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Trends in essential power systems

Trends include testing back-up power use and expanding power-monitoring requirements


Trends in essential power systems include testing back-up power use and expanding power-monitoring requirements, according to an article from Mechanical Construction & Design.

According to the article, eight trends in essential healthcare power systems to consider include:

• Running backup generators at 90 percent load for at least four hours once a year

• When expanding a power-monitoring system, evaluating proprietary aspects of the system

• Extending wiring enhancements to elevators that support defend-in-place fire strategies in high rises

• Achieving Tier 1 IT capabilities by breaking the data and supporting equipment into segments

Read the article.

 

 



August 27, 2014


Topic Area: Energy and Power


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