Len McGanity, product manager for ABB, answers a few questions about how the latest generation of Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS) is capable of digital monitoring and control, and what that means for industrial and commercial facilities In the case of a power outage, an ATS will switch between two supplies or start a backup generator to ensure a smooth transfer of power. ATS units are essential in industrial, commercial and some residential buildings because even highly reliable power supplies with 'five nine' reliability of 99.999 per cent will experience an outage.
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