powerPerfector heads to Greece
Mike Lambert (our Engineering and Operations Director) and myself, Martin Stevens (Sales and Business Development Manager) recently spent a week […]
Energy Efficiency in Greece
EcoMechanica, our Greek distribution partner, recently attended the Energy Efficiency in Buildings Conference in Athens. The event gathers professionals from […]
powerPerfector does Europe!
powerPerfector does Europe! Tanya, our Commercial Director and Michael, our Engineering Director, recently crossed the Channel to offer support to […]
powerPerfector welcomes Martin Stevens as Sales and Business Development Manager
powerPerfector continues to expand to meet the growing demand for our energy-saving units and it’s an absolute pleasure to welcome […]
Structure of a powerPerfector unit
A powerPerfector unit is more analogous to a current transformer, or CT. These are used on a small scale for […]
powerPerfector is NOT a voltage transformer
The powerPerfector is not a conventional transformer, illustrated below: Figure 1 – Standard voltage transformer Voltage transformers of this type […]
Issues caused by phase voltage imbalance
Three-phase power supplies, as opposed to single phase, provide power at a near-constant level (415V on average). This is important […]
Power factor and reactive power
The ‘power factor’ of an electrical supply is the ratio of the ‘real power’ to the ‘apparent power’ of the […]
Transients: sudden, powerful voltage increases
Transients are large, very brief and potentially destructive increases in voltage. They can be caused by lightning strikes – often [...]
Harmonics in power supplies
Harmonics are current and voltage waveforms that are at a higher frequency than the 50Hz main supply. They occur at […]
Addressing the issue of over-voltage in the UK electricity supply
Over-voltage causes equipment lifetimes to be reduced, and increases the energy consumed with no improvement in performance. Most load types […]
Overvoltage and deteriorating power quality in the UK electricity supply
Electrical equipment that has a poor quality power supply will operate with reduced efficiency, causing energy to be wasted, and […]
powerPerfector welcomes Richard Crompton as our New Head of Engineering
There has never been a greater need for our energy saving green box and the buzz is back! In fact, […]
powerPerfector installation at Novotel hotel reduces electrical usage by 9%
Novotel London Bridge, located south of the River Thames, is a busy 182-room hotel with modern facilities. Part of the […]