In group 2 medical locations, the use of unearthed systems (IT systems) is a mandatory requirement in accordance with electrical and healthcare standards. Any interruption to the power supply is disruptive to services and potentially life-threatening to the patients. The mandatory use of Medical IT power means medical electrical devices/systems remain active on a first fault and there is no dangerous increase in the touch voltage. Through the incorporation of Bender Sil 2 compliant changeover technology and uninterruptible power, resilience can be improved and risks reduced.
Industry standards, including IEC 60364-7-710 and HTM06-01, require that if a hospital’s main power supply fails an alternative should kick-in within 0.5 seconds, at least in areas where isolated power is installed. And for some electronic equipment even this is too long.
Electrical power supplies and IPS systems can have their reliability enhanced with Uninterruptible Power Supplies, ATICs and back-up generators. UPS systems can be supplied as standalone units or for enhanced resilience, may be configured as N+ 1 solution with single, double or triple input supplies. Isolated Power Supplies configured with ATICs and N+1 UPS systems are often considered the most resilient solutions available.
Alarms and diagnostics from the various elements of the system can be integrated to provide operational reports, predictive forecasts, current and emergency information.
This can be supplied directly to theatre staff, facilities managers and other appropriate people.
Bender Residual Current Monitoring System (RCMS) technology provides a solution to ensure hospital managers have early visibility of potential developing electrical issues within their entire hospital as well as providing cost saving benefits associated with periodic insulation resistance testing of TNS circuits.
As a continuous monitoring system it offers a cost-effective, disruption-free alternative to the disconnection test which, in conjunction with an effective management strategy, fully satisfies the requirements of BS7671. Once installed RCMS ensures that TNS circuits will never have to be disconnected in the future for testing.
Bender PEMs, when incorporated into the IPS installation, provide additional benefits to estates teams and energy managers by monitoring and providing information on electrical values including voltage, current, frequency and energy use. The PEMs can also be connected to hospital building management systems to enable remote monitoring.
In addition, Bender PEMs can be used to monitor power distribution systems across healthcare estates where interference is an increasingly frequent occurrence. They continuously monitor harmonic content and the electrical supply providing warnings of any developing issues in order to ensure safe and secure operation of a hospital’s electrical installation.
Risks such as overload or changes in energy consumption can be monitored, assessed and dealt with accordingly.
POWERSCOUT® is a web-based software solution which helps detect malfunctions at an early stage. POWERSCOUT® integrates data from Bender RCM, PEM and third party devices. It is particularly suited to healthcare facilities as it reports on the status and condition of the site’s electrical infrastructure, enabling pro-active maintenance and preventing unplanned downtime. POWERSCOUT® continually collects measurements and generates user specific reports. The automated reports on residual currents form the basis for measuring without switch off.
| Name | Category | Size | Language | Timestamp | D-/B-Number |
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| Power Quality/Measuring and monitoring relays | Product Overviews | 2.7 MB | EN | 2022/05/2525.05.2022 | |
| Product Overview - Residual Current Monitoring | Product Overviews | 4.2 MB | EN | 2025/12/1616.12.2025 | |
| Electrical safety costs little | Market Segment Brochures | 7.7 MB | EN | 2025/10/2828.10.2025 | |
| Bender UK Healthcare Brochure | Market Segment Brochures | 6.5 MB | EN | 2025/10/1616.10.2025 | |
| More Measurement, Less Display! | Technical article | 622.3 KB | EN | 2019/05/1313.05.2019 | |
| Dirty Electrical Power | Technical article | 624.8 KB | EN | 2019/05/1313.05.2019 | |
| New Methods in Construction | Technical article | 215.4 KB | EN | 2019/05/1313.05.2019 |
Products
Condition Monitor with an integrated gateway for the connection of Bender devices to Ethernet-TCP/IP networks
Recognising connections – optimising maintenance
Multichannel AC, pulsed DC and AC/DC sensitive residual current monitor
AC/DC sensitive residual current monitor for TN and TT systems (AC, DC, pulsed DC currents)
Single and three-phase measuring devices for energy consumption metering, MID-certified
Insulation monitoring device with an integrated locating current injector for medical IT systems
Single-phase isolating transformers for medical IT systems
Three-phase isolating transformers for three-phase loads in medical locations
Automatic switching device for safety power supplies
Condition Monitor with an integrated gateway for the connection of Bender devices to Ethernet-TCP/IP networks
Recognising connections – optimising maintenance
Multichannel AC, pulsed DC and AC/DC sensitive residual current monitor
AC/DC sensitive residual current monitor for TN and TT systems (AC, DC, pulsed DC currents)
Single and three-phase measuring devices for energy consumption metering, MID-certified
Insulation monitoring device with an integrated locating current injector for medical IT systems
Single-phase isolating transformers for medical IT systems
Three-phase isolating transformers for three-phase loads in medical locations
Automatic switching device for safety power supplies
Errichten von Niederspannungsanlagen - Teil 7-731: Anforderungen für Betriebsstätten, Räume und Anlagen besonderer Art – Abgeschlossene elektrische Betriebsstätten
Environmental Engineering (EE); Earthing and bonding of 400 VDC Data and Telecom (ICT) Equipment
Errichten von Niederspannungsanlagen - Teil 7-710: Anforderungen für Betriebsstätten, Räume und Anlagen besonderer Art – Medizinisch genutzte Bereiche
Electrical installations of buildings - Part 7-710: Requirements for special installations or locations - Medical locations
Low-voltage electrical installations - Part 7-710: Requirements for special installations or locations - Medical locations (IEC 60364-7-710:2002, modified); German implementation HD 60364-7-710:2012
Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 6-1: Multiple function equipment - Transfer switching equipment
