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Mirus International joins the ranks of Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies

Canadian manufacturer of power quality improvement products recognized on PROFIT Magazine’s PROFIT 500 for impressive 39 per cent revenue growth over five years.

BRAMPTON, ON - June 3, 2013 - Mirus International, a leader in energy-efficient, harmonic mitigation improvement solutions was today ranked in the 25th annual PROFIT 500, the definitive ranking of Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies. Published in the Summer issue of PROFIT Magazine and online at PROFITguide.com, the PROFIT 500 ranks Canadian businesses by their revenue growth over five years.

“Mirus International is proud to join the ranks among Canada’s best in business,” said President and CEO Tony Hoevenaars. “This achievement reflects the strength of our products and the dedication of our team, which led to Mirus seeing substantial growth in sales and revenue within a relatively short period. With our strong product portfolio and new power quality improvement products coming online, Mirus International is set to continue along this path of success.”

Ian Portsmouth, Editor-in-Chief of PROFIT magazine said, “To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Fastest-Growing Companies in Canada, the PROFIT 500 has expanded to recognize the entrepreneurial achievements of more than 500 Canadian companies. PROFIT is proud to now showcase Canada’s forward-thinking small business entrepreneurs and honour their talents and innovations.”

As the world’s foremost authority on harmonics mitigation, Mirus International made the PROFIT 500 list with five-year revenue growth of 39 per cent. It has been at the forefront of developing world-class power quality improvement products for a myriad of applications and is often called to solve some of the most intriguing harmonic problems. With its roots in electrical engineering consulting, Mirus International has found solutions for the most difficult power problems, designing some of the highest efficiency transformers and harmonic filtering products on the market.

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Media Contact:
Shannon Dougall
Marketing Manager, Mirus International
905-767-2452
mdougall@mirusinternational.com

Mirus engineers complete solution to resolve inverter driven motor issues

BRAMPTON, ON – April 5, 2013 – The launch of Mirus International’s Inversine advanced universal sinewave filter (AUSF) marks a substantial step forward in harmonic mitigation technology. The Inversine AUSF provides motor protection against the degrading effects of reflected wave phenomenon that cause motor winding failure, cable insulation degradation and high electromagnetic interference (EMI/RFI).

The Inversine AUSF is engineered to transform the chopped up PWM VFD output voltage into a clean sinewave that has <3% THD(V).The AUSF is designed to work seamlessly with all makes of PWM VFD’S on applications such as:

• Motor drives with up to 15,000 feet of motor lead lengths
• Electrical Submersible Pumps (ESP’s)with long motor cables
• Existing motor with insufficient motor or cable insulation
• Motor drives with multiple parallel motors
• Motor drives requiring lower peak voltage level and dV/dt rise time ratio
• HVAC systems requiring reduced audible motor noise
• Motor drive applications requiring maximum safety and reliability

“The Inversine AUSF was developed with the end-user in mind to address dV/dt overvoltage issues which can cause motor and motor cable insulation breakdown and to eliminate heating in the motor caused by the highly distorted PWM voltage waveform. In addition, Mirus is developing a common-mode choke option for the Inversine to block motor bearing currents that can lead to bearing fluting. With the launch of our Inversine AUSF, Mirus International continues its dedication to engineering world class power quality improvement products for mission critical operations,” said Tony Hoevenaars, President and CEO.

In addition to providing all of the above great features the AUSF also corrects the motor Power Factor to almost unity and introduces the lowest losses of any sinewave filter since the design does not require damping resistors. For a full on line information package on the AUSF please visit the MIRUS web site at: www.mirusinternational.com

Media Contact:
Shannon Dougall
Marketing Manager, Mirus International
905-767-2452
mdougall@mirusinternational.com

Albert Archambault speaks about smart methods to prevent electrical harmonics problems in buildings

BRAMPTON, ON – January 24, 2013 – Mirus International’s Director of Sales, Albert Archambault, will demonstrate smart methods to prevent electrical harmonics problems in buildings at the 2013 ASHRAE Winter Conference in Dallas Texas. Mr. Archambault will cover two case studies demonstrating how cooling system capacity was limited by harmonic current distortion and the steps they took to overcome it. Attendees will learn which retrofitted mitigation method was successful and brought the facilities into compliance with IEEE 519 guidelines.

Mr. Archambault‘s case studies will be covered within the large building design track, Smart Methods to Prevent Electrical Harmonics Problems in Buildings . This session focuses on cost avoidance without jeopardizing electrical performance. Specifying engineers will gain assurance for their variable speed drive selections in new construction, while facilities engineers will benefit from hearing about the most suitable remedies in retrofit situations. Mr. Archambault explains, “The session objective is to present solutions for harmonic distortion related to variable frequency drives in the commercial HVAC/R building environment. Discussions will include application of IEEE Std 519, when and where to use harmonic mitigation devices and how to estimate their economic impact.”

