The Importance of Investing in Generators and Control Systems For Power Backup
By Applied Power Engineering on Jul 21, 2025 11:03:09 AM
The importance of a backup power system is often underestimated when operations are running smoothly. However, the true value becomes immediately evident during an unexpected power failure, when trading halts, manufacturing stops, and critical services are interrupted. Brief periods o …
Why Backup Generators Are Essential For Data Centre Operations
By Applied Power Engineering on Jul 18, 2025 11:49:47 AM
Data centres are a quintessential part of the digital world, powering millions of messages, cloud-based application transactions, financial exchanges, search queries and AI inputs every second. Depended on by customers from global banks and government departments to small businesses, …
The Critical Importance Of Hospital Backup Generators
By Applied Power Engineering on Jul 8, 2025 10:52:03 AM
The critical role of backup power systems in modern hospitals cannot be overstated. At their core, these systems are life-saving. A well-integrated power control infrastructure, comprising generators, Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS), is essential for ensuring the continuous opera …
New Service - HV, MV, LV Switchgears
By Applied Power Engineering on Oct 29, 2024 12:57:23 PM
APE have increased their specialist switchgear team allowing them to expand their services within the LV switchgear manufacturing. We are now offering the supply of new / retrofit of HV and MV switchgear too, along with maintenance packages suitable up to 33kV.
APE are Motortech Authorised Solutions Provider
By Applied Power Engineering on Oct 29, 2024 12:55:24 PM
We have successfully implemented a gas engine application on over 250 units across the UK; natural, sewage, landfill & synthetic gas installs.
Nationwide STC, Swindon
By Applied Power Engineering on Oct 28, 2024 12:30:00 PM
Applied Power Engineering was commissioned to convert three existing HV (High Voltage) generators and mains control system, adding DUAL redundancy, STOR functionality and implementing some additional ‘What if Scenario's’ to the original system. Following a successful outcome, and as p …
National Grid
By Applied Power Engineering on Oct 25, 2024 11:15:00 AM
Case Studies Engineers from Applied Power Engineering provided a complete solution for this National grid project. It involved the supply of two ComAp InteliSys controllers and PLC, controlling the bus tie breaker. The system is used to back up the control room and auxiliaries of a co …
BSkyB
By Applied Power Engineering on Sep 19, 2024 10:30:00 AM
We supplied BskyB with four 2.5 MVA engines. These were set up with four Control panels to interface with Cummins PCC for load share VAR share (MINT – multiple internal). In addition, two floor standing mains control panels using InteliManis NT with G59 protection were incorporated. T …
The World’s largest IT company
By Applied Power Engineering on Sep 10, 2024 10:00:00 AM
The solution we provided comprised of a complete retro-fit of four standby diesel generators, a complete redesign of the switchgear operating philosophy and all associated control equipment on a fully operational, multibillion $/day data centre. Our solution was specified because it w …
Nationwide, Wakefield House
By Applied Power Engineering on Aug 30, 2024 11:30:00 AM
Wakefield House is another recent project that we delivered for Nationwide. Working with Imtech, we supplied a 1000kVA generator packaged into a standard 40ft ISO container to achieve 75dbA at 1 metre. The unit is for standby application with paralleling capabilities to support a busi …
