COMMON POWER PROBLEMS
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COMMON SOLUTIONS
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Systems lockup, loss of
data, shutdown
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Equipment start up
inrush, faults, overloads
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Nuisance tripping, equipment
damage and reduced life
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Load changes, utility
faults, backup
generator output
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Loss of data, equipment
damage and reduced life,
system lockup
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Lightning, switching
impulses, utility fault
clearing
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Loss of data, equipment
damage, shutdown
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Utility faults, breaker
tripping, component
failures, switching
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Blackout
More than 30
seconds
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Loss of data, equipment
damage, shutdown
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Utility faults, breaker
tripping, component
failures, switching
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Systems lockup, Loss of data
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Light dimmers,
rectifiers, arc welders,
variable speed drives
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Overheating
equipment/wiring, breakers
trip, systems lockup
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Electronic Loads
(Non-linear loads)
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Loss of data, systems lockup
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Fluorescent Lights,
transmitters, faulty
equipment, poor
grounding
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Synchronous equipment
failure
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