Power Disturbances Defined

Understanding Fluctuations by Type for Total Protection

POSTED 04/10/2012 | BY Powerful Intelligence Manager

The importance of power quality and its impact on critical equipment is paramount in a world increasingly run by microprocessors. Capable of controlling large, ultra-fast systems and equipment, these tiny revolutionary chips are extremely susceptible to power disturbances.

Without intelligent electronics protection, the array of fluctuations and their occurrences may not be apparent until it’s too late.

Surge protection and Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) systems have traditionally protected electronics. However, gathered data and research by I-Grid reveals these units deter long-term, effective safe-guarding due to the wide-ranging phenomena of power grid disturbances and their uniquely damaging effects on technology. Surge, for example, is only .5% of total current fluctuations emanating daily from a volatile and overloaded grid.

In order to best understand power fluctuations and how to prevent them, it’s helpful to examine the terms and characteristics of disturbances.

Top 8 Surge Protection Myths Debunked

The Fact & Fiction of Surge Suppression

POSTED 03/06/2012 | BY Powerful Intelligence Manager

Deploying surge protection devices has become standard practice in safeguarding electronics from voltage spikes although a number of myths surround their effectiveness.

Most surge protection methods on the market do not provide... Continue Reading

Preserve, Protect, and Defend

Six Best Practices to Enhance Equipment Protection

POSTED 03/01/2012 | BY Powerful Intelligence Manager

You have the most sophisticated electrical equipment. You’re following many of the best practices of protection. Yet a host of electrical issues, from faulty wiring to turbulent grid activity, can undermine best-laid... Continue Reading

Weathering the Storm of Grid Activity

Elements of Disturbance and Protection

POSTED 12/27/2011 | BY Powerful Intelligence Manager

While the chaotic combination of surges, sags, brownouts, and under-voltages most frequently cause electronics to fail, detrimental outages resulting from lightning, wind, snow, and so-called “space weather” make the grid’s... Continue Reading

Putting Consumers Back in the Game

Addressing Power Malfunctions Wrecking Havoc on Xbox 360

POSTED 12/13/2011 | BY Powerful Intelligence Manager

Last month, Xbox — Microsoft’s revolutionary gaming console that bridged the home gaming experience with online services and entertainment — turned 10. This anniversary year, Xbox... Continue Reading

The 4004 at 40

Microprocessors Empower Four Decades

POSTED 12/05/2011

Intel’s 4004 processor, the world’s first single-chip microprocessor, turns 40 this year. This pioneering processor’s innovative, ever-shrinking descendants have technologically driven and transformed the lives of most people with power,... Continue Reading

2011 Black Friday Electronics Sales Surpass ‘10

Electronics Protection Essential for Consumers

POSTED 12/01/2011 | BY Powerful Intelligence Manager

More than 23 percent of Black Friday shoppers purchased some type of electronics product, up 15 percent from 2010 and 50 percent above toys, the third most popular post-Thanksgiving shopping category, according to NPD Research. What most don... Continue Reading