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Smart Overhead Line Monitoring Solution

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IWOS smart overhead line monitoring system installed on power distribution infrastructure

Key Takeaways

Smart Overhead Line Monitoring Solution The IWOS is a smart distribution network monitoring solution, combining precise sensing technology and remote wireless communication technology enhanced by intelligent management and analytic software. Data Analysis and Report An advanced data analysis platform is necessary to process, analyze, and visualize the distribution network’s operating data.

Background

Distribution network is the final stage of the power grid where electricity is delivered to all kinds of end users. Featuring complex network structures, diversified equipment types, and extreme environments, distribution networks generally involve quite a lot of failure risks. According to the statistics from China State Grid, over 90% of users’ power outages are caused by distribution line faults. In the past, when a fault takes place, power utilities have to send patrol teams to spend a lot of time to find the fault location section by section along the distribution lines. It usually take hours or even days to recover the power supply and most of the time are spent on locating the fault….

Customer Requirements

Real-time Monitoring
and Remote Management
Enable real-time acquisition of distribution line’s key parameters, such as current, voltage, fault waveforms etc. All the devices are capable of remote management, maintenance and upgrading.
Fault Indication
When a fault occurs on the line, all the sensors belong to the same bus-bar shall sense the voltage and current variation and be triggered to capture the transient waveform at that moment.
Data Analysis and
Report
An advanced data analysis platform is necessary to process, analyze, and visualize the distribution network’s operating data.

Solution

Illustration of IWOS overhead power line monitoring system with sensors and AI analytics for fault detection

IWOS consists of the 3 line sensors, one concentrator and the AI Analytic platform. The sensors are installed along the feeder lines from the substation to load side, in an appropriated distance, to divide the line into segments. They capture 3 phase line current and voltage characteristics and transient waveforms, uploading the data collected to concentrators via short-range wireless communication. The concentrators transmit the real time data and waveforms to IWOS platform using cellular networks for fault determination and grid condition analysis. The IWOS platform is the management centre of the system. It collects the data and waveforms from all monitoing points, and quickly judge the fault type and location by applying the InHand innovated AI algorithms. The fault determination results are sent to maintenance team via Email, SMS or mobile app to guide them to find fault location quickly.

Benefits

Accurate Measurement
and Fast Waveform R
With advanced electronic current transformers, achieves ±0.5% accuracy and captures ground fault waveforms at 12.8kHz with 256 points per cycle.
Stable and Reliable
Operation
Full functionality at line currents above 3A (or 1A); robust industrial-grade design for reliable operation in complex electromagnetic environments; communication link diagnosis and recovery for stable communication.
User-friendly
Maintenance
Easy and live installation, self-diagnosis, remote upgrade, and configuration.
Multiple Security
Encryption Mechanisms
Support for IPsec and TLS.
AI Intelligent
Algorithms
Fault diagnosis algorithms based on big data and AI, with accuracy of over 99% for short circuit fault localization and over 92% for single-phase ground fault localization in low-current grounding systems; support for analysis...

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