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News Release
Contact:
Connie Smith
Cooper Power Systems
262-691-8227
Connie.Smith@cooperindustries.com
Cooper Power Systems Provides End-to-End Solutions: Power Delivery,
Power Quality, Power Reliability and End-Point Automation
Field proven expertise and more than 75 years of power distribution innovations.
WAUKESHA, WI, May 10, 2012 – Energy customer expectations are increasing. Customers are more
informed, more connected, and more accustomed to intelligent devices that put them in control of the
services they receive. They want high reliability in their energy supply for less cost. They are more
environmentally aware, and they are willing to conserve to achieve this ideal. Cooper Power Systems
apparatus, automation software, and technical expertise combine into field-proven solutions that allow
utilities to pull more from legacy distribution systems, and fill efficiency, productivity, and reliability
demand to meet the evolving challenges.
“The industry has been integrating apparatus and automation for years. But where we use to move
thousands of points of data, we now move millions,” explained Mark Thurman, president, of Cooper
Power Systems, a subsidiary of Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE). “We‟re taking what has been an
engineering marvel, and adding intelligence so our apparatus can utilize this data to drive to a solution
that will meet ever increasing baseload demand and the magnitude of the peak.”
Cooper Power Systems solutions can summarize into four broad categories: power delivery, power
quality, power reliability, and end-point automation. Thurman identifies “relevant innovation” in all of
these areas as a key to relieving utilities of the inherent complexity of more equipment, more
communications, more software, and more data.
“We have to integrate new technologies with legacy technologies and still have everything work
seamlessly to address utility challenges. Plus these solutions have to be easy to install and operate, as
well as meet sustainable goals,” Thurman said. “The concept of „innovating everyday‟ at Cooper Power
Systems is proven considering that the vast majority of our customer offerings are engineered-to-order.
That means when the product ships it is to the utility‟s specification so it can slip right into their existing
system.”
Power Delivery:
When building out, or expanding the grid, there are critical core products required for protecting and
connecting the electrical grid backbone to get the lights on, or for restoration service after a storm.
Cooper Power Systems transformers are available in single-phase overhead, single- and three-phase
pad-mount, and substation designs. The company revolutionized the industry with the biodegradable
alternative to transformer oil – Envirotemp™ FR3™ dielectric fluid, a 100% natural seed dielectric
coolant that extends transformer life eight-fold, improves transformer capacity by a factor of six, and
raises ignition resistance to unprecedented levels, all with near neutral carbon emissions. The
necessary connection and overvoltage/overcurrent protection equipment come from the largest
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selection in the industry of low voltage, distribution-class, riser pole, intermediate-class, and stationclass surge arresters for overvoltage protection in overhead and underground applications; a full line of
overcurrent fuses, and a complete line of molded rubber products.
Power Quality
Uniquely positioned as an integrated automation solution provider with apparatus, control, and
communications innovation, Cooper Power Systems has been improving power quality for global utilities
for more than 75 years. The unmatched flexibility in product configurations and application has led the
company to being the global leader in voltage regulation, capacitors, and integrated control. Voltage
regulators and controls provide fast response to changes in voltage, improve power quality and system
efficiency, and lower operating costs. Capacitors and controls improve power quality, reduce losses,
maximize generation, and help reduce CO2 emissions. The Cooper Power Systems Yukon™ Integrated
Volt/VAR Control (IVVC) software works with the company‟s voltage regulators and capacitors to reduce
line losses, defer cost of new installations, reduce equipment maintenance cost, and enable
Conservation Voltage Reduction (CVR). Faulted circuit indicators and smart sensors reduce operating
costs and service interruptions by easily identifying the section of cable that has failed.
