Designing a power quality strategy for telecommunication systems protects your investments

By the year 2000, over 30% of all electrical power generated in the US will be consumed by electronic or electronically controlled systems. This includes all aspects of fixed and wireless systems, from analog and digital cellular communications to personal communication systems (PCS) to computer networks. A power quality strategy (PQS) requires a new approach, one that involves the entire telecommunication company´s electrical distribution system beginning at the fixed facility and extending to remote sites. PQS for the year 2000 integrates power quality protection products with the electrical distribution system design. No longer is standalone power sufficient. PQS 2000 integrates the grounding, bonding, wiring, surge protective devices (AC/DC), electrical line noise filtering, harmonic filters and accommodating techniques, voltage generators, automatic transfer switches (ATS), voltage regulators, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), static switches, system wide monitoring, preventative maintenance and redundancy. In a power quality (PQ) network, PQ engineers must understand the benefits, limitations, and interaction of all aspects of power protection products and electrical system design to provide an interactive approach