Single Phase, LED-Compatible, Seismic-Rated Emergency Lighting Inverter
Many new construction projects are now including LED fixtures in their lighting design … and some of these LED fixtures are designated for emergency egress lighting. If you’ve been tasked with specifying a cost-effective, LED-compatible lighting inverter to provide power …
COVID-19 STATEMENT
Emergency Lighting, General Power Quality, Medical Power Quality, Industry News, Company News, Press Releases
To our valued customers and industry partners:
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic … effective March 24, 2020 and for the following (3) weeks through April 14, the Governor of Michigan has issued a “stay home, stay safe” executive order restricting …
CPC’s “Egress Lighting Integrity Test”
In terms of monitoring, testing, data recording, and recordkeeping, the matrix below shows which of our centralized emergency lighting inverters meet or exceed NFPA 101 (up through and including section 7.9.3.1.3).
Compliance With NFPA 101 (click image to enlarge)…
Solutions To Electrical Power Disturbances
Emergency Lighting, General Power Quality, Medical Power Quality, Company News
Have you ever wanted a simple matrix that illustrates “which types of electrical power quality products solve which types of power problems”? We have just such a document to help you!
Our “Solutions To Electrical Power Disturbances” flyer:
Identifies common…Emergency Egress Lighting Solutions
Emergency Lighting, Company News
Just curious … as a lighting designer or specifying engineer, are you able to thoroughly investigate the available commercial / industrial emergency egress lighting solutions? As you specify UL 924 Listed battery backup products (for example, wall-mounted “bug-eyes”, emergency ballasts, …
NEW! Seismic-rated Emergency Lighting Inverters
Emergency Lighting, Press Releases
Controlled Power Company www.controlledpwr.com, a U.S. manufacturer of a full line of commercial, industrial, and medical-grade electrical power solutions, announces the availability of seismic-rated, centralized emergency lighting inverters. The company’s single phase “UltraLITE Model ELU” (1.5 kW – 14 kW) …
What’s On Your Inverter Wish List?
What If You Were Granted “3 Wishes”, Allowing You To Specify The Perfect Three-Phase Emergency Lighting Inverter?Would any of the following criteria be on your wish list?
Designed for 100% LED lighting loads without de-rating. Space-saving cabinet footprint. Only…Backup Power For Critical Care Environments
Emergency Lighting, Medical Power Quality
Most large hospitals and medical centers are equipped with generators for emergency backup power and egress lighting. In the event of unusable voltage, brownouts, complete power outages, or gen-set tests, the backup generator will supply adequate electrical power within the …
Providing A Regulated Output To Emergency Lighting Fixtures
We are sometimes asked the question, “Is it important that emergency lighting inverters provide a regulated output to emergency fixtures?”
The answer is a resounding “YES”! And here’s why!
A regulated voltage source:
Provides stable voltage to LED drivers and…UL 924 Auxiliary Lighting and Power Equipment
Throughout some of our centralized emergency lighting inverter content (webpages, brochures, specifications, whitepapers, and owner’s manuals), you’ll notice that we refer to a standard called “UL 924 Auxiliary Lighting and Power Equipment”. Perhaps you’re wondering, “what’s that, and how does …