The latest article in EC&M’s PQ Newsbeat covers something that’s often overlooked: planning. “Planning and Preparing a Power Quality Survey” by Ross Ignall, Director of Business Development and Marketing, walks through the steps to take before deploying any instruments. From identifying symptoms and setting objectives to knowing what to monitor—and for how long—the article focuses […]
Author Archives: Loraine Lasprzak
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Nov
Nov
Ross Ignall’s article, Getting Started with Power Quality Surveys, was featured in the November edition of EC&M’s PQ Newsbeat. This article is a good introduction for anyone looking to better understand when, where, and how to perform a power quality (PQ) survey, and more importantly, why it matters. Ross breaks down the basics. He covers […]
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Sep
Sep
When the FAA updated its JO 6950.27B Power System Studies Order, it reinforced something many engineers already knew: harmonics can’t be ignored. In certain projects, the order specifically calls for harmonic analysis to evaluate waveform distortions from nonlinear loads, especially at the point of common coupling (PCC). Harmonic distortion can degrade power quality, cause overheating […]
You won’t find Gary Forcella sitting still for long. As the Dranetz Central & Western Regional Sales Manager, Gary covers a broad and busy territory: Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Colorado, Arizona, California, Oregon, Washington, and Nevada. Gary brings more than 35 years of sales and sales management experience across aerospace, electronics, packaging, […]
Keith D’Amato joined Dranetz in January 2025 as Distribution Sales Manager for the Americas, bringing with him industry experience and a global playbook.
The Edison, New Jersey location becomes the central hub for sales, distribution and service across North and South America Edison, NJ, July 15, 2025 – GMC Instruments, a global leader in electrical measurement and testing technology, based in Nuremberg, Germany, has announced the establishment of its new sales, distribution and service headquarters for the Americas […]
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Jun
Jun
As solar PV installations expand, performance expectations and ROI are understandably front and center. But there’s one step that often gets skipped, and it’s one that can cost you down the line: evaluating power quality (PQ). This Application Note explains why PQ assessments are critical before and after solar installation commissioning. It highlights the importance […]
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Jun
Jun
If you’ve ever connected two different power quality meters to the same circuit and gotten different results, you’re not alone. It’s an age-old issue in power quality monitoring. And when it happens, the obvious question is: which reading should you trust? That’s where power quality standards come in. But knowing which ones apply, especially in […]
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May
May
If your power monitoring system is capturing more events than you can make sense of, incorrect settings might be to blame. Dranetz waveshape triggers are a powerful tool to detect step load changes, negative transients, harmonics, and other intermittent fast changes in voltage or current that can affect your power system. Waveshape triggers continually look […]
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May
May
Downtime isn’t one-size-fits-all. For some, it’s a missed deadline that can be made up with overtime. If you’re responsible for a data center though, it can be more serious—lost transactions, service disruption, and major hits to trust and uptime SLAs. The real cost depends on how reliant your operation is on clean, uninterrupted power—and how […]
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