PowerChain Solutions for colleges and universities

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PowerChain Solutions for colleges and universities

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PowerChain Solutions

Faculty researchers demand sophisticated computing and laboratory capabilities. Students and their parents expect convenient access to the latest technology and safe, comfortable living quarters. Staff members struggle to manage budgets as the costs of energy and technology rise. Reliable, high-quality electrical power is essential to meeting all of those expectations.

But meeting those expecta-tions can mean rethinking the campus’s entire power system. Often, that power system has an aging infrastructure that needs to be upgraded and modernized

to deal with today’s technolo-gies. Many campus power systems were built over several decades. Equipment choices were driven by avail-able funding and the most pressing needs at the time. The result? A complicated collection of equipment from many manufacturers that is difficult to manage and difficult to maintain.

Eaton’s PowerChain™ solutions approach helps colleges and universities tame that complexity and take control of their power systems.

Colleges and universities today are much more than quiet ivory towers. They are thriving hubs of fast-paced activity, where technology is transforming everyone’s expectations.

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Greater reliabilityMaintain vital operations with steady, high-quality power every minute of every day.

Operating cost efficienciesReduce operating costs with efficient energy management and maintenance strategies.

Effective use of capitalPut your capital to work faster, and keep it working longer, with electrical designs that require less equipment and space, services that extend equipment life and preassembled equipment that can be installed faster.

Enhanced safetyReduce electrical hazards with safety-conscious design and installation, plus products and information that help people recognize and avoid dangers.

Risk mitigationReduce the risk of construction delays and cost overruns with a coordinated approach to power system design, procurement, installation and maintenance.

SustainabilityGo green with PowerChain solutions. Achieve your business goals and maintain a sustainable enterprise with electrical products that help save energy and protect the environment.

Eaton’s PowerChain solutions help you manage your campus power system as an integrated, strategic asset that gives you real benefits.

Opportunities are everywhere

The Eaton Green Leaf label is our promise of exceptional, documented environmental performance to customers, consumers and our communities. Though all of Eaton’s products and solutions are designed to meet or exceed government standards for protecting the environment, our products and solutions with the Green Leaf designation go well beyond normal standards to provide “exceptional environmental benefit.”

How It Works

Eaton’s Green Leaf designation begins with existing global standards for environmental claims, but then adds tougher requirements, including:

• Third-party certifications and endorsements

• Analysis of potential negative attributes, trade-offs and risks

• Thorough documentation

• Higher level of customer environmental benefits

A panel of representatives from various Eaton business functions, corporate groups and main businesses review the application and make a decision to award the Green Leaf. Ultimately, our customers and consumers will provide the final—and highest—level of approval by choosing our products for superior environmental performance.

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Whether your campus is large or small, Eaton can provide the electrical products and services you need. Eaton offers a comprehensive portfolio of PowerChain solutions that are designed and manufactured to work together to provide consistent, effective management of your power system. This brochure shows you just a few examples of how our solutions can offer you opportunities to take charge of your power system.


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4Quick connect assembly offers a ready-to-connect solution if utility power fails. Connecting a generator is done quickly and easily, without requiring the help of skilled electricians. Campus services, from food services to air conditioning, will continue even during an extended power disruption.

1Systems analysis and design by Eaton engineers creates a comprehensive view of the entire power system. That, plus Eaton’s long history of experience with campus environments, forms the basis for a strategy to build flexibility into the system. As new technologies are introduced, the power system can adapt to changing requirements.

Modern campuses can’t function without a safe, seamless and reliable supply of power. Researchers need constant access to computing and telecommunications networks in their laboratories. Students expect access 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to technology in their dormitories. Administrators rely on their computers to process tuition bills and handle the countless details of course registration and scheduling. Everyone on campus depends on lighting, heating, ventilation and cooling equipment.

Technology places ever-increasing demands on the campus power system. Students arrive with more power-hungry electronic gear each year. One midwestern university recently found that its students brought an aver-age of 18 appliances, ranging from laptops to TVs, video games and refrigerators.

The appliances students bring put stress on the power system in new ways. Video game controllers and laptop computers consume nonlinear current that gener-ates proportionally more heat on electrical circuits than the linear current consumed by older appliances like stereos and radios. The additional heat on the circuit reduces the overall capacity of the power system and shortens the useful life of electrical equipment.

Maintaining reliable performance in the face of these challenges requires a comprehensive view of the campus power system and the ability to monitor performance constantly. It also takes thoughtful plan-ning and careful integration to provide backup power and parallel systems that prevent irreparable damage if power is lost.

Eaton’s PowerChain solutions help an institution manage its power system as a single, integrated system. With solutions ranging from design and engineering to installation and routine maintenance, Eaton helps campus power systems realize greater reliability.


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5UpS units ensure clean, uninterrupted power to keep critical functions running until backup generators take over—whether that takes seconds or hours. If utility power fails, the power continues to flow, and no data is lost.

6power Xpert® software lets campus facilities managers see what’s going on throughout the power system in real time. Better information about perfor-mance means problems can be avoided before they happen.

