1…..Ground faults 2…..Arc Flash events 3.....Voltage fluctuation & imbalances 4…..Transients & Flash-overs 5…..Single phase Voltage Sags Could the answer be? At the worst possible time! Problem: Circuit Breaker catastrophic failures. This picture shows the damage caused by arcing ground faults on a Work Boat. 8 Arc Flash events in 2 years, cause ABS to ground this vessel. This circuit breaker is but one of

Install Phaseback VSGR (voltage stabilizing ground reference). No other changes required. It’s that simple! Phaseback VSGR low voltage units are simple to select Phaseback VSGR Protects all equipment on the Transformer secondary, making other devices unnecessary, such as HRG, TVSS (SPDs), Voltage Regulators, Snubber circuits, etc. For 600V 3phase Systems including: Delta, Wye, Impedance Grounded, un-grounded, or solidly grounded. PB- Phaseback VSGR 480- Line to Line voltage

Flash-Over events, on enclosed equipment cause faults & unexpected Electrical system downtime. 1pg pdf. With humans present, this is called Arc Flash & it kills. What causes a Flash-Over? is it human error? Wear & Tear on contacts/ springs/connections Humidity Dirt or contamination Insulation breakdown or deterioration Loose connection Excessive Heat Humans can enter equipment that is ready to Flash-Over. Something as simple as opening or closing a breaker, pulling a bus-duct

You don't see the fault in Ph/Ph view! This Coast Guard Study summary compares Delta & Wye Soures on the same Ship, with and without VSGR installed. This 5page 11x17" PDF also includes other case study Recorder information addressing Harmonics, which shows before & after VSGR was installed. Take a look, its a free download. VSGR (Voltage Stabilizing Ground Reference) replaces many other devices normally used to resolve Power Quality issues. Install VSGR first and save even

In a recent case study, 2 charts show Voltage events before and after VSGR (Voltage Stabilizing Ground Reference) was installed. It is useful to see these events applied to a CBEMA chart (Computer and Business Equipment Manufacturers' Association. Today the concentration of electronic loads, give us an opportunity to solve Voltage problems and improve system efficiency. Electronic loads are sensitive to Voltage events and they cause many of them. Examples: LED & Florescent li

Download 2pg pdf with charts What does the perfect Electrical System look like? Simple, Efficient, Safe, & Reliable! 1. Safe—Prevents 85% of Arc Flash Events. Reduce Fault Current to 1A. 2. Efficient—Use less energy. 3. Reliable—Maximum up-time with Balanced Voltages Phase/Ground, and without 1ph Sags. 4. Equipment & Loads achieve maximum life – with Lowest operating Temperatures and noise free Voltages. 5. No Faults— First ground fault, Alarm and correct the event, system op

A guide to fundamental system improvement The purpose of this document is to introduce Phaseback VSGR (Voltage Stabilizing Ground Reference), while explaining how it fundamentally improves the electrical system, improving efficiency, correcting Power Quality issues, preventing damage & increasing uptime. Outline 1. Why is prevention so critical? It’s very cost effective. 2. 4 Common Power Problems Can Phaseback VSGR prevent these? Yes, many of them. a. Arc Flash Events an

1. Phaseback VSGR stabilizes Voltage Potential between each Phase & Ground, equalizing the Impedance on each phase. See before (Phaseback VSGR OFF) & after (ON) in above charts. 2. Note: Current takes the path of least resistance. Phase B will flashover to Phase A, with Phaseback VSGR OFF. 3. With Phaseback VSGR ON, notice Impedance values have been corrected, which removes the flashover path. This happens at the speed of Current flow, preventing the flashover & subsequent

A farm in Michigan was experiencing serious Voltage problems, which caused process downtime and Drive/Motor failures. Phaseback VSGR fixed the problems and they remain fixed today. The before and after information that follows was taken on the same day without and with Phaseback VSGR installed. Voltage imbalance was 12% and phase displacement distortion was 14°. This significant imbalance makes it impossible for electric motors, drives, and controls to function as designe

DOE Motor Systems Tip sheet #7 2pg pdf, talks about how correcting Voltage imbalance issues benefit the operation: Energy required to run the motor is reduced, which reduces the electric bill. Heat in the motor, is reduced. Life of the motor is improved. Reducing Voltage imbalance, reduces Current imbalance, which is 6 to 10 times more than that of Voltage. Phaseback VSGR provides many benefits, including: Phase/Ground Voltage Balancing continuously at the speed of current fl

