Land Power
Tips for choosing a critical power service plan
Rene Kristensen
When you cannot afford to lose power, and you need to focus on other things than critical power system maintenance, a service agreement is a good solution. This post explains the key benefits and provides some good advice for selecting a service vendor.
Eliminate single points of failure in your critical power system
Rene Kristensen
Discover what a faulty 46-cent computer chip can teach us about critical power system design, and download our FREE whitepaper to get in-depth information and value-added tips on eliminating single points of failure by designing for redundancy.
Energised and de-energised explained
What do the terms “normally energised” and “normally de-energised” mean, and how do these relay states affect the operation of normally open and normally closed contacts? Check out this blog post to clear up the confusion!
What to do when equipment approaches end of life
Badrinarayanan Suresh
By upgrading power equipment before it reaches end of life (EOL), you get optimised reliability and may benefit from technological advances. Using EOL policies defined by your suppliers is a good way of planning for upgrade operations well in advance.
10 seconds to full backup power with Close Before Excitation
Ulrik Mosgaard Hannesbo
With Close Before Excitation (CBE), you can get full backup power in less than 10 seconds – with any number of gensets. The CBE feature is included with several DEIF genset controllers. Read how it works, and what other benefits it can provide.
Benefits over PLC solutions in critical power applications
Rene Kristensen
Is there a way of ensuring controller redundancy in critical power systems in order to maximise reliability and uptime? With multi-master power management systems, the answer is a resounding YES, and you can get other value-added benefits into the bargain. Get an overview here, and the full details in our FREE whitepaper.
Customise your PLC applications using CODESYS
Lasse Aagaard Vejrup
Do you need to develop highly customised but IEC 61131-3 compliant applications for PLC solutions? The CODESYS development environment allows you to develop a solution that fits your requirements using any combination of five different programming languages. Read more here!
What exactly is power management?
Power management is the art of matching power demand with power supply, and a power management system (PMS) can do this for you, automatically, efficiently and consistently. Get more details about what power management means in this blog post!