3protective and predictive relays protect circuits from overloads. When there’s a surge in power, protective relays help to isolate the problem and pro-tect the rest of the system from failing. Predictive relays continu-ously monitor insulation on elec-trical circuits and alert workers of potential failures.

2paralleling switchgear manages the critical transitions from utility company power to an onsite generator and back again if utility power is interrupted. Data repositories created over years of research and vital functions, like refrigera-tion for laboratory experimental cultures, are protected from extended disruptions of the power supply.


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10energy audits by Eaton experts identify wasteful patterns in the total consumption of energy from all energy sources—electricity, gas, steam and compressed air. Our experts, familiar with how and where colleges and universities typically use energy, can quickly spot areas where energy is being wasted. Then they recommend more efficient solutions that shrink energy use.

7Variable frequency drives adjust a motor’s speed to match changing output requirements more closely. Energy isn’t wasted in maintaining a constant motor speed. As a result, systems that respond to changing environmental conditions, like air conditioning, consume less energy and keep students, faculty and staff comfortable.

As faculty, students and staff use more technology on college and university campuses, the overall demand for power grows. And new, energy-hungry technology isn’t the only source of increasing demand. Even the most brilliant students and faculty can be thoughtless energy consumers. Lights in dorms are left on all night. Fume hoods in labs run for hours after experiments are finished. Windows are left open, forcing the building HVAC to work harder than necessary.

Rising energy consumption coupled with higher energy prices means a double blow to budgets. To keep energy costs from breaking the bud-get, university administrators and managers must focus relentlessly on reducing both energy consumption and energy expenditures.

Eaton’s PowerChain solutions can help colleges and univer-sities reduce those operating costs with a comprehensive approach to power system management. Meters and software track energy usage across the entire campus to find opportunities for sav-ings. Our performance-based approach to maintenance reduces costs by extending equipment life and avoiding emergency repairs. In addition, tools like occu-pancy sensors, expert energy audits and lighting control software help manage energy costs proactively.

The result? Savings that go straight to the bottom line, with reduced utility costs and the information you need to negotiate better utility rates. In addition, you enjoy longer service life with less frequent maintenance, for critical equipment and the satisfaction of knowing you’re in control of your power system.

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11Lighting control software and occupancy sensors know when people are using a space. When a room is empty, the lighting control software turns off the lights. Lighting control software also reduces the artificial lighting when natural lighting is strong. This reduces overall energy consumption and saves money.

12power Xpert meters and software monitor energy consumption to spot patterns of heavy usage or billing errors. Charges for energy consumption can be tracked and billed to research grants and external vendors.

9Harmonic mitigating transformers reduce harmful harmonic currents that disrupt the flow of useful energy in a circuit. Fewer harmonics makes energy consumption more efficient overall, thus reducing overall energy consumption and lowering energy cost.

8 capacitors allow customers to generate the reactive power needed to improve power utilization, thus eliminating the need to source it from the utility. Reducing consumption leads to immediate energy cost savings.


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16performance-based maintenance methods monitor performance and schedule maintenance only when performance slips. That’s more efficient than the traditional practice of doing maintenance at fixed intervals, whether the equipment needs it or not. The result is longer equipment life and lower overall maintenance expense.

13integrated power assemblies are prefabricated structures, similar to trailers that are assembled and tested before they’re shipped. They can be installed faster and with less effort than units that must be built on site. They can function like a building, but under accounting rules they can be depreciated faster.

Like any other enterprise, an institution of higher learning invests in the buildings and equipment it needs to operate from day to day: classrooms, dormitories, computer centers, heating and cooling equipment and lighting. Other capital investments reflect an institution’s aspirations for the future. To attract and retain gifted faculty and the research grants that support them, your institution needs the right facilities—up-to-date, well-equipped laboratories, computers and offices.

To be competitive, colleges and universities need to get the most out of capital investments. Managers want buildings and equipment that deliver more capacity and last longer, but cost less. Decision makers want their capital investments to go further.

Eaton’s comprehensive portfolio of PowerChain solutions helps colleges and universities make more effective use of their capital. Eaton offers equipment like prefabricated and preassembled integrated power assemblies that reduce installation time

and save space. We offer performance-based mainte-nance services that provide the right maintenance at the right time to extend equipment life. Further, we offer engineering, design and project management services that help make sure projects are successfully completed on time and on budget.

The result is equipment that lasts longer and performs better, space that’s used more efficiently and a well-integrated power system that delivers more capacity at lower cost.

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17refurbishing and reconditioning services give equipment a longer useful life. Knowledgeable service engineers maintain original equipment specifications with high-quality replacement parts. Refurbished or reconditioned equipment stays in place, reducing the cost of redesigning and remodeling facilities to accommodate new equipment.

18Battery monitoring services track how much useful life a battery has left. You can replace batteries only when you need to, instead of on a fixed schedule. That saves money on replacements, reduces service calls and decreases the cost of unanticipated downtime when a battery fails without warning.

15Service agreements help keep equipment functioning at peak efficiency. Engineers and technicians monitor equipment performance and perform main-tenance when needed. That extends equipment life and reduces overall operating cost.

