Our services
From the stand power box to the power distribution cabinet.
Based in Hauts-de-France, northern France, Dark Side Energy has a team of electrical technicians specialised in events, working in France and internationally. Our projects are varied, which is just how we like it: from trade shows to exhibitions, from live shows to conventions, from sporting events to open-air festivals.
What we do
We install your equipment or the equipment you have hired, following your plans or ours, drawn up with our engineering office.
From small distribution set-ups to large power distribution cabinets, on the grid, a generator or a battery, we take care of the whole chain. We can also help you build your teams through our technical management service.
Two worlds, two approaches
Every event is unique, and so is its configuration. Event power distribution means starting from the venue's main supply (or supplies) and distributing electricity to the places the organiser asks for, in compliance with safety standards.
The distribution cabinets sit behind the stage. Ideally, each department has its own source, with its own cabinet or cabinets, to avoid “buzz” and other electrical interference caused by the electronics in some equipment.
Each stand must have its own power box fitted with a 30 mA RCD to protect people. Running an extension lead from the neighbouring stand, known in France as ilotage, is refused every time by safety officers. A trade show with 300 powered stands means 300 power boxes.
Why ilotage is bannedTypical process
Site visit, requirements gathering and power assessment.
Choice of sources, distribution diagram and site layout plan by our engineering office.
Installing cabinets, boxes and cables, in line with standards and the approved plans.
Electrical standby during the event, generator monitoring and call-outs.
Taking down and packing up the equipment at the end of the event.
Zero interruption
Two synchronised generators run at the same time, each supplying 50% of the load and each sized to carry the whole load on its own. If one fails, the other takes over and, because it is already running, there is no interruption at all: consoles, computers and control rooms stay powered.
The Twin zero-interruption generator set explainedTheoretical calculation at 400 V: S = √3 × U × I, with no diversity factor or margin. All the reference values in the electrical calculator.
Send us your plans, your power assessment or simply your requirements: we will prepare the right solution.