PQ solutions often cost less than the financial losses they resolve

PQ solutions often cost less than the financial losses they resolve

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The total cost to your company is often hidden

Power Quality events often affect several different cost centres of an organization, as the following scenarios illustrate:
 

• For a continuous manufacturing process, an unreliable power supply not only slows down or damages production; it also leads to equipment damage and additional maintenance. Moreover, the staff involved can be left idle until the line is running again. Revenues are postponed, if not lost entirely, cash flow is affected, and the organization’s reputation for product quality and supply reliability suffers.
   
• Power interruptions in a service sector organization affect the reliability of the service, a key deliverable. The organization loses credibility, usually followed by the loss of clients.
• For an R&D organization, the cost of data loss due to power interruptions is usually much more than just the time wasted. It substantially affects intellectual property due to the loss of irreplaceable samples, experiment data, and any work not yet adequately backed-up.

According to the survey respondents, it is often a lack of inter-departmental communication that blocks accurate calculation and complete understanding of the total impact of a Power Quality event.