Each type of facility, customer sector & customer market has its own unique power quality (PQ) signature. The old saying is the “voltage belongs to the source” (typically the utility) & the “current belongs to the customer”. The customer’s electrical & electronic load & operations shape the current. The ratio of electrical (linear) to electronic (non-linear) load affects the signature. Operations also affects the signature & includes how many shifts (or hours) the facility is operated & what loads they used during each period. PBE maintains a library of PQ monitoring data for each market. The types of customer facilities, customer sectors & customer markets include:
Type of Faculity | Customer Sector | Customer Market |
Industrial | Manufactruing |
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Commercial | Government |
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Commercial | Healthcare |
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Commercial | Retail |
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Industrial | Energy |
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Industrial | Transportation |
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Commercial | Restaurants |
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Commercial | Office Buildings |
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Commercial | Entertainment & Amusement |
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Commercial | Education |
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Residential | Real Estate & Owned Properties |
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Commercial | Communications & Internet |
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