This image illustrates “Basic Power Operations,” showing the path and processes of electricity flowing from source to end-use.
The upper diagram includes the following key components from left to right:
- Power Source/Intake – High voltage for efficient delivery with high warning
- Transformer – Performs voltage step-down
- Generator and Fuel Tank – Backup Power
- Transformer #2 – Additional voltage step-down
- UPS/Battery – 2nd Backup Power
- PDU/TOB – Supplies power to the final servers
The diagram displays two backup power systems:
- Backup power (Full outage) – Functions during complete power failures with backup time provided by Oil Tank with Generators
- Backup Power (Partial outage) – Operates during partial outages with backup time provided by the Battery with UPSs
The simplified diagram at the bottom summarizes the complex power system into these fundamental elements:
- Source – Origin point of power
- Step-down – Voltage conversion
- Backup – Emergency power supply
- Use – Final power consumption
Throughout all stages of this process, two critical functions occur continuously:
- Transmit – The ongoing process of transferring power that happens between and during all steps
- Switching/Block – Control points distributed throughout the system that direct, regulate, or block power flow as needed
This demonstrates that seemingly complex power systems can be distilled into these essential concepts, with transmission and switching/blocking functioning as integral operations that connect and control all stages of the power delivery process.
WIth Claude
Lechuck Park 