TE Connectivity and CNIguard partner on smart solutions for grid monitoring
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TE Connectivity, which develops connectors and sensors, and IoT company CNIguard are integrating their smart solutions for overhead and underground grid infrastructure monitoring.
Together, the companies’ sensing and data visualisation technologies offer grid monitoring solutions to enhance grid reliability by providing real-time situational awareness, enabling predictive maintenance and rapid response when faults or other events occur.
TE in a release says that their solutions with CNIguard will enable advanced monitoring and analytics for both overhead distribution lines and challenging underground assets in dense urban environments.
Namely, TE’s smart grid solutions can retrofit onto existing equipment, leveraging CNIguard’s platform to offer added transparency and intelligence on real-time network conditions.
This helps utilities identify safety and reliability concerns above or below ground, enabling them to pinpoint and repair faults, identify critical levels of gases and find cable hot spots.
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Since its January 2023 acquisition of Kries, a leading producer of smart grid technologies, TE has expanded its product lines and doubled production capacity, innovating in-step with customer needs.
The new partnership combines TE’s smart connectivity solutions with CNIguard’s IoT platform, enabling utility customers to access an end-to-end digital smart grid solution that can help transform their legacy power infrastructure into a future-ready network.
Both TE Connectivity and CNIguard offer ruggedized, IP68 rated hardware to withstand harsh environmental conditions, and CNIguard’s digital architecture is secure by design and ISO 27001 certified for customer data security and integrity.
Commenting in a release was Christian Pellon, chief technical officer of TE’s Energy business unit: “We see strong global momentum in the smart grid sector with demand growing rapidly in the Americas, especially as more distribution infrastructure is added underground.
“Our utilities and industrial customers are looking for real-time data connectivity solutions to enhance grid reliability, optimize power distribution and minimize downtime. With this partnership, we are adding a crucial piece to our offering – a powerful platform that simplifies grid management.”
Said Chris Quire, chief executive officer of CNIguard: “CNIguard’s platform provides advanced detection and analytics of hazards in utility underground confined spaces, one of the toughest domains in the electric grid, that affect safety and reliability, shifting our customers’ risk posture while maximizing value.
“Partnering with TE enables us to offer an advanced solution for electric power system monitoring and analytics.”
