Medical
Ensuring Healthcare Equipment Performance and Integrity
Low Power Quality Harms High‑Tech Equipment
Today’s advanced medical technology can see more, sense more and give deeper insights than ever before. But this essential equipment is sensitive to more than just health problems; it is also vulnerable to power disturbances that can cause interference, malfunctions, damage and even compromise the integrity of critical scan images.
Bring Your Power Up to Par
Power quality issues — such as voltage fluctuations and harmonic distortions — or changes in environmental conditions can wreak havoc on critical tools and instruments. Powerside provides advanced power quality solutions to help you:
Monitor Power Quality Events and Environmental Parameters to Maintain Peak Operating Conditions
Mitigate Harmonic Currents That Can Cause Malfunctions, Corrupt Data and Damage Equipment
Correct Power Quality Issues That Lead to Increased Energy Costs and Downtime
Regulate kVar Demand to Avoid Costly Power Factor Penalties
Meet Regulatory Requirements for Activation of Emergency Power
Case Studies & Application Notes
Reactive Power Compensation and Harmonic Filtering in Medical Centers
Project Type
Power Quality Improvement and Assurance For Medical Centers
Products Used
PowerMVar, PowerAct
Reduced emergency-power voltage distortion (THDv) from 10.31% to <3%, achieving IEEE 519 compliance for critical medical systems
Increased usable generator real power by up to 40% through power factor correction from ~0.7 to ≥0.95
Avoided genset oversizing and power factor penalties while ensuring reliable emergency power availability within NEC and JCAHCO requirements
Our Solutions Keep MedTech Moving
We combine industry leading technology and unparalleled customer service to deliver power quality solutions that make an impact.
Our advanced monitoring tools give you complete visibility into the power quality that feeds critical equipment. Capture instant, accurate and simple to understand insights — tailored to the operational needs of your equipment.
Get individualized recommendations to optimize systems and unlock the full potential of your equipment. Our team of experts can help you improve imaging quality, energy efficiency and equipment reliability.
In the healthcare space, downtime and premature equipment failures are not an option. Our extensive corrections portfolio covers the full spectrum from simple, targeted fixes to fully custom, whole-hospital solutions.
Relevant Solutions
Power System Analysis
Get started on your journey to better quality power with a simple Power System Analysis. We’ll provide a comprehensive report of your system’s health, diagnose the root causes of any issues and deliver tailored recommendations to optimize your operations.
PQube® 3 Power Analyzer
Our PQube 3 Power Analyzers deliver best-in-class monitoring capabilities for the medical industry. With up to the millisecond reporting and customizable alerts, PQube 3 gives you unmatched visibility into power quality and environmental conditions.
PowerAct Low Voltage Active Filter
Counteract harmonic distortions that damage sensitive medical instruments. PowerAct filters leverage a predictive algorithm to automatically respond to harmonic variations while ensuring continuous protection for your equipment.
PowerMVar Metal Enclosed Medium Voltage Filter Bank
Take power factor corrections to the next level with our fully engineered, compact and cost-effective solution. PowerMVar is custom-built to meet your exact needs and shipped assembled, tested and ready to connect.
MediScan
A monitoring solution that’s purpose-built for the medical industry, MediScan gives you the insights you need to protect critical imaging equipment and maintain facility compliance.
