Power Quality Solutions

Description

What is Power Quality?

Power Quality describes the reliability and consistency of the electricity supply and is a critical element of power systems. For many energy consumers, power quality remains an unfamiliar concept, but its impact is well understood by network operators and industrial facilities.

Power quality events include sudden voltage drops (sags), spikes (swells), and frequency deviations, all of which can disrupt operations. Events like short circuits, transformer energising, or the startup of large industrial motors can cause voltage sags that affect neighbouring facilities as well.

Poor power quality can have severe consequences, from equipment damage and eye strain to, in extreme cases, fire hazards and widespread outages.

How SATEC Can Help

Power quality monitoring has been SATEC's core expertise since our inception. Our solutions have evolved to include advanced features for precise and comprehensive power quality analysis, helping both network operators and energy consumers identify, analyse, and mitigate power quality issues.

SATEC's power quality solutions offer:

• Class A, Ed. 3.1 Certified Analyser - SATEC analysers are certified for the highest level of accuracy, ensuring reliable monitoring and reporting of power quality events.
• Fast Transient Detection - Our devices capture rapid, transient disturbances, which are often the cause of significant equipment damage.
• Disturbance Direction Detection - This feature helps identify the source of disturbances, allowing operators and consumers to trace issues back to their origin within the grid.
• Standard Power Quality Reports (EN50160, IEEE1159) - SATEC's analysers deliver comprehensive, industry-standard reports to document and address power quality issues in line with global standards.

Why Monitor Power Quality?

Power quality analysers, such as those provided by SATEC, are typically installed at network substations or at the grid connection point for a facility. Both network operators and facility managers benefit from power quality monitoring, albeit with different objectives.

Facility managers seek to document power quality events to claim damages for equipment failures or operational disruptions.

Network operators, in contrast, monitor power quality to identify issues early, prevent future events, and protect against claims from clients.

SATEC analyzers safeguard power systems by monitoring and recording critical events like voltage dips and swells. These disturbances, often triggered by sudden network occurrences like short circuits or large transformer energization, can disrupt power supply and damage equipment.

Our analyzers empower operators and consumers by:

• Pinpointing the Cause - Identifying the root cause of disturbances, whether it's a local issue or a widespread network problem.
• Understanding the Impact - Assessing the severity and scope of disturbances, including the duration and magnitude of voltage fluctuations.
• Enabling Proactive Maintenance - Analyzing event data to predict potential failures and schedule preventative maintenance.

By providing detailed analysis of both symmetrical and asymmetrical voltage dips, our analyzers offer invaluable information for effective troubleshooting, preventive measures, and overall power system optimization.