What is DRC-010?
Overhead distribution grid networks commonly experience various types of faults; both temporary and permanent. These faults can arise from natural disasters, human errors, and other environmental issues. Consequently, managing these faults becomes a complex and time-consuming task for energy providers.
With the DRC-010 by VP.Start, the complexity of these operations is reduced, allowing utilities to better manage their overhead line sections through remote-monitoring capabilities. Its advanced features and ease of integration make it an essential solution for modernizing power distribution networks and ensuring an uninterrupted energy supply.
About Overhead Line Fault Indicator (OFI)
An Overhead Line Fault Indicator is a smart device installed on overhead power lines to detect and signal faults such as short circuits or line interruptions.
The DRC-010 is a smart controller that communicates with fault indicators to assess the overall status of power lines and sends that information to operators.
What Is a Smart Overhead Line Fault Indicator?
Traditionally, when a fault occurs, the fault indicators immediately change their status via blinking LEDs or digital signals. The DRC-010 works seamlessly with these indicators and transmits all information to the operators’ control systems. This allows operators to quickly identify the fault location and reduce outage time.
Getting to Know How the DRC-010 Works
The DRC-010 is a smart distribution controller that detects faults, processes data, and communicates with control systems to enhance grid reliability. This innovative solution receives signals from overhead line fault indicators when faults occur, analyzes and records key data such as current, voltage, and fault type, and it sends this information in real time to the control systems, the RPM Grid, or the PLUM App.
Operators can identify an accurate location of the fault and solve that issue quickly. This technology helps reduce from a few hours of outages to a few minutes that saves a lot of time and costs for energy provider companies. A single DRC-010 supports up to 3 feeders or 9 overhead fault indicators that optimizes installation efficiency and reduces investment costs.
RPM Grid
RPM Grid is the professional centralized control system designed to manage the distribution grid networks. This intuitive system provides real-time monitoring, fault detection, and remote monitoring the overall status of the powerlines.
PLUM App
PLUM provides endless benefits to utilities due to its seamless, user-friendly interface that is designed for engineers at all levels. Utilities can use PLUM to manage their entire grid networks with ease and confidence.
Getting to Know How the DRC-010 Works
The DRC-010 is a smart distribution controller that detects faults, processes data, and communicates with control systems to enhance grid reliability. This innovative solution receives signals from overhead line fault indicators when faults occur, analyzes and records key data such as current, voltage, and fault type, and it sends this information in real time to the control systems, the RPM Grid, or the PLUM App.
Operators can identify an accurate location of the fault and solve that issue quickly. This technology helps reduce from a few hours of outages to a few minutes that saves a lot of time and costs for energy provider companies. A single DRC-010 supports up to 3 feeders or 9 overhead fault indicators that optimizes installation efficiency and reduces investment costs.
RPM Grid
RPM Grid is the professional centralized control system designed to manage the distribution grid networks. This intuitive system provides real-time monitoring, fault detection, and remote monitoring the overall status of the powerlines.
PLUM App
PLUM provides endless benefits to utilities due to its seamless, user-friendly interface that is designed for engineers at all levels. Utilities can use PLUM to manage their entire grid networks with ease and confidence.
Features & Applicability
1. Real-Time Data Grid Monitoring
The DRC-010 shows real-time data on the powerlines, allowing utilities to monitor its condition in real-time. They also can set its parameters quickly or adjust the settings conveniently from a palm of their hand.
2. Faults Detection
This cutting-edge smart grid device has the ability to detect powerline failure and enables operators to identify the fault location quickly. This capability reduces downtime while increasing the grid management more reliably.
3. Map
The Map function allows operators to view the actual location of DRC-010. Operators utilize this feature to quickly locate DRC-010 when faults occur, making network management convenient and efficient.
Compared to Your Traditional Methods
What does the DRC-010 do in the event of faults?
During a power disruption, the DRC-010 automatically detects the fault and sends detailed information to the operators’ control systems. The alarms clearly indicate the reason for the power outage, such as high current warning, temporary fault, permanent fault, communication maintenance, and so forth. Operators can identify the faults quickly without spending a long time to find out the faults. This seamless system reduces extended outages from hours to a few minutes, enhancing grid reliability for both consumers and energy providers.
5x Times Faster
Plug and Play Solution
The installation of the DRC-010 is not time-consuming. This complete solution installation takes around 30 minutes, then the whole system works seamlessly.
The innovative idea behind developing this smart grid device aims to make the grid more resilient and reliable while providing a transformative return on investment for utility providers, paving the way for a more sustainable energy future.
5x Times Faster
User-Friendly System
With the DRC-010, operators can have 3 important easy ways to manage including:
1. From the RPM Grid System dashboard
2. With the PLUM app on your smartphone
3. Or simply by making a phone call
User-Friendly
Fast Return on Investment
The vision of VP.Start is to develop groundbreaking solutions that deliver tangible impact for utilities. With the DRC-010, utilities can achieve a 150% to 200% ROI through significant reductions in operational on fault seeking and minimized outages.
2 Months for Return Of Investment
Guaranteed Benefit
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