Continuous and cost-effective monitoring of the electric transmission and distribution grid is the essential success factor of Smart Grid implementations.

Increasing demand for power is forcing power utilities to load power cables to their physical limit, and safety and efficiency concerns are making it more and more critical for operators to understand what is happening thermally both inside the cables themselves, and along the cable route. During high-load conditions and under emergency circumstances (such as when a failure occurs in a segment of the grid and power must be shifted to other sections to compensate) it often becomes necessary to load cables right up to the limits permitted by the relevant regulations. In these operational situations, it must be ensured that maximum temperature limits are not exceeded. LIOS Technology GmbH ( www.lios-tech.com ) is the global leader in the development and supply of state of the art frequency domain based Distributed Temperature Sensing systems. The LIOS DTS product line comprises a range of real-time fibre optic based linear temperature measuring devices. LIOS offers Real Time Thermal Rating/ Dynamic Cable Rating (RTTR) solutions for ampacity predictions of the power cable and overhead transmission line installation transparently integrated with its field proven DTS systems.

  Read more on how to ensure save and stable grid operation and how to activate hidden capacity reserves:

• Smart Grid: Real time ampacity predictions of power cable and aerial line installations
• Distributed temperature monitoring of power cables