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Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Engineering Services And Emergency Backup Generators

Emergency backup generators come in two forms: domestic grade and industrial grade. Implementing a domestic model typically involves finding a convenient space within a basement or utility room, or locating a space outside of the dwelling, and having an electrician experienced with generator hook up connect the dwelling's power supply to the generator. But to implement industrial models, which are typically large and implemented within instead of without, engineering services are usually required.

What Engineering Services are required for Industrial Generators?

As one would expect, implementing large generators within buildings requires the same engineering approach to room size, building support, egress safety, and other industrial building guidelines as other large implements. But the question soon becomes what type engineering service to hire. One that specializes in general building or one that specializes in generator implementation? When building a new structure, both types often work in tandem to implement generators, while in cases where generator implementation occurs in an existing building, the latter often handles the project.

What Types of Generators are Available and Who Uses Them?

Industrial and domestic generators are further divided into manual transfer switch models and models that use an automatic transfer switch. Manual switch models require the building owner to manually switch from utility supply to generator supply during a power outage, and then back again when utility power resumes. Often found in domestic models, manual switches have one advantage over automatic switches: they prevent electricity waste in the event of false brown outs, power surges, and other falsely indicated power outage conducers.

As their name suggests, a computer that senses power outage conducers trips automatic switches. Automatic switches come in four varieties, with "break before make" and "make before break" being the most common. Make before break models connect a building to generator power while leaving it briefly connected to utility power. This is done to ensure that power supply remains constant. Break before make switches, on the other hand, disengage utility power before connecting to generator power, which brings the advantage of avoiding a possible power surge should utility power suddenly resume full power.

Backup generators are traditionally associated with operations that require constant power supply to carry out critical services, such as hospitals and data centers. But they're also useful for any business that wishes to keep its sales moving during a power outage. Whether you need a new generator or you need maintenance performed on an existing one, contracting with a supplier of emergency power equipment is the best option. For maintenance, always remember that a generator requires regular upkeep like other equipment, despite the fact that its "work" is performed during power outages.

By Mike Barone

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