In today’s complex power grid, maintaining consistent and reliable power quality is essential to prevent equipment damage, ensure safety, and maintain operational efficiency.
Power Quality, or PQ, refers to the stability of electricity supply parameters like voltage and frequency, which can be influenced by both utility operations and consumer behaviour. Poor power quality can lead to costly issues, such as equipment malfunctions, safety hazards, and even blackouts.
Power Quality describes the reliability and consistency of the electricity supply and is a critical element of power systems. For many energy consumers, power quality remains an unfamiliar concept, but its impact is well understood by network operators and industrial facilities.
Power quality events include sudden voltage drops (sags), spikes (swells), and frequency deviations, all of which can disrupt operations. Events like short circuits, transformer energising, or the startup of large industrial motors can cause voltage sags that affect neighbouring facilities as well.
Poor power quality can have severe consequences, from equipment damage and eye strain to, in extreme cases, fire hazards and widespread outages.
Power quality monitoring has been Hitec Instruments’ core expertise since our inception. Our solutions have evolved to include advanced features for precise and comprehensive power quality analysis, helping both network operators and energy consumers identify, analyse, and mitigate power quality issues.
Hitec Instruments’ power quality solutions offer:
Power quality analysers, such as those provided by Hitec Instruments, are typically installed at network substations or at the grid connection point for a facility. Both network operators and facility managers benefit from power quality monitoring, albeit with different objectives.
Facility managers seek to document power quality events to claim damages for equipment failures or operational disruptions.
Network operators, in contrast, monitor power quality to identify issues early, prevent future events, and protect against claims from clients.
Hitec Instruments analyzers safeguard power systems by monitoring and recording critical events like voltage dips and swells. These disturbances, often triggered by sudden network occurrences like short circuits or large transformer energization, can disrupt power supply and damage equipment.
Our analyzers empower operators and consumers by:
By providing detailed analysis of both symmetrical and asymmetrical voltage dips, our analyzers offer invaluable information for effective troubleshooting, preventive measures, and overall power system optimization.
Our advanced power quality solutions help you achieve optimal power reliability, minimise disruptions, and protect your investments. With Hitec Instruments’ technology you gain valuable insights into your power systems, enabling you to proactively address power quality issues and maintain uninterrupted operations. Explore Hitec Instruments range of power quality solutions today and discover how we can help you ensure power reliability, enhance efficiency, and safeguard your equipment.
