NYPA deploys sensors to improve situational awareness
US: The New York Power Authority is reaching design completion of its statewide sensor deployment program, allowing site installations to commence.
US: The New York Power Authority is reaching design completion of its statewide sensor deployment program, allowing site installations to commence.
The multi-phase program is installing hundreds of sensors on generation, substation and switchyard assets across the state to closely monitor the health and performance of NYPA’s statewide power generation and transmission network. The program will help drive efficiencies, lower operating costs and is a key part of NYPA’s efforts to become the first fully-digital utility in the country.
Once installed, these sensors will make more than 100,000 data points available to NYPA staff and its Integrated Smart Operations Center (iSOC), NYPA’s digital monitoring center — boosting operational efficiency, resiliency and reliability.
The nearly $100 M program is broken down into several phases. Phase one, completed in 2018, networked existing sensors to add 20,000 new data points to the 26,000 already monitored by the iSOC. Phase two of the program is currently underway and will ultimately add more than 100,000 data points through the installation of new sensors on assets across the state. Existing sensors capture asset data such as temperature, power loads, vibrations, pressure, emissions, moisture. Phase two will add more of these same sensors, plus additional measures that monitor breaker contact wear, contact timing, current leakage, partial discharge, fluid leak detection and battery bank performance.
NYPA’s suite of sensors will ultimately feed key data back to advanced analytics platforms. By having access to useful data when it’s needed, NYPA staff can better utilize an “asset savvy” mindset by approaching problems in new and innovative ways. NYPA’s sensor deployment program is a key component of NYPA’s Smart Generation & Transmission and Asset Management strategic initiatives.
Source: T&D World