Dive Summary:
- Cooper Power Systems, an electrical equipment engineering firm in Wisconsin, debuted the Smart VFI switchgear this week to help utilities reduce downtime associated with replacing fuses and improve overall reliability and operations efficiency.
- The switchgear combines advanced tap-and-loop protection with metering, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) functionality, and automation capabilities in a fully-integrated package.
- The switchgear can be customized to fit the needs of feeder reconfiguration for the self-healing grid, solar and distributed-generation grid ties, data centers, and critical power requirements; The switchgear can also be integrated into utilities’ existing automation systems.
From the article:
“In addition, the switchgear is filled with biodegradable E200™ dielectric fluid that eliminates the need for Sulfur Hexafluoride gas, identified as one of the most potent greenhouse gases by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.”