Lighting is a major element of operating costs for most facilities. Lighting costs involve both energy and maintenance. A company was considering replacing its existing lighting system and wanted to determine the actual energy consumption of the different products it was considering. The could not be accomplished simply by examining manufacturer's specs because the specs were inconsistent, incomplete and based on different operating conditions. The plant engineers asked the lighting suppliers to submit sample units for evaluation. He measured the power consumption, power factor, displacement power factor and harmonic spectrum of each unit. Power consumption and displacement power factor ...
Saving money on lighting with power quality analyzer
Posted by Bosque 814 days ago (http://www.wattwatt.com)Lighting is a major element of operating costs for most facilities. Lighting costs involve both energy and maintenance. A company was considering replacing its existing lighting system and wanted to determine the actual energy consumption of the different products it was considering. The could not be accomplished simply by examining manufacturer's specs because the specs were inconsistent, incomplete and based on different operating conditions. The plant engineers asked the lighting suppliers to submit sample units for evaluation. He measured the power consumption, power factor, displacement power factor and harmonic spectrum of each unit. Power consumption and displacement power factor ...
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