Saturday 27 January 2018

Switchgear Monitoring System

PyrOptic Offers Optimised Switchgear Thermal Monitoring

PyrOptic is a revolution in the way all the electrical connections and contacts can be managed in your plant and all over the world.It is economical and highly reliable making it suitable for mass deployment throughout electrical equipment and distribution systems. A PyrOptic system is made up strings of PyrOnodes, linked together by a continuous fiber optic loop. Each of the PyrOnodes contains a material that expands over an accurately controlled temperature range, this is captured to cut the POF and provide feedback of the developing problem. The available activation temperature ranges from 60 to 105°C. PyrOptic can be used to monitor the temperature of contacts and connections in switchboards thereby eliminating the need for routine inspections such as thermal imaging.
 
switchgear monitoring system

The economy, reliability and scalability of PyrOptic is achieved primarily by utilising permanent disruption of the fiber optic light path to signal trouble events. This feature makes PyrOptic suited to low probability, high consequence events such as failure of electrical connections and contacts. For example, electrical connections are inherently reliable however for the few that do significant business impacts and safety hazards can result. This is why routine inspections of electrical equipment is common in industry throughout the world and is fundamental to ensuring reliable and safe operation. Infact NFPA 70B recommends annual infrared inspections of electrical equipment in an attempt to manage the associated risk. Other monitoring systems can also address this issue however none come close to the simplicity, inherent reliability, economy or scalability that PyrOptic offers. These key features are fundamental requirements that enable mass deployment through electrical assets.
switchboard temperature monitoring

PyrOptic is the best switchboard temperature monitoring system to reduce risk in your business. Pyroptic can be distributed throughout electrical equipment, even oil filled, providing comprehensive coverage of all contacts and connections on a 24/7 basis. PyrOptic is easily integrated with your plant alarm systems to alert personnel of developing problems. PyrOptic is highly versatile and can be used in multiple applications.

Other features of PyrOptic include unlimited voltage application range as lenses can be used to transmit the light beam of a PyrOptic loop across air gaps thereby eliminating any kind of physical connection. The user can also use this option even where the fiber optic can be applied directly, such as in medium voltage applications. By doing so any potential tracking paths are eliminated. Furthermore the continuity check is extremely tolerant to system variance because there is no complex encoding or data that is transmitted in the light signal. PyrOnodes are completely sealed, rugged and small. They can be installed in tight locations and even directly in oil filled equipment. The optical loop is made using a high temperature plastic fiber optic (POF) featuring a Nylon 12 outer jacket, a material with extremely low moisture absorption and high chemical resistance.

PyrOptic can eliminate routine maintenance and inspection tasks while delivering superior risk mitigation outcomes at the lowest cost.




 

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