Active Grid Response.
The Difference Between Disturbance and Disaster.
Utilities typically only become aware of a grid hazard after it unleashes a surge of current powerful enough to trip circuit breakers. In some cases, high impedance hazards can take hours to trigger protection. Once the power is out, line workers are dispatched with no insight into the hazard’s type, location, or severity.
Line workers must patrol miles of power lines, often in dangerous conditions, searching for the issue before action can be taken to restore power. The time between when the hazard strikes and when the line worker identifies it, is what we define as Hazard Awareness Delay.
Prevent outages
Shorten outages
Improve safety
Improve safety
"When I get dispatched to an outage with Gridware’s Active Grid Response Platform I am happy, it has not let me down yet."
~ Utility Troubleman
The Grid isn't Just a Circuit Board.
Active Grid Response (AGR), establishes a new category of grid management that removes Hazard Awareness Delay by identifying hazards before they escalate. Unlike systems that only detect electrical anomalies, AGR empowers operators to MEASURE physical, electrical, and environmental factors, UNDERSTAND these signals at the edge and network level; and ACT on them to improve safety and reduce outages.
Pinpointing a hazard’s exact type, location, and damage severity before crews are dispatched reduces the time crews spend in potentially hazardous environments and contains hazard spread to avoid cascading failures.
When, What, Where & Always.
Immediate Detection:
High frequency measurements are captured continuously, ensuring hazards are detected at the precise moment they occur, even before they trip the circuit breaker.
Precise Localization:
Measurements are captured at every span, ensuring the hazard’s exact asset-level location is pinpointed.
Detailed Identification:
The combination of electrical, physical, structural, and environmental signals are analyzed to identify the hazard’s type and severity.
Monitoring During Outages:
Instruments are equipped with independent power sources, robust communication systems, and mechanical sensors so they can continuously identify hazards even during outages and severe storm conditions.
