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PS3500PowerSupplies
Improving
Operational
Integrity
Digital networksoperate insomeof themostdemanding industrial
environments. Process safety valves and control systems are
typicallydependentupon low-cost, industrial-gradepower supplies
notdesigned for24/7operation.Asinglepower supply failurehas
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toa tremendousamount of lost revenue.
Monitoringpower, not unlikea traditional process variable,means transparencyand
addedprotection for critical loops. Power redundancyanddetaileddiagnosticsguar-
antee that system functionality continues evenduringa supply failure. Reducing the
probabilityof failureand improvingsafety isadecisivestep towardssystem integrity.
