Product/Service

PowerRide Ride thru Device

Source: Uninterruptible Power Products, Inc.
The PoweRide RTD (Ride Thru Device) is a product designed specifically for the correction of sags and phase loss. By incorporating equally rated dual input primaries, the RTD has a choice of providing clean, regulated and conditioned power from two sources. When wired to a three-phase service panel with multiple energy sources available, the RTD will automatically supply the connected load from an active phase on the loss of either one (wye connected) or two (delta-connected) phases.
PoweRide Summary The PoweRide RTD (Ride Thru Device) is a product designed specifically for the correction of sags and phase loss. By incorporating equally rated dual input primaries, the RTD has a choice of providing clean, regulated and conditioned power from two sources. When wired to a three-phase service panel with multiple energy sources available, the RTD will automatically supply the connected load from an active phase on the loss of either one (wye connected) or two (delta-connected) phases. The RTD is designed to connect to a three-phase input and supply a single-phase output. The unit is available in both 50 and 60 Hz, and can be manufactured to match any worldwide voltage combination. This product also provides power conditioning by actively eliminating voltage spikes, sags down to 33%, brownouts, and other anomalies. As long as one of the connected primaries is energized the ride through effect is indefinite. Other competing models have ride through specs of 6-12 cycles max based on internal stored energy. They are wired to only one of the phases, and should that phase fail, once they expend their stored energy the load drops. This process also requires complicated sense and control circuitry, large capacitors, and in some cases batteries - all of which can decrease MTBF. The PoweRide has no electronics, no solid state components, and no batteries. It is the most reliable of any technologies in its field. No operator setup is required, once installed operation is totally automatic and there is no maintenance required. The unit can be installed either at the device to be protected or at the service panel powering the device. Input and output connections are hardwired. Follow the appropriate wiring practices to insure proper operation. The PoweRide is a patented product available exclusively from UPPI or our authorized distributors.