Power outages cost U.S. businesses $150 billion annually, disrupting operations, damaging equipment, and causing lost revenue. For homeowners, outages can mean spoiled food, unsafe conditions, and ...

Consolidation within the healthcare industry and the rise of regional medical centers has led to larger facilities, often spread over a large area in a campus environment. These facilities require ...

The ability of engine-powered generators to start and supply standby power of acceptable frequency and voltage within 10 seconds of a utility outage has made these generators the standby power system ...

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'Energy Vampires' Are Real, but Not Every Device Drains Power Like You Think ...

Caterpillar Inc. has introduced the Cat D1500 diesel generator set, delivering 1.5 MW of standby power from a compact 32.1-liter Cat C32B engine. The new model is up to 13% smaller and 32% lighter ...

Customers of Portland General Electric are lending their standby generators to the utility for 200 hours a year in a unique distributed generation program. The utility is not buying power from ...

Four monolithic, offline switching regulators with integrated power switches simplify implementation of switch-mode power supplies with low standby power ...