Who are the stakeholders and what are their problems if the harmonic problems are not solved?
The stakeholders include the electrical distribution system designer, the facility owner, the tenant(s) and, ultimately, the tenants clients or customers. Their potential problems include: The Designer • Harmonics Exceed IEEE Recommendations & Requirements, • Harmonics Exceed CBEMA / EPRI Recommendations, • Power System and Loads are Incompatible, • Project Exceeds Budgetary Goals and • Loss of Client Confidence. The Facility Owner • High Capital Costs, • Increased Fire & Safety Risks, • Premature Apparatus Failures and • Significant Tenant Dissatisfaction. The Tenant • Higher Power Cost, • Premature Office Equipment Failures, • Data Corruption or Loss, • Computer and System Lock-Ups, • Loss of Productivity, • Reduced Quality Assurance, • Loss of Customer Confidence and • Loss of Revenue. The Client/Customer • Higher cost for products and/or services, • Reduced product and/or service quality, • Loss of Customer Confidence and • Loss of Revenue.
