Discover the treasure of reliable power line carrier communications with AMETEK Power Instruments'
Smart Gap. Just like finding a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow,
Smart Gap brings you the ultimate solution for minimizing surge-induced loss of carrier signal, also known as carrier holes. Enhance the performance and reliability of your power line carrier communications with this innovative technology.
Smart Gap operates faster than traditional spark gap solutions, extinguishing surges in less than 0.5 milliseconds to minimize signal loss. Surges on power lines can cause significant disruptions, leading to miss-operations in protective relay systems. These interruptions can result in over trips on DCB (blocking) systems, delayed trips in POTT or DTT systems and false permission to trip in DCUB (unblock) systems. Smart Gap prevents these issues by quickly clearing surges, ensuring continuous and reliable communication.
This maintenance-free solution is an ideal replacement for gas discharge tube or air gap protection, which require regular maintenance. Smart Gap's compact size makes it easy to retrofit into existing line tuners and CCVTs. It is available in two versions: a lower voltage for use in line tuners and a higher voltage for use in CCVTs. The easily inspected line tuner lower-voltage gap will show deterioration before the CCVT higher-voltage gap, ensuring timely maintenance and reliability.
Features and Benefits:
- Fast clearing – less than 0.5 milliseconds
- Significantly reduces carrier holes
- Retrofits existing spark gap
- Improves carrier communication reliability
- Robust design – maintenance-free
Let Smart Gap be your lucky charm for maintaining reliable power line carrier communications. With its advanced features and powerful design, you'll have the confidence to ensure uninterrupted communication and system reliability! Contact us for more information.