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GridAdvisor optical sensor

Eaton's GridAdvisor Insight optical medium-voltage and current sensor system uses an all-optical measurement platform for unparalleled accuracy and precision of both voltage and current across multiple utility voltage classes. Available in a variety of easy-to-install packages with a standardized interface, Eaton’s optical sensors are the ideal solution to retrieve real-time site metrology and intelligence on today’s electrical utility distribution system, substations and underground distribution locations.

Flexible and modular
Plug-and-play modules
All optical design
Improves safety and mitigates electromagnetic interference
Unmatched data fidelity
Future-proof grid utility monitoring

Core features

  • Voltage and current accuracy of +/- 0.5% with minimal loss of accuracy or precision over entire measurement and temperature range
  • Harmonic voltage response up to the 50th harmonic
  • Power quality and fault measurements
  • Analog and digital outputs for integrating to both legacy and new utility systems

Empower your applications with high quality data

Eaton’s GridAdvisor Insight medium-voltage optical sensors deliver industry-leading voltage and current accuracy of +/- 0.5 %. In combination with Eaton’s m410 optical system processor, these optical sensors provide connectivity to your utility automation applications. This solution enables better characterization of fault events for improved reliability, better understanding of the impacts of renewables and Distributed Energy Resources, and increased efficiencies and savings from Volt-VAR control programs.

Enhance utility grid visibility with submersible optical sensor platform

Read how an electric utility deployed optical sensors to yield feeder reliability data to use toward avoiding failures that can affect customer service (page 19).

Quickly and easily make your substations SCADA-ready

Bringing unmonitored substations online with metering and communications has great operational benefit for utilities. The GridAdvisor Insight optical sensor system provides an easily installed, yet highly accurate monitoring system with built-in communications capability for retrofits or new construction.

Gain insight into underground networks

Underground networks are notoriously difficult and time-consuming to troubleshoot and fix. The GridAdvisor Insight optical sensor platform has solutions to provide highly accurate measurements to identify problems that arise and potentially even predict cable failures before they happen.
Specifications

GridAdvisor Insight optical sensors

GridAdvisor optical medium-voltage and current sensor
GridAdvisor optical standoff insulator voltage sensor
GridAdvisor optical deadbreak elbow adapter sensor
RP-225 line post sensor
GridAdvisor optical line post sensor

Available products

OVERHEAD HANGING SOLUTION

The GridAdvisor Insight optical sensor hanging solution provides industry-leading voltage and current accuracy while minimizing deployment cost with an easy-to-install package. A full three-phase set of overhead RG235 hanging sensors can typically be installed in less than three hours for retrofits or new construction enabling:

Monitoring of substations

Monitoring points of interest such as DER interconnects, sensitive loads or end-of-line locations

Control device measurement inputs

Typically included components:

(1) m410 optical system processor with enclosure

(3) Rg235 optical hanging sensors with 55’ fiber optic cable

Specification highlights:

Accuracy: +/-0.5% voltage and current

4 kV - 35 kV voltage classes

Wire size 0.162 to 1.125 inches

Current measurement up to 25 kA

Harmonic voltage response up to 50th Harmonic

LINE POST SOLUTION

The GridAdvisor Insight optical sensor line post solution provides industry-leading voltage and current accuracy in a familiar line post form factor. The RP225 line post sensor is cantilever-rated and can be used for horizontal or vertical line construction, suitable for:

Monitoring of substations

Monitoring points of interest such as DER interconnects, sensitive loads or end-of-line locations

Control device measurement inputs

Typically included components:

(1) m410 optical system processor with enclosure

(3) RP225 optical hanging sensors with 55’ fiber optic cable

Specification highlights:

Accuracy: +/-0.5% voltage and current

4 kV - 25 kV voltage classes

Wire size 0.162 to 1.125 inches

Current measurement up to 25 kA

Harmonic voltage response up to 50th Harmonic

DEADBREAK ELBOW SOLUTION

The GridAdvisor Insight optical deadbreak elbow sensor solution delivers +/- 0.5% voltage measurement precision and accuracy in a straightforward package for standard 200 Amp or 600 Amp elbows. This unparalleled visibility into underground networks can enable a new level of intelligence for reliability and management of cable assets.

Typically included components:

(1) m410 optical system processor with enclosure

(3) Re120 optical deadbreak elbow sensors with 20’ fiber optic cable

Specification highlights:

Rated up to 15 kV

Submersion rated

Accuracy: +/-0.5% Voltage

200 A class and 600 A class options

Harmonic voltage response up to 50th harmonic

STANDOFF INSULATOR SOLUTION

The GridAdvisor Insight optical standoff insulator voltage sensor solution provides a bolt-on package for high-accuracy voltage measurement of any bus bar system, such as in masonry switchgear and air-insulated switchgear (AIS).

Typically included components:

(1) m410 optical system processor with enclosure

(3) Rg235 optical standoff insulator sensors with 20’ fiber-optic cable

Specification highlights:

Voltage rating 4 kV - 25 kV

Accuracy: +/-0.5% Voltage

Harmonic voltage response up to 50th harmonic

GridAdvisor Insight optical sensor models

M410
Optical system processor
N/A
RG235
Optical line hanging voltage and current sensor 4-35 kV
RP225 Optical line post voltage and current sensor 4-25 kV
RE120
Optical elbow insert voltage sensor 200 A elbow interface
15 kV, 25 kV, 35 kV elbow-dependent
REC220
Optical elbow insert voltage with optical ring current sensor 200 A elbow interface
15 kV, 25 kV, 35 kV elbow-dependent
RI125
Optical busbar insulator voltage sensor 4-25 kV
RIC225 Optical busbar insulator voltage with optical ring current sensor 4-25 kV
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