Early Detection of Cables & Wires Overheating in LV SWDB

Do you know that...

 ~ more than 22% of fire incidents in facilities, the origin is in the electrical equipment
 ~ 56% Industrial disasters in India are due to electrical faults
 ~ 25% of electrical fires are due to loose or faulty connections in electrical equipment

Every year electrical fires generate huge losses in commercial and industrial buildings from
the loss of business continuity, business opportunity costs, assets, and production
loss.

The equipment inside LV switchgear and panelboards is susceptible to a range of

fire risks, as defined by the IEC 63054 standard.

One of more frequent causes of electrical fires in low-voltage equipment is poor A thermographic image of a
cable connection on a molded-
or faulty power connections of cables, busbars, and circuit breakers, particularly case circuit breaker showing
when the connections are completed onsite. A faulty power connection can lead how a loose connection causes
the connection point and cable
to an increase in electrical contact resistance which, in turn, can induce a to overheat.

thermal runaway.

A reactive response to a fire, may limit the damage in a facility, but is it indeed enough to be
on the reactive side?
What if, we could monitor 24/7 the cables in electrical distribution switchboards and be
alerted early enough, having the enough time to act, before smoke appears or an electrical
fire starts?

New technology based on an innovative smart sensor that can analyze & detect gas and
microparticles particles inside a LV switchboard

PowerLogic HeatTag, an Insulation decomposition detection (IDD) device takes advantage

of the behavior of cable
insulation decomposition
during a thermal runaway
situation, detecting this
abnormal condition before
any smoke or insulator
browning occurs. HeatTag™ smart insulation
decomposition detection (IDD)
device by Schneider Electric

HeatTag able to detect in a very early stage overheated cables and alert (much
before any smoke or insulator browning occurs.) the operator that he needs to take an action
on time...and this is...Prevention...Fire Prevention...Electrical Fire Prevention!

The HeatTag sensor provides 11 levels of air quality index and 3 levels of severity alert
according to the criticality of the detected situation.
It is also measures environment temperature and humidity inside the switchboard.
HeatTag can distinguish abnormal situations that indicate a cable is overheating and sends
an alert via ZigBee wireless network at EcoStruxure™ Facility Expert, PME and Asset
Advisor platforms.

Electrical fire prevention solution enables to increase safety & availability of the electrical
system, improve asset reliability, avoid irreversible damage to damage to property and
optimize maintenance cost.

Find out more please click: https://www.se.com/ww/en/product-range/38501657-powerlogic-heattag/

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