( ) EMP Electromagnetic pulse, from the Sun, causing catastrophic system damage. ( ) EMP from enemy countries. ( ) Downtime from Voltage Problems due to internal & or external conditions. ( ) ARC FLASH events, Damage Death & Destruction. ( ) Wasted Energy Costs. Balancing Voltages Ph/Grnd Saves Money ( ) Needless Equipment Failure. Why capacitors fail Download pdf 1pg with links www.phaseback.com Call me to discuss your applications. Cy Cates (832) 647

Phaseback VSGR closes at .9622 approx. Download 2 pg pdf, explanation What happened after that? Phaseback VSGR corrected the phase to ground fault. A second phase to ground fault tries to develop. Phaseback does not allow it. The ARC FLASH EVENT is prevented! See Ryan Davidson's explanation below. Good job Ryan! “When the phaseback closes, the secondary current in the transformer is common to all 3 phases, since they are in series. This means there is a voltage on the seconda

Phaseback VSGR closes at .9622 approx. What happened after that? Please comment, and watch for other opinions and the answer. Thanks for your participation! 1pg pdf www.phaseback.com Cy Cates 832 647 4606 cell cycates@cycates.com www.cycates.com #standingwave #harmonicmitigation #PowerGrid #arcflashpreventiontransformer #reflectedwave #ground #Grid #StopArcFlashDamage #empprotection #singlephaseprotection #harmonicmitigatingtransformer #ProtectthePowerGrid #AFPT #voltagest

Save Lives & Save Money, replacing the Band Aid Power Quality Solutions with Phaseback VSGR, achieve fundamental economy with lower line losses, reduced ground current, & high voltage conditions corrected to eliminate damage to equipment. We can do this! We must do this! The cost is recovered in a short amount of time from energy savings & perhaps from equipment not needed, such as harmonic filters, reactors, snubber circuits, TVSS, SPDs, lightning arresters, HRG, isolat

We are requesting advice from Engineers with electrical system modeling experience, using SKM, ETAP, or other programs. We are trying to model our patented Phaseback Voltage Stabilizing Ground Reference (VSGR), and we have run into obstacles. The component does not exist, in the Software Libraries, so we must build it. After talking to SKM and others, we learned that in order to represent bus differential protection, the only way the software can be modelled for Arc Flash is

We may have lost our understanding of Physics when thinking about Power Quality and Energy Conservation. Think about it. If we can fix the Voltage issues by using Voltage based solutions, we gain efficiency, economy, & simplicity. 1pg pdf download Trying to solve Voltage problems with Current operated devices is very inefficient, & frankly only made sense before we had Phaseback VSGR. Trying to remove voltage harmonics using a wave trap or Amp Trap inductive / capacitive fil

Causing equipment to shut down and not start properly! Case Study #3 1pg pdf. Electricians recorded information with a 1 phase meter, to find a solution for Power problems. The first thought by the client was, it must be the Utility’s fault. After installing the Phaseback VSGR, these recordings were made at the resistor in the VSGR, showing what is being cleaned from the system. Why install a Phaseback VSGR? To: Stop the unplanned shutdowns, operation malfunctions & Incr

Harmonic Distortion: 3 Types of Current Correction or Voltage Correction - Which type do you choose? From Applied Energy’s Critical Power Presentation June 12th, 2017 Common Solutions For over 35 years, current correction has been the approach for reducing harmonic noise (or distortion) in Industrial facilities. Years ago, harmonic distortion and voltage imbalance were of a lesser concern. Why is harmonic distortion and voltage imbalance more important now than before? Ele

Applied Energy Customer Case Study 1. 1pg. pdf. Catastrophic ACTS of GOD A Michigan based Automotive component machining plant with CNC, PLC, VFD spindle and servo drives, as well as traditional transfer machines had (3) catastrophic power outages due to lightning and heavy rainfall leaking through the roof onto the buss duct and bus plugs of the 480 volt power distribution system. The 600 volt 1,600 amp substation breaker tripped for short circuit exceeding 10,000 amps (inst