14project management services offer a single point of accountability for getting construction work done right the first time. Projects are fin-ished faster, and capital goes to work sooner. Eaton proj-ect management services are available on any scale—from the installation of a single switchgear lineup to the con-struction of entire buildings.

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22training helps keep employees safe by teaching them how to spot danger and how to avoid it. Employees can do a better job of protecting themselves and others with this knowledge.

19 circuit breakers and ground fault circuit interrupters (GFcis) help protect people and equipment. GFCIs shut down a circuit when the device detects a leak of current from the circuit. That protects people against electrical shock, especially in environments, like locker rooms, where water is present.

A campus needs a constant flow of electricity to operate. Without electricity, daily activity comes to a halt. There are no tests in the lab, no cookies in the cafeteria ovens and no tuition invoices coming from the printer.

Behind that useful flow of electricity, though, lies dan-ger. Electricity is powerful— a force that must be handled carefully. Electricity presents a constant stream of poten-tial hazards: electrical shock, fire, the sudden, dangerous explosion of large amounts of electrical energy in an arc flash, or the smaller, but equally dangerous, release of electrical energy called an arc fault.

Eaton’s PowerChain solutions approach is dedicated to safety for people and equipment throughout a power system.

We offer comprehensive, scalable diagnostic studies that help identify potentially catastrophic risks like arc flashes. We provide training for employees to help them spot dangers like electrical shock and avoid them. Our products are designed to dis-tance people and equipment from hazards with features like remote racking and surge protection. The result? A power system that does its job with enhanced safety.

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23Surge protection equipment is designed to minimize or eliminate damage to power system equipment when there’s a surge in voltage on an electrical circuit. The protection device detects the anomaly and temporarily diverts surge current away from the equipment it’s protecting.

24arc fault circuit interrupters (aFcis) detect dangerous arcs in the flow of electrical current through a circuit. When the interrupter detects an arc, it stops the flow of current through the circuit, reducing the risk of fire.

21 arcflash reduction Maintenance SystemtM and remote power racking help protect workers from the hazards of arc flashes. These solutions protect workers by reducing the duration of arc flash events and increasing workers’ physical distance from electrical current during maintenance tasks.

20 arc flash hazard analysis services identify places in the power system where there’s a risk of arc flash. Once the dan-gers are known, they can be managed with equipment, training and equipment labeling.

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power system studies help design better reliability into a power system. They predict the possible failures a power system could experience, then model and evaluate the consequences. A coordination study, for example, analyzes the load on a circuit and helps to identify the optimal settings for circuit breakers and other protective devices.

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powerchain integrated solutions deliver equipment configurations that are designed, manufactured and installed to work smoothly together. Equipment can be installed more quickly and at less cost, helping construction projects stay on course.

It’s a fact of life for every campus facilities manager: classes must go on as scheduled, no matter what construction project is underway. Building projects are often complex, and at colleges and universities, the scheduling pressures can be intense.

Working with Eaton can reduce the risk of failure on campus construction projects. Drawing on our long-standing experience in designing, manufacturing and installing electrical equipment, Eaton can help streamline the construction process, reduce the number of variables and offer more centralized control.

Eaton engineers can design customized equipment solutions that integrate equipment from multiple manufacturers smoothly. For a complex project, Eaton project managers can provide a single point of accountability for a

facility manager. Eaton can coordinate large teams of subcontractors, streamlining communications and making sure milestones are met. Further, Eaton engineers and technicians can install and support both Eaton and non-Eaton equipment.

With a streamlined construc-tion process and more cen-tralized control, construction project risk is reduced. That’s how Eaton’s PowerChain solutions help colleges and universities ensure that construction projects are successfully completed on schedule and within budget.

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partnership agreements provide quick access to new developments and specialized tools. Eaton works closely with staff to provide tools, informa-tion and training that help facilities managers make better decisions about when and how to make changes in their power system.

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eaton Solutions center provides preferred customers with customized applications engineering for equipment like stadium lighting or security devices. Eaton engineers can work with other suppliers on a construction project to create an equipment solution that is tailored to the customer’s needs.

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remote monitoring makes it possible to see what’s going on in a power system from a single central control room. As new equipment is added, it’s easily integrated into the remote monitoring system. As a backup resource, Eaton technicians and engineers can monitor system performance long distance.

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integrated Facilities Systems are modular and prefabricated assemblies that integrate components from Eaton with components from other suppliers, reducing installation costs.

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Eaton’s Electrical Sector is a global leader in power distribution, power quality, control and automation, and monitoring products. When combined with Eaton’s full-scale engineering services, these products provide customer-driven PowerChain™ solutions to serve the power system needs of the data center, industrial, institutional, public sector, utility, commercial, residential, IT, mission critical, alternative energy and OEM markets worldwide.

PowerChain solutions help enterprises achieve sustainable and competitive advantages through proactive management of the power system as a strategic, integrated asset throughout its life cycle, resulting in enhanced safety, greater reliability and energy efficiency.

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