce the risk of equipment damage.

Any business that depends on electricity to run their day-to-day operations will benefit by implementing a power conditioning solution. Power conditioning solutions will help mitigate power quality problems like voltage variations, voltage unbalance, line noise, harmonics, resonance and other power quality disturbances that could cost companies large amount of opportunity and damage expenses. It functions to regulate, filter and/or suppress noise in AC power for electronic equipment and sensitive computers. It broadly refers to an integrated system that acts in one or more ways to deliver a voltage of the proper characteristics to enable load equipment to function properly. Before you start considering power conditioning solutions, you should thoroughly know the following:

• Power Rating
• Input Voltage
• Output Voltage
• Voltage Regulation Accuracy
• Phase
• Frequency

Then there are some important aspects to consider as you decide on a comprehensive power conditioning system. You should make sure that source compatibility is duly checked, which means that the system must be compatible with the intended power source to ensure its own operation and to avoid interfering with the operation of other loads connected to the same power source. Keep an eye out for subtle characteristics like tolerance to sags, swells and surges, limited in-rush currents to prevent voltage sags, limited harmonic input current distortion and limited notching. You must have knowledge of your load requirements so that you can match them to a power conditioner system with compatible output performance. Another consideration to take into account is sizing. It is important to account for large variations, as well as the waveform distortion of the load current so as to avoid excessive output voltage variation and the heating effects. It is essential to know the kind of power quality disturbance present in your area in order to determine whether you need to regulate, suppress and/or filter the incoming power.

A power conditioning system provides radio frequency (RF) and electromagnetic interference (EMI) filtering along with voltage regulation to maximise performance parameters of connected products and life expectancies. In simple words, it provides a source of clean, quiet power, extending the service life of all your products and equipments. It may not seem like much, but having a good power conditioning solution in place is an additional warranty or insurance for your system. All your investment in your equipment/products/systems, can be washed away by poor power management. A little investment in an efficient power conditioning system will give you surge protection, noise filtering and power sequencing. It benefits anything that relies heavily on power.

A prime power conditioning solution will recreate the required power by converting the incoming electrical energy into mechanical energy and then back again into electrical energy. This is achieved through a motor generator set that absorbs load harmonics and produces a pure sine-wave output, ideal for any critical load. It helps in electrical isolation, load harmonic absorption, pure sinusoidal waveform, filtering, natural commutation, reliability, and long end of life. It significantly reduces the cost of ownership and eliminates costly power disturbances.

An ideal power management will be controlling the power conditioning system with a software that has many more intricate parameters. In the end, we can summarise by saying that a power conditioning solution will:

• Increase the power factor
• Reduce the amps and kilowatt hours used
• Eliminate or reduce harmonics
• Protect equipment from transient surges and spikes
• Enable the machines and machinery in your facility to run more efficiently
• Save you money on utilities and maintenance
• Reduce your carbon footprint to help save the environment