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UPS - Balancing UPS efficiency and performance
As news reports dwell upon the difficulty of procuring major utility power supply, the need for overall power efficiency has moved into the centre ground and with it prominent sources of consumption are therefore brought into focus. Shri Karve of APC by schneider electric explains 
Power Cables - Powering ahead with change
The cables sector which provides the main electrical supply is undergoing a series of changes with revised standards, new installation approaches and even new elements in the make-up of the cables themselves. Here, Dr Jeremy Hodge, Chief Executive of the British Approvals Service for Cables, assesses the shifting issues
Power Cables - Cable glands: slipping through the safety net
Largely regarded as an everyday consumable for electrical contractors, you could be forgiven for choosing price over quality when it comes to cable glands. How different could one gland possibly be from another? The answer is dangerously different. With cheap, substandard imports flooding the market and no industry body regulating
Insulation testing - Measurement in medical environments
Bill Earlie, of test instrument and precision measurement company Cropico, explains the implications of new guidance on electrical installations in medical environments
Enclosures - Hygienic enclosures: a consistent approach to cleanliness and food safety
In industries where a clean and sanitary working environment is essential such as the food, beverage and processing industries, a strict hygienic protocol needs to be adhered to in order to prevent product contamination. In the constant battle to prevent cross contamination, which could have a disastrous negative impact on
Cabling - LSHF: Seeing through the smoke
With the increasing demand for ‘safe' buildings, more attention is being paid to the types of cables being installed, and the potential risks in the event of fire. It is now recognised that smoke and poisonous fumes are often a far greater risk to life and property than the fire
Building Services - Preassembled standards - reliable and cost effective electrical installations
Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) is the term used to describe a range of technologies and processes, all of which are designed to aid the efficient and cost-effective construction of buildings. The MMC concept has received many accolades and much encouragement, not least in Sir John Egan's ‘Rethinking Construction' report
UPS systems - Uninterruptible power supplies – mitigating harmonic Pollution
When designing a power continuity plan for a data centre or any other type of critical operation, power quality should feature high on the tick list. Poor power quality can be as dangerous to critical loads as a partial or complete mains power supply failure and lead to intermittent data