Shortening Power Outages

Storms and severe weather cause a significant part of power outages. Investing in smart technologies can significantly reduce power outages and related damage and thus improve network quality.

Effective Shortening of Power Outages

Storms and severe weather phenomena are major threats to our energy systems, causing a significant part of power outages. Additionally, improperly installed accessories contribute to these disruptions. As electricity distribution standards rise, stricter requirements are being placed on distribution system operators to ensure supply security and network reliability. Along with increasing electricity prices, end users are demanding greater reliability and value for their money.

Investing in smart technologies like automatic fault detection and switching solutions, can significantly reduce power outages and related damage and thus improve network quality. These solutions help operators to rapidly locate, isolate faults and restore power to both underground cables and overhead lines. Minimizing outage duration and scope is crucial for public safety, economic stability, societal well-being, and environmental sustainability worldwide.

Ensto has a wide range of solutions with which we can shorten outages and prevent damages in the electricity network. Check out some of our solutions.

Our Solutions

Load Break Switches

Auguste load break switches work to minimize potential downtime by reducing the extent of disturbances in the medium-voltage overhead line network. The smart devices automatically detect and isolate the fault and restore the power to the end users. This approach directly enhances key performance metrics like SAIDI & SAIFI (network availability rate), which are critical to our customers.

Underground Cable Accessories

Power outages can be minimized by installing the electricity line underground, where cables are naturally safe from the weather. When cables are installed correctly with high-quality accessories, the risk of power outages is even lower. Our accessories for underground cables are engineered with robust design and comprehensive testing to ensure the long-term reliability of distribution networks.

Fault Detection

Our advanced fault detection solution does not leave any fault in the distribution networks unnoticed. The solution detects with superior accuracy even the most challenging faults in the electricity distribution network, such as high-impedance and intermittent earth faults. The unique algorithm analyzes changes to phase currents during an earth fault, which enables the detection of faults with a fault current as low as 0.5 A. The algorithm also makes fault detection solution applicable to any type of cable or overhead line distribution network.

Protection Relays and Arc Flash Protection

Protection relays and arc flash protection stand for safety in power generation, transmission and distribution networks, heavy industry, and infrastructure applications. The extremely reliable, easy-to-use arc protection system detects and clears arc faults rapidly. The patented earth fault protection solution detects and isolates high impedance earth faults with world’s best accuracy reducing outage time significantly.

Protection Relays (link)
Arc Flash Protection (link)

Smart Compact Secondary Substations

Smart Compact Secondary Substations (CSS) are an ideal choice for customers looking to enhance their networks with advanced measurement and control capabilities in the medium voltage network.

The substations can be equipped with state-of-the-art relay protection and fault indication systems that protect the grid from faults, shutting down the smallest section of the grid possible. The substation is mechanically extremely durable and has a strong appearance. It is designed to stand heavy wind loads and constantly changing weather phenomena in challenging climate conditions.

Reliability for Senegal

Vinci Energies and Ensto join forces to bring reliable electrical supply to citizens of Senegal.