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Everyelectrical facility under 600v at their main panel can use EP technology. With industrial, commercial, communication, and residential applications, Environmental Potentials has a solution for businesses, governments, and homes of all shapes and sizes.

Surge and transients are used in the industry interchangeably. Both are high voltage (110% above the rated voltage) and high current short duration high energy pulses that can cause damage to the sensitive electrical and electronic loads. Surges enter the facility from the outside, such as lighting strikes. In contrast, the transients are generated internally through capacitive switching, starting/stopping loads, fault/arc initiation, power system recovery, etc.

The surges and transients may cause instantaneous damage to the electrical loads in fire, arc, or permanent damage to the system. The internally generated transients might not damage the load instantly but will affect the performance of the system.

Circuit breakers are current-based devices that respond in 5-20 milliseconds. Circuit breakers cannot stop the voltage surge or transients that are usually in microseconds. The SPD in the EP technology is the only device that can protect your facility from surges.

Yes, the UPS are a great device when power interruptions are expected at the load, but they do not protect your loads from noise and transients. UPS may have inbuilt surge protection but not significant enough to handle the transients generated at the main panel. The facility still needs large kA rated SPD at the main panel and the load center

Not often, the EP filters are robust enough to withstand harsh electrical environments. The LED indicators on the EP units show the active phase. The units need to be immediately replaced if any of the LEDs are off. The units may fail when they are subjected to continuous high surge events. Some of our EP filters are still running well after 20 years of installation.

The selection of proper EP units depends on various parameters, such as the voltage configuration and panel amperage. Our application guide can help you through in choosing the proper EP unit for your application. Contact us at in...@ep2000.com for better assistance.

Yes, EP units will protect your facility if the surge is passing through the main panel. However, surges can enter the facility in many ways, such as ground, powerline, communication cables etc. The surge takes the least path of resistance to the load. If the origin or source of the surge is not passing through the main panel, the EP unit at the main panel may not protect your entire facility effectively. For this reason, individual EP units at the subpanel or the load centers are recommended, such as EP power supplies.

Maybe. The EP units are designed to remove the electrical noise in the system. Electrical noise is often wasted energy. Removing the noise may result in saving energy consumption of the facility. However, EP will not make any claims on the amount of energy savings that can be achieved in a facility.

Depending on the applications, the EP units come in many sizes. The smallest OEM fits in a T5/T8 lighting fixture, and the largest EP2888 series (24 x 24 x 12 in) can be conveniently mounted at the main panel.

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