Box PLC PowerLink CM

with integrated I/O

PowerLink CM is an active condition monitoring solution for high-voltage AC or DC, powered or unpowered transmission lines, offering precise localization of line faults and continuously tracking of line condition. The increasing competition in the energy market leads to strong cost and efficiency pressure along the complete value chain of power generation, transmission and distribution. Under such circumstances, ensuring highest availability requires the best possible operational performance and efficiency. Today’s most common solutions indirectly monitor the line condition by measuring current and voltage. Line faults are typically localized by using detectors based on travelling wave technology. While these methods work reasonably well on powered lines, they fail on grounded or unpowered lines as used in particular in the HVDC environment. In addition, fault locators utilizing travelling wave mechanisms require the detectors to be active at the exact time of the fault event. With PowerLink CM, Siemens offers a Condition Monitoring solution to allow for precise localization of line faults and to continuously track the condition of your transmission lines.