power quality

What Is Power Quality & Why Is It Important?

With recent increases in energy prices and the continuing shift towards environmental sustainability, there has never been a better time for businesses to consider their energy efficiency. One of the more significant components of energy efficiency is power quality, with poor power quality often resulting in increased energy and repair costs. Below, we’ve included a comprehensive overview of power quality, how it can be measured and why and how you can make improvements.

The International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol (IPMVP) is an internationally recognised protocol for making businesses more efficient when it comes to energy use.

Studies suggest that low cost fixes - particularly to do with more efficient use of energy - can save up to 20% of operating costs in electrical installations and production facilities. Regular monitoring and analysis of bills and overall consumption can help highlight when there is a problem but unfortunately do not isolate the source of wastage. Power and energy loggers provide one of the most convenient and accurate way of measuring electricity use, thus locating malfunctioning processes within an installation which can then be remedied.

Chauvin Arnoux Qualistar Power Quality Analysers are now available with free power quality clamps and data analysis software from Test-Meter. The range - consisting of the Chauvin Arnoux CA8331, CA8333, CA8336 and CA8435 - includes both three- and four-channel instruments and each model provides sophisticated analysis that allows the user to map consumption, detect faults and improve efficiency.