Lasers to keep birds away from substations
TransGard reached an exclusive agreement with Bird Control Group to distribute the manufacturer’s AVIX lasers — a new tool for the power industry.
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USA: TransGard, a provider of animal-deterrent equipment to substations, reached an exclusive agreement with Bird Control Group to distribute the manufacturer’s AVIX lasers — a new tool for the power industry.
Bird Control Group’s laser products have demonstrated their effectiveness in a wide range of other industries, including agriculture, industrial sites and golf courses.
Now, the partnership will enable TransGard to bring this high-tech solution to a longstanding problem that has plagued electrical substations — bird roosting and bird droppings. Birds are responsible for nearly a quarter of outages in the U.S., according to T&D World.
The currently available bird deterrents — coverups, noisemakers, fake predators, fog machines — only provide temporary, spotty relief. Lasers offer a superior alternative: a beam of light that birds perceive as a physical threat, causing them to disperse to seek safety.
Bird Control Group’s AVIX Autonomic lasers will help substation operators prevent outages, improve reliability, and reduce repair and equipment costs.
Under the exclusive agreement, TransGard will cover the North American power distribution market. TransGard will use an array of AVIX Autonomic lasers as the core of Laser Bird Defense, a mounted, programmable system of lasers that provide automated protection for substations. In addition, TransGard will offer a handheld version of Bird Control Group’s AVIX lasers.
“TransGard has been protecting more than 3,000 substations from climbing animals,” said Steinar Henskes, CEO of Bird Control Group. “Their reputation and their access to an underserved market made TransGard the ideal partner in the power generation sector.”
TransGard has already installed lasers at 20 substations for 15 different utilities in 10 different states.
Source: Utility Products