15 Seconds...... That's FAST!

This 100KW diesel generator supplies critical power to a telecom site serving a metro area of 250,000 people.  Internet, telephone and cable TV services are all routed through this site.

If the utility power goes down, this generator can begin providing power within 15 seconds!!

However, 15 seconds is way too long for 911 calls or banking data online transmissions or even your favorite sports team's last minute score to be offline!  In the interim, a large bank of batteries supplies uninterrupted power to the site.

The utility power goes out - power supply switches to the batteries.  Within 15 seconds the standby generator senses the lack of utility power, turns it's self on and takes over power operations for the site.  The lights, or the internet for that matter, never even flicker!  This is what we mean by critical power.  When the equipment must be powered 24/7/365 days a year no matter what.

Not seen in this photo is the connection point for a portable generator to be connected when maintenance or repairs are performed on this generator.  Most of the time we take it for granted that we can connect to the internet, pick up a phone, or watch video on demand cable TV.   Fortunately Three Phase is working behind the scenes to keep the power on and the data flowing.