by jeremy | Oct 20, 2021 | Power Grids, OHL sag, ampacity and dynamic line rating (DLR), Renewables, Synthesis, Industrial, Application Notes, Digitalising substations, Cable condition monitoring, Product Flyers, Wide-area monitoring
Synthesis® is a comprehensive visualisation and analytics platform, designed to take full advantage of the unique capabilities of Synaptec’s Distributed Electrical Sensing (DES) technologies.It allows the synchronised waveform outputs from Synaptec’s sensor arrays to...
by jeremy | Oct 20, 2021 | Refase, Power Grids, Industrial, Line differential protection for complex feeders, Case Studies, Wide-area monitoring
Accurate, reliable and real-time protection is vital for maintaining integrity and continuity of service on power networks. The increased drive to integrate new renewable generation within the network has also heightened the multi-ended circuit challenge. Distance and...
by jeremy | Oct 20, 2021 | Power Grids, Refase, Industrial, Synthesis, Digitalising substations, Case Studies
Fast and robust busbar protection is critical to ensuring the reliability and safety of transmission substations and their power networks. Failure to clear busbar faults in a timely manner has the potential to severely damage the entire substation, causing prolonged...
by jeremy | Oct 20, 2021 | Synchromerger, Renewables, Synthesis, Industrial, Cable condition monitoring, Case Studies
CASE STUDY – THE REACTION PROJECT, LEVENMOUTH 2020 1 Offshore wind generation is subject to harsher conditions than onshore wind, which puts a great deal of pressure on the reliability of critical infrastructure. With the increase in the number of offshore wind farms...
by jeremy | Oct 20, 2021 | Power Grids, Renewables, Synchromerger, Industrial, Synthesis, Cable condition monitoring, White papers
Following a severe blizzard in 1888, Hugh Grant, the Mayor of New York, decided to start a global trend of undergrounding power cables to avoid storm damage. Today, global use of underground power cables in transmission and distribution ranges from 20% of the UK’s...
by jeremy | Oct 20, 2021 | Power Grids, Refase, Mixed circuit protection, Renewables, Synchromerger, OHL sag, ampacity and dynamic line rating (DLR), Industrial, White papers
Synaptec’s distributed sensing platform consists of a compact interrogation device that passively and accurately measures values from up to 50 sensors measuring any combination of current, voltage, strain, vibration and temperature, using a single optical fibre over a...