Source Management: ATS Basics & Critical Power Controls
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Automatic Transfer Switches provide power source selection functions fundamental to backup power system operation. In this webinar, ASCO will review the essential functions of Automatic Transfer Switches and how their principal components work together to reliably transfer electrical load between sources.
The session will review the benefits of service-entrance and bypass-isolation ATS configurations, and how available operating sequences can meet the needs of specific loads and facilities, including mission-critical applications. Experts will also explain how ASCO’s new PowerLogic™ Source Controller can bring greater intelligence, simplicity, and serviceability to meet emerging power challenges.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify essential Automatic Transfer Switch functions
- Identify ATS components and their specific function and operation.
- Understand Service Entrance and Bypass-Isolation configurations and their benefits.
- Understand how ATS transition modes benefit specific load types and applications.
- Evaluate how the latest ATS controllers can bring intelligence, simplicity, and serviceability benefits to new and existing switches.
Speaker(s):
Elissa Hanks
Product Owner
ASCO Power Technologies
Elissa Hanks serves as the Product Owner for ATS Controls at ASCO Power Technologies. With a background in Mechanical Engineering and eight years of experience at Schneider Electric, Elissa has held roles spanning design engineering, systems engineering, technical leadership, and offer management across global teams.
Much of her career has centered on Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure Power platform, where she helped deliver end‑to‑end IoT architectures to improve energy reliability, efficiency, and visibility. Elissa brings a passion for digitalization, connectivity, and user‑centric innovation—driving ASCO’s controls roadmap forward to unlock greater value, insight, and performance for end users.
Victor Bonachea
Director of Product Strategy
ASCO Power Technologies
Victor Bonachea has a background in Electrical Engineering and Management with over 15 years of industry expertise. During this time, he has specialized in stand-by power systems as well as monitoring architectures. He has several patents in this space and has been involved with NFPA and IEEE, focusing on education and codes & standards. He is currently an IEEE Senior Member and was awarded the 2019 IAS/PES Outstanding Engineer Award for North Jersey. Most recently, he was selected as one of Consulting Specifying Engineer’s 40 Under 40 Engineers in 2024.
