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Dranetz-BMI has long been recognized as the world’s number one source for power monitoring equipment and services. From versatile handheld power quality monitors used for portable troubleshooting applications, to permanently installed systems for continuous power quality process improvement, trust the experts at Dranetz-BMI to find a solution that’s right for your business.
Power quality and reliability problems cost businesses billions of dollars each year in lost revenue, process improvements, and scrapped product. For more than 30 years, Dranetz-BMI has worked with companies, utilities, and government agencies to understand the cause of these disturbances, resolve problems, and provide proactive methods for preventing future problems. We also have a commitment to industry-wide education—sharing our knowledge through our leadership within the IEEE and other industry organizations, delivering power quality seminars, authoring technical articles, participating in professional conferences, and writing books such as The Dranetz-BMI Handbook for Power Quality Analysis.
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Causes of Transients
Transients are very short duration disturbances, less than ¼ cycle of power frequency and more often, measured in microseconds. They used to be referred to as impulses, surges, spikes or glitches. But those terms can have