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Brains meet brawn An automatic transfer switch (ATS)—often called the “brains” of an emergency power system—ensures power is maintained to critical loads if utility power

An automatic transfer switch (ATS) is one of the most critical components of an emergency power system. The ATS ensures critical loads maintain power by

An automatic transfer switch (ATS) connects a facility’s electrical power to a backup generator. Under normal circumstances, electricity flows from the utility to a building’s

Jennifer Maduro of EPC Electric. Having grown up in Anaheim and attending Orange Lutheran for high school before moving onto Cal State Fullerton, Jennifer (member

An automatic transfer switch (ATS) is a critical component of an emergency power system. The ATS ensures critical loads maintain power by transferring to an

An arc flash is an accidental electrical explosion or discharge resulting from a phase-to-phase or phase-to-ground connection. Short-circuits or faults in electrical units are to

Older circuit breakers can create problems. Here’s how we at EPC Electric address those problems with modern solutions. Back to basics Circuit breakers are electrical

The interruption of power poses a significant threat to industries around the globe, including health care, banking, information technology, data centers, and manufacturing, to name

In an emergency power system, an automatic transfer switch (ATS) ensures that critical loads maintain power–transferring from utility power to an emergency power source when

A basic overview of best practices for preventing arc flash accidents. What is an arc flash? For the most part, a facility’s electrical current —