Smart Cable Guard®

How much do you know about the condition of your power cables?

Information is an increasingly valuable asset. In the near future, companies with the most accurate and up-to-date knowledge of the condition of their power cables are sure to gain a significant advantage in controlling their invested cost.

If you can capture data on the condition of your power cables, you can lower maintenance costs and postpone investments permanently.

Designed to satisfy today the operating requirements of tomorrow.

For utilities the most valuable asset is their cable network worth several billions (replacement value). However, very little is known about its condition. Supplying energy is your key business, monitoring partial discharge activity ours.

KEMA Smart Cable Guard®
● continuous cable condition monitoring
● pre-fault detection
● pre-fault localization
● 6-36 kV cables
● web-based on-line cable status (see KEMA Control Center Service page for guest access)

Types of cable
● polymeric (XLPE, PVC)
● paper (PILC, MIND)
● rubber (EPR)
● both single and three-core cables
● mixed cables with transition joints

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Introduction Partial Discharges
Introduction Partial Discharges

Partial discharges are small electrical breakdowns within the insulation of the power cable

Hardware
Hardware

The KEMA Smart Cable Guard® product range is designed to withstand the harsh environmental requirements set out by clients and at the same time it is easy to install.

Control Unit
Control Unit

The control unit is located at each side of the power cable.

Sensor
Sensor

The sensor contains two coils, an injection coil and a receiver coil.

KEMA Control Center Service
KEMA Control Center Service

The KEMA Control Center provides a unique service: the continuous monitoring, analyzing and interpreting of the partial discharge activity on your power cables.

Online vs Offline Testing
Online vs Offline Testing

There is a world of difference between offline monitoring (the annual testing of a cable circuit while it is out of service) and online monitoring (continuous monitoring while the cable is in normal use).

Installation Service
Installation Service

The KEMA Smart Cable Guard® hardware is designed with the 'easy to install' thought in mind

Key Benefits
Key Benefits

The key benefits of KEMA Smart Cable Guard®

Project References
Project References

Read several testimonials of our customers