Commercial Critical Power Backup: Requirements Buyers Must Get Right

Commercial Critical Power Backup: Requirements Buyers Must Get Right Backup power for a shopping mall, a hospital wing and a trading floor are three different purchases—and the fastest way to overspend or underspecify is to treat them as one. Introduction Most buyers meet critical power requirements twice: once when the building is being designed, and […]

Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS) vs Static Transfer Switch (STS): What’s the Difference?

Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS) vs Static Transfer Switch (STS): What’s the Difference? Both devices move a load from one power source to another—the difference is whether a few milliseconds of interruption matters to what you are powering Introduction Redundant power only counts if the load actually reaches it. Two feeds, a generator and a storage […]