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Basics for electrical system design including protection and transfer

Power availability is the cornerstone of critical applications – including Data Centres, hospitals and airports – but to guarantee availability it is vital to design an electrical architecture specifically for optimized performance.

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Design optimisation for improved availability without impacting protection

In this document you will find analysis to help achieve the optimum balance, considering factors such as power sources, cabling and control systems.

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Higher power availability in a hospital project through proper transfer systems

Medical facilities are widely understood to be one of the most critical global applications. Ensuring the safety of patients and medical staff – particularly in the face of high risk situations – is of paramount importance.

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Optimisation of protection and transfer in DTC applications

Every hardworking Data Centre – and the electrical designers tasked with optimizing performance – are faced with the challenge of increasing power availability

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Principles of power availability in high-rise buildings

High-rise buildings place unique demands on the availability of a power supply. At the design stage of a thirty storey building, the safety of tenants within that building – whether shops, offices or apartments – is critical.

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How to ensure high availability for infrastructure projects

Critical infrastructures such as airports, runways, tunnels and the underground or subway are highly sensitive applications where a power outage can have dangerous – and fatal – consequences.

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Specific requirements of power availability in industrial applications

With competition from every corner of the globe, all industries face unprecedented demands to increase productivity – which is in turn reliant on improved power availability.

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Availability of auxiliary power systems in electrical substations

From production right through to the end consumer, electrical substations are at the heart of the energy distribution network. Furthermore, with the trend towards Smart Grids, these substations are becoming increasingly complex as they evolve, day by day, to manage an ever growing number of functions.

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Selection of switchboard incomers

With multiple factors at play such as protection, footprint, ease of use, maintenance and, of course, reliability, the appropriate selection of switchboard gears – whether circuit-breakers, contactors, TSE or disconnect switches – is no easy task.

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