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POWERQUALITY
AswithanyITequipment,Enduracomponentsrelyonproperinstallationpracticestominimizepowersurgesand
otherfluctuationswiththepowersupply.UnlikeITequipment,Enduracomponentsusecustomdesignedpower
suppliesthatmeetEN50130‐4standardforalarmmonitoringequipment.Thisallowsthecomponenttowithstand
afive‐cycledipinpowersupplywithoutresetting.Evenwiththeseprecautionsincorporatedintothedesign,
powerfluctuationscanstilladverselyaffecttheequipmentandshouldbeavoided.
Powerqualitycanbemeasuredusingapowerqualityanalyzer.Thefollowinglistdescribesthecommonissuesthat
mustbemitigatedtoprotectyoursystemandequipment.Theequipmentproblemsassociatedwiththese
anomaliesrangefromvideodistortionandun‐intendedincreasesinbit‐ratestodamagedelectroniccomponents.
•Frequency:Variationofthepowerwaveform
•Harmonicdistortion:Multiplesofpowerfrequencysuperimposedonthepowerwaveform
•Linenoise:Distortionssuperimposedonthepowerwaveform
•Overvoltage:Increasedvoltagesforanextendedperiodoftime
•Powerfailure:Totallossofutilitypower
•Powersag:Shorttermunder‐voltage
•Powersurge(spike):Quickburstofovervoltage
•Switchingtransient:Under‐voltageorovervoltageforuptoafewnanoseconds
•Under‐voltage(brownout):Lowlinevoltagesforanextendedperiodoftime
NOTE:Iftheseissuesaresuspectedorknowntooccurforagivensite,ensurethatproperstepshavebeentaken
toisolatetheequipmentfromtheseanomaliespriortoturningontheEnduraequipment.
RECOMMENDEDPROTECTIONPRACTICES
TheEndurasystemcanbeprotectedfrommanysourcesofelectricaldisturbancesbyadheringtothefollowingthe
recommendations.Pleasenotethatitisbeyondthescopeofthisdocumenttoprovideexplicitinstructionsfor
electricaldistributionsystemdesignandconfiguration.Ifindoubt,pleaseconsultwithalicensedelectrical
contractor.
•Dedicateapowerdistributionsystemforthevideosurveillanceequipment
•Minimizetheuseofhigh‐currentdrawdevicessuchasheating,ventilation,andairconditioning(HVAC)
unitsplacedontheEndurapowerdistributionnetwork,asthesecancauseadiporinterruptionwhenthe
equipmentturnson
•DonotconnecttheEndurasystemtocircuitswithinductiveloads(forexampleHVAC,motors,andso
forth)
•Wherepossible,usepowerconditioningequipment(lineconditioner)thatsmoothesoutpeaksanddips
onthepowernetwork
•Wherepossible,useover‐andunder‐voltagedetectionandprotectioncircuits
•Installlightningarresters(surgeprotectors/suppressors)onpowercordstoprotectequipmentagainst
electricalstorms
•UseUPSsystemsand,asappropriate,abackupgenerator