Data Centre Magazine September, Issue 53 | Page 61

and synchronised data they can trust, so they can make design and validation decisions based on actual system behaviour rather than assumptions.”
Precision measurement as a development and validation engine
Take component development, for example. Power supply units, cooling systems, UPS systems, solidstate transformers or generator sets each rely on synchronised deep insight into dynamic power flows for R & D, validation and operation – only achievable through advanced testing and measurement solutions.
End customers, site designers, hyperscalers and operators increasingly look for and depend upon these hallmarks of quality.
“ In practice, no single instrument gives you the full picture,” explains Kees.“ A precision power analyser can show very small changes in efficiency, losses and harmonics, while a high-speed oscilloscope helps capture fast transients and switching behaviour. For longer tests, data acquisition systems let you follow electrical and thermal behaviour over time.
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