Maximizing NIST’s Power Resilience for Uninterrupted Operations

Silicon Power has installed an Innova STS Sub-cycle Transfer Switch at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) effectively maximizing NIST’s power resilience for uninterrupted operations at its centre in Boulder, CO, USA. NIST jointly operates research
organizations in four locations explicitly established to promote cross-disciplinary collaborations which accelerate research results.

The Innova STS monitors the power quality of two distinct and redundant feeders to the NIST facility in Colorado, and provides sub-cycle transfer from the utility preferred source to the utility alternate source in the event of a momentary interruption or
disruption in power quality. This effectively protects NIST’s critical systems and keeps uninterrupted operations in the event of a disturbance.

“We are excited to be part of a more intelligent and resilient electric grid solution connecting critical facilities with utilities,” said Perry Schugart, Sr. Vice President, Marketing and Business Development, Silicon Power. “Our Innova STS quickly transfers power (in less than a quarter cycle) from multiple feeds to the load when the power supporting the load fails or has insufficient power quality. Mechanical transfer switches are too slow for many power sensitive loads.”

Silicon Power Corporation is a globally-recognised technology developer and solutions provider in the design, development, testing and manufacturing of high-power semiconductor devices and utilityapplicable systems.
Silicon Power’s Innova™ STS Mobile (Sub-cycle Transfer Switch) is a quickly deployable, mobile power quality solution which maximizes the resilience of an operator’s power network, empowering higher levels of productivity.

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Silicon Power is one of the leading companies that has been a part of the modern energy revolution. Founded back in 1994, it is a globally recognized technology developer and solutions provider. The company specializes in the design, development, testing, and manufacturing of high-power semiconductor devices and utility-applicable systems.

Silicon Power has managed all its operations with a key focus on superior economic and environmental solutions. Its success is built on highlighting the major problems in industry and orienting themselves towards addressing these issues with prime efficiency.

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Silicon Power Corporation – Power Resilience for Maximum Uptime

Businesses from across commercial, financial, and industrial backgrounds are increasing their number of mission-critical applications to reduce risk and remain competitive. But their aspirations are facing an unwelcome adversary as these applications experience increasing power failure events, resulting in facility downtime and loss of business value.

Although businesses are investing heavily on maintaining redundant power lines and using an automatic transfer switch to ensure consistent power supply, these relatively slow switches can be detrimental to facility uptime. Looking under the hood, there are two major forces
at play. On one side, there are utilities that are increasingly using distributed energy systems such as wind, solar, and energy storage as part of their power portfolio. These distributed energy systems, however, fail to provide the rotational inertia of conventional generation, which plays a crucial role in helping the grid ride-through various faults. On the other side, the nature of the missioncritical loads is changing rapidly.

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Perry Schugart / Sr. VP Marketing & Business Development

Empowering uninterrupted operations for critical facilities.

For over twenty years clients have depended on Silicon Power for the design and development of component and system solutions to meet a broad range of applications derived from long-term commercial relationships and government contracts.

Silicon Power Corporation , founded in 1994, is a globally recognized technology developer and solutions provider in the design, development, testing, and manufacturing of high-power semiconductor devices, pulsed-power modules, and utility-applicable systems.

A vertically integrated company, Silicon Power spans the design and manufacturing of semiconductor devices through large industrial/utility power systems. Our capabilities include leading-edge semiconductor devices and modules (Si and SiC) through our facilities in Bend, Oregon (SiCamore Semi) and joint venture in Gujarat, India with Ruttonsha International Rectifier, and large industrial/utility power systems through our Innova™ Power Solutions Group. SPCO fielded the world’s first medium voltage, sub-cycle transfer switch in 1995, and has since remained the market leader in this product and technology.

SPCO’s Innova Power Solutions Group is a global leader in medium voltage, sub-cycle switching technology and solutions. The Innova product portfolio is focused on increasing the resilience of electrical power networks for critical facilities and utilities, empowering higher levels of power reliability and performance. We have deployed this solution to solve sensitive load issues in various industries and utilities for over 20 years.

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Special appreciation to our valued supplier, Majelac Technologies of Garnet Valley, PA, for providing footage of several of their processes. (Majelac.com)