TECHIMP – ALTANOVA Group has released its new FALCON PD acquisition unit especially designed for MV applications like MV-switchgear, Ring-Main-Units (RMU), MV-cables and motors.
Currently permanent partial discharge monitoring is applied mostly to the costliest electrical devices like HV-cables, GIS, Power Transformer and Generators, as PDM systems are known to be complex and exclusive. Today for this reason only in rare cases, where process stability or other critical parameters prevail (mostly in industries), MV assets are furnished with PDM systems.
The FALCON will radically change this perception by combining high-end technology, easy installation and high reliability with affordable cost.
The technology of the FALCON benefits from decades of research of partial discharge phenomena within TECHIMP. Proven technology has been transferred from HV monitoring like GIS, HV-cable, power transformer and generators to the brain of the FALCON. The device incorporates TECHIMP’s patented and well recognised T/F-map technology for unsurpassed noise suppression as well as PD source separation and identification. The FALCON will be connected to PD sensors like HFCTs, TEVs or coupling capacitors.
Onboard computing power and data storage allow for detailed analysis of actual and historical data through a web-browser interface making a central server obsolete. The unit can be connected to the LAN-network and reached through a webbrowser from any PC/Laptop anywhere inside the network. Alternatively, the unit can be connected to a laptop directly on site. The HMI informs the customer about status, alarm events, system notifications, trends of various statistical magnitudes and setup functions.
The FALCON is the new device introducing reliable PD monitoring in distribution networks on a larger scale.
For more details, visit: www.altanova-group.com
