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TEGG SERVICES
PowerSite Management
Knights’ Electric, Inc.’s TEGG Services has added a new device to its electrical metering tool box, the PS 4500. The PowerSite 4500 Three Phase Power Quality Analyzer is the newest and most advanced power analyzer made by Summit Technology.
The PS 4500 is used by TEGG technicians to analyze power quality of electrical service panels and electrical equipment. The PS 4500 can perform complete power, energy and cost analysis of single phase and three phase circuits while simultaneously doing harmonic, swell, sag, and transient analysis on all inputs.
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The PS 4500 Power Quality Analyzer
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Michael Ragsdale, Knights’ Electric’s TEGG Services General Manager, sees additional benefits to TEGG customers beyond the high tech detection capabilities that the PS 4500 provides. “The PS 4500 is less labor intensive because once it’s installed we can use its Bluetooth feature for wireless remote control to a PC. We can leave the PS 4500 in a panel and not have to remove it to plug it into a PC to analyze the data or make changes in the data points we want to check.” |
Michael Ragsdale
Knights' Electric, Inc.'s
TEGG Services
General Manager
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Because of the large memory capabilities of the PS 4500 it can be set to analyze electrical functions for a week at a time. When an electrical irregularity is detected the internal calendar pinpoints the exact day and time and more data points can be added to the analysis to check further into the problem, in some cases monitoring can take place several times a second.
The PS 4500 is an example of the cutting technology used by Knights’ Electric’s TEGG Services in their effort to serve customers in the most efficient and cost effective ways.
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WINERIES
Yokayo Wine Company
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The Yokayo Wine Company tank farm is located at 301 West Mendocino Dr. in Ukiah
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The Yokayo Wine Company tank farm is a work in progress. Phase one of the project has been completed with approximately 60 wine tanks in place plus a crush area, which has been in operation for the first time during this year’s harvest. When phase two of the project is complete there will be 114 wine tanks installed. |
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Knights' Electric manufactured and installed the motor control panel for the grape press
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Knights’ Electric, Inc. has been working on this project with the owner/builders; the father and son team of Bill and Hal Pauli, and will also work on the completion of phase two. All of the essential equipment to crush grapes has been completed to accommodate this year’s harvest. |
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Knights' Electric's Mike Rose
working on a computer controlled wine pump
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Knights’ Electric installed an 1200-amp, 480-volt main service and installed the wiring and motor controls for the chiller and boiler in the mechanical area. Knights’ Electric also installed the motor controls for the crush equipment including a touch screen control/monitor.
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Cedric Pigg, Knights' Electric's Project Manager
stands in front of the main service panel
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Knights' Electric installed
this touch screen control/monitor
for the grape press
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Knights' Electric manufactured
30 pump stanchions for the tank farm
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Knights’ Electric manufactured and installed 30 pump stanchions for the project and also completed the wiring of the temperature controls for the wine tanks. Prior to setting the tanks on the cement slab and moving the crush equipment into place Knights’ Electric installed copious amounts of under slab piping to run wiring for all of the electrical needs of the tank farm. |
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Knights' Electric's Memo Gamez installing
conduit for temperature controls for wine tanks
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When the catwalks are eventually moved into position in the tank rows Knights’ Electric will install the pole lighting for the tank area and the crush area. Behind the tank farm Knights’ Electric ran the wiring to the motor controls which operate the pumping units for aeration of the water pond that supplies the tank farm. |
As construction continues so does the winemaking
at Yokayo Wine Company tank farm
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| Yokayo Wine Company has harvested their own grapes from the surrounding vineyards and they are also custom crushing for other winemakers at their new tank farm. |
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Knights' Electric installed motor controls
for the pond aeration pumping units
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RESIDENTIAL
Solar Power Systems for the Home
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The Sharp OnEnergy solar panels are black anodized aluminum
and blend in well visually with a dark colored roof
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The “green revolution” featuring alternative energy sources, such as solar, is well under way and the two components that are making solar energy more viable for homeowners are better technology and lower prices.
Sharp, the Japanese company that made the first solar powered calculator in 1980 and since then has become electronics giant in the international market, has developed the residential OnEnergy solar power system that Knights’ Electric, Inc. now offers to its residential customers. |
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Scott Cameron, Knights’ Electric’s Residential Project Manager, is excited about the OnEnergy solar power system, which he refers to as “easy, slick and clean. It’s a low profile system, only 3 or 4 inches above the roof. It’s all black anodized aluminum that’s easy to assemble and it’s versatile in design when dealing with skylights and chimneys.” |
The solar panels are mounted on a
simple and sturdy racking system
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One of the critical steps of constructing the OnEnergy solar power system is sizing it correctly to fit the home in terms of energy needs. “Oversized systems don’t pay”, says Cameron. “Contrary to popular belief if you produce more electricity than you use you don’t get paid by PG&E for the difference.”
In the case of excess electricity produced by homeowner’s solar power system electricity is back fed through a meter to PG&E and a power credit is applied to the homeowner for later use. At the end of the calendar year the credit zeroes out. |
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The talon clips click into place
without screws to secure each solar panel
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| To help calculate the yearly electrical usage of a home Knights’ Electric uses a Solmetric SunEye. This sky detection technology performs sun tracking, taking obstructions like trees and shadows into consideration, and calculates the sun exposure for the roof for an entire year. Graphs are produced to show monthly totals for solar power collected. “The object is to build up power credit in the summer so you have it in the winter”, says Cameron. |
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