Eaton
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ConnieASmith@eaton.com
Date
For Release
Contact
September 17, 2013
Immediately
Connie Smith, (262) 691-8227
GridAdvisor™ Series II Smart Sensor Increases Outage Management and
Capacitor Bank Efficiencies While Providing Enhanced Smart Grid Data
WAUKESHA, Wis. … Power management company Eaton today announced that its Cooper
Power Systems division has launched the GridAdvisor™ Series II smart sensor, improving
outage management and capacitor bank monitoring while providing real-time critical system
information not previously available in the marketplace. The simple, yet sophisticated device
improves overall efficiencies in distribution systems by identifying directional fault targeting,
detecting capacitor bank fuse failure and providing real time line monitoring at nearly any
location via the Distributed Network Protocol 3 (DNP3).
“This sensor is not only a significant advancement in the identification and location of fault
and fuse failures, but also in smart grid data acquisition,” said Dan Arden, global product
director, Distribution Automation, Eaton’s Cooper Power Systems division. “The device is
designed to save operation and maintenance costs while improving reliability by reducing
drive time. It maximizes energy savings by keeping capacitors online while supporting an
industry standard device protocol for data delivery.”
For more information on the GridAdvisor II smart sensor and Eaton’s Cooper Power Systems
business, please visit www.cooperpower.com.
Eaton’s Cooper Power Systems division provides a range of power delivery and reliability,
automation and control, advanced metering and demand response solutions designed to
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increase efficiency and smart operations. The Power Systems business serves customers in
the utility, commercial, industrial, mining, manufacturing, renewable energy and other
markets.
Eaton’s Electrical Sector is a global leader with expertise in power distribution and circuit
protection; backup power protection; control and automation; lighting and security; structural
solutions and wiring devices; solutions for harsh and hazardous environments; and
engineering services. Eaton is positioned through its global solutions to answer today’s most
critical electrical power management challenges.
Eaton is a power management company providing energy-efficient solutions that help our
customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power. A global
technology leader, Eaton acquired Cooper Industries plc in November 2012. The 2012
revenue of the combined companies was $21.8 billion on a pro forma basis. Eaton has
approximately 102,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 175
countries. For more information, visit www.eaton.com.
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