Power Reliability
Substation automation equipment monitors and controls the grid in order to ensure a fast response to
real-time events with appropriate actions, and to maintain uninterrupted power services. Cooper Power
Systems substation automation products enable utilities to comply with the new IEC 61850 Standard for
grid integration and automation. The company‟s SMP™ Gateway platforms are designed to achieve
interoperability and interconnectivity of Intelligent Electronic Devices (IEDs) with a wide range of
supported protocols. Overhead and pad-mount switchgear reclosers and controls contain integrated
intelligence that enables the apparatus to sense and interrupt fault currents, then automatically restore
service after momentary outages. The company‟s Yukon feeder automation solutions help to provide full
self-healing automation. Yukon is so intuitive it is considered a do-it-yourself software tool with a simple
drop-down menu concept. This results in faster deployment.
End-Point Automation
Remote monitoring and control with two-way and secure communications and software empowers utility
personnel and smart apparatus to be even more productive, optimizes asset efficiency, and prepares
utilities for the future with modular, upgradeable solution architecture. Cooper Power Systems is the only
Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) vendor with true Demand Response (DR) and Distribution
Automation expertise. Optimized AMI communication technology is available for every service territory –
radios, Power Line Carrier (PLC), and cellular. DR devices include programmable, communicating
thermostats, and load control relays for residential, commercial, and industrial load peak shaping – the
most complete, field-proven Demand Response system available. Flexible communications product
includes: 900MHz radio, IP, fiber, broadband, GSM cellular, CDMA cellular, RS-232, RS-484, Ethernet,
Wi-Max, satellite, flex paging, VHF paging, ZigBee, and Wi-Fi.
The Cooper Power Systems CYME™ software tool is capable of a full range of engineering and
economical studies for transmission, distribution, and industrial systems, from basic to the customized.
“Our product engineers and regional power systems engineers work with the utilities to optimize their
distribution system,” said Thurman. “We provide engineering consulting services to assist customers in
understanding their system needs and identify the right solutions to solve system problems, increase
efficiency, and improve system performance.”
For more information or to learn more about the company‟s complete product offering, please visit
Cooper Power Systems online.
Editor’s Note: For additional information, contact Mike Petrasek of Burson-Marsteller at (412)
394-6611 or michael.petrasek@bm.com.
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About Cooper Power Systems
Cooper Power Systems, a subsidiary of Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE), and a global manufacturer
and provider of world-class power delivery apparatus and solutions for the utility, commercial, and
industrial markets. The company maintains a complete portfolio of products and services required to
transform, protect, connect, and build out an electric power system backbone. Smart apparatus –
voltage regulators, capacitors, reclosers, switchgear, smart sensors, and controls – integrated with
enterprise level software and secure communications enable customers to increase productivity,
optimize asset efficiency, improve system reliability, and reduce costs. Reliability and grid-point
solutions include: Integrated Volt/Var Control (IVVC), feeder, and substation automation systems. Endpoint solutions include: Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) and Demand Response (DR). The
company is a leading provider of engineering optimization and modeling tools. For more information,
please visit www.cooperpower.com.
About Cooper Industries
Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE) is a global electrical products manufacturer with 2011 revenues of
$5.4 billion. Founded in 1833 Cooper's sustained success is attributable to a constant focus on
innovation and evolving business practices, while maintaining the highest ethical standards and
meeting customer needs. The Company has seven operating divisions with leading market positions
and world-class products and brands, including Bussmann electrical and electronic fuses; CrouseHinds and CEAG explosion-proof electrical equipment; Halo and Metalux lighting fixtures; and Kyle
and McGraw-Edison power systems products. With this broad range of products, Cooper is uniquely
positioned for several long-term growth trends including the global infrastructure build-out, the need to
improve the reliability and productivity of the electric grid, the demand for higher energy-efficient
products and the need for improved electrical safety. In 2011 sixty-two percent of total sales were to
customers in the industrial and utility end-markets and forty percent of total sales were to customers
outside the United States. Cooper has manufacturing facilities in 23 countries as of 2011. For more
information, visit the website at www.cooperindustries.com.
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