Why SpectroPOWER
Transformers are the most critical assets of electrical distribution system and their failure could cause power outages, personal and environmental hazards, and high repair or maintenance cost. Transformer failures can occur due to various reasons e.g. overloading, dielectric breakdown, electrical disturbances, inadequate maintenance etc.
Monitoring of transformers is the process of data acquisition and processing of various parameters to predict the failures.
SpectroPower is a dedicated IoT solution that enables in real time full visibility on the distribution transformers’ operation conditions and efficiency, helping electricity distribution companies to optimally use their transformers, increase product lifetime keep the asset in operation for a longer period and predict their maintenance related activities in order to so that they can identify problems before any catastrophic failure which will ultimately can result in a significant cost saving
How SpectroPOWER Works
SpectroPower solution is based on measuring key transformers’ parameters like phases’ voltage and current and oil temperature and communicating these metrics to Spectro IoT platform via our Spectro Gateway to be processed and analyzed for analytics and monitoring purposes.
SpectroPOWER Hardware Devices
SpectroPOWER uses a high quality meters to measure the needed reading with the following features:
- Compatible with 3-phase (delta or wye), single and split phase systems
- One model covers a wide voltage range (10V-600V Line-to-line)
- Bi-Directional, Four-Quadrant metering
- Ultra-High - Resolution Power and Energy measurements
- High Dynamic Range simplifies CT options (less required part variants)
- Fast update (100ms) for all power readings
- Per phase instantaneous and accumulated data
- Compatible with mV, mA, 5A and Rogowski Coil current transformers
- Digital communication via Modbus/RTU
- Configurable Alarm / Pulse Outputs
SpectroPOWER meter is a well-tested, quality assured and is certified with a wide support to key standards:
- UL Listed for Canada and the USA
- ANSI C12.20 Class 0.2 Certified by NRTL
- California CSI PBI Certified
- Massachusetts SREC Qualified
- FCC Class B Emissions
- CE Tested/Marked
- Measurement Canada Approved
- Tested against Radiated/conducted emissions and susceptibility
- Supports EN 50470-1, EN 50470-3, IEC 62053-21, IEC 62053-22, and IEC 62053-23 standards
SpectroPower connectivity can be any of the GSM 3G/4G/NBioT technologies for the connectivity layer. Alternatively, the solution has the ability to use another low power wide area network (LoRa).
SpectroPOWER Dashboards & Analytics
Powered by an advanced IoT platform with an abundance of smart features and analytics, SpectroPOWER offers a unique customer experience that simplifies the monitoring and management of power transformers. The solution has tremendous features and capabilities that includes but not limited to:
- Hierarchy and site management
- User profiling and management tools
- Transformer’s oil monitoring
- Current and voltage monitoring for all transformers’ phases
- Unbalance detection between phases
- Dynamic alarms for out-of-range parameters
- Key parameters’ trends and charts.
- Historical data and reports.
- Email and SMS notifications upon alarms.
- Integration with existing legacy systems to automate any needed business processes
SpectroPOWER Benefits and Features
Providing our customers with a professional IoT experience ensuring a powerful impact on their business with tangible ROI
SpectroPOWER Use Cases
SpectroPOWER Use Cases
SpectroPOWER is an essential monitoring tool for
