Power assets: see the fault before the outage

The problem on site

Distribution networks are inspected on a cycle, not on condition. A hotspot on a terminal, a partial discharge in a switchgear cubicle, a thermal runaway starting in a battery pack — each gives warning, and each is usually missed because nobody is looking at that asset today.

Adding monitoring to existing substations is constrained by space, by outage windows and by the fact that the asset was never designed to host sensors.

What we deploy

We deploy non-intrusive sensing: thermal and visual cameras at the cabinet, current and temperature at the terminal, gas and smoke detection in the compartment. Installation happens during a planned outage window and does not require modifying primary equipment.

Inference runs locally, so a substation with no backhaul still raises a local alarm and logs the event for collection.

Devices typically in scope

• Substation Monitoring Kit — thermal, discharge and environmental sensing for indoor cabinets
• EV Fire Warning Module — early detection of thermal runaway in charging and storage
• Inspection Robot — thermal and visual patrol for switch rooms and galleries
• Smart Video Surveillance — edge detection for intrusion and equipment abnormality
• Solar Smart Manhole Cover — cable trench and joint bay access monitoring
• Smart Access Control — controlled entry with audit trail for restricted plant

What we need from you

• Single-line diagram and the asset list you want covered
• Outage windows available for installation
• Whether SCADA integration is required, and which protocol
• The alarm severities your operators already work with

What we do not do

• Modify or take responsibility for primary electrical equipment
• Provide protection settings or replace existing protection relays