ASHRAE, founded in 1894, is a building technology society focused on building systems, energy efficiency, indoor air quality and sustainability. Through research, standards writing, publishing and continuing education, ASHRAE’s mission is to shape tomorrow’s built environment today. The ASHRAE Learning Institute will offer 19 seminars and courses during their 2013 Winter Conference. Wade Conlan, of U&S Services Inc. and an ASHRAE member who serves as chair of the technical program for the Conference, said. “The Conference seeks to draw on the expertise from those markets to present design, construction and operational case studies and generally accepted practices to the Conference attendees.”

Held at the Dallas Convention Centre and the Sheraton Conference Centre, the seminars and courses take place starting Sunday January 27 through to Wednesday January 30.

To learn more about Mirus International and its line of power quality improvement products – harmonic filters, data center solutions, generator solutions and transformers visit www.mirusinternational.com.

CONTACT :
Tony Hoevenaars, President and CEO
1-888-866-4787
mirus@mirusinternational.com
www.mirus.ca/2015/

About Albert Archambault
Albert Archambault graduated from Ryerson University in 1966 in Electrical Power Engineering and has over 40 years of experience in the Sales and Application of Variable Speed Drives and Systems. Albert is presently the Director of Sales for MIRUS International Inc., suppliers of Harmonic Filter and Harmonic Mitigating Transformers. Al has also worked for Canada Wire and Cable (Plant Engineering), Tamper Motors and Drives (Sales Application Engineering), and Siemens-Relcon Drives Division (Sales and Marketing Manager).

Stricter IEEE 519 Harmonic Limits for Hospitals met by Lineator Harmonic Filter

Brampton, ON – May 30, 2012 – Harmonic distortion influences a variety of mission critical applications from municipal waste water pumps to offshore drilling rigs and ship propulsion systems, and includes highly demanding hospital and airport applications. A distorted system voltage in a hospital or airport affects the reliable operation of sensitive equipment and in the event of any interruption, even extremely short, may lead to loss of life. Due to the critical nature of this issue, the IEEE Std 519 1992 specifies < 3% Total Harmonic Voltage Distortion (THD (V)) for hospitals and airports compared to other applications where THD (V) of <5% is acceptable . Therefore, the harmonic mitigation solution chosen by hospitals and airports is a consequential decision requiring extreme reliability while adhering to the strictest of regulatory requirements.

“As the world’s foremost authority on harmonics mitigation, Mirus International has been at the forefront of developing world-class power quality improvement products for a myriad of applications, often called to solve some of the most challenging harmonic problems. Mirus has continuously proven that its solution – Lineator™ Passive Harmonic Filter – is effective in reducing Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) harmonics by up to 10 times with none of the inherent problems of conventional filters.

One such example includes a hospital in Haifa, Israel - Rambam Health Care Hospital and Campus – a 1,000-bed academic hospital serving more than two million people in northern Israel. In an effort to save energy the hospital purchased two new Chillers at 240kW each for their cooling system. The new Chillers were equipped with VFD’s which consumed far less energy per cooling ton but drew current from the electrical supply in nonlinear pulses causing the hospital’s supply voltage to become increasingly distorted. Since the distorted system voltage could ultimately affect the reliable operation of sensitive equipment in the hospital, it required an effective and immediate resolution. The solution? After much review the hospital selected the Lineator Passive Harmonic Filter which enabled the simultaneous operation of the two Chillers by reducing the current harmonic pollution by more than 2/3 and lowering voltage distortion from almost 4% to < 1.5%, well below the IEEE 519-1992 requirements. In addition, the operating temperature of the drives and Chillers was reduced by more than 10°C, increasing their life expectancy and reliability. Read more on this application; please download the case study at http://www.mirusinternational.com/downloads/Case-Study-Rambam-Hospital-Israel.pdf

“Mirus’ Lineator™ filter has been engineered and manufactured to treat even the most challenging of harmonic applications. For Rambam Hospital, the no-setup approach, requiring just fitting the filter to the drive rating and motor type, provided the best solution for reduced harmonics in this retrofit system and ensured that harmonic pollution limits were met.” says Al Archambault, Director of Sales, Mirus International.

CONTACT :
Tony Hoevenaars, President and CEO
1-888-866-4787
mirus@mirusinternational.com
www.mirus.ca/2015/