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  • wtgW Offline
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    #12

    Whisker Labs has enhanced its industry-leading grid monitoring technology by introducing Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) measurements, providing unprecedented insights into the health of the U.S. electric grid. THD monitoring enables identification of homes and regions experiencing elevated levels of ‘distorted’ power. These disturbances reduce energy efficiency, damage home appliances, and harm critical grid infrastructure, ultimately leading to higher costs for homeowners. This advancement not only provides benefits at the household level, but also offers valuable insights to utilities, government agencies, and researchers addressing challenges faced by modern power grids.

    This exclusive, impactful data set is powered by Ting, a DIY plug-in sensor that detects and mitigates electrical hazards that lead to fires. While a single Ting sensor monitors a home, the network of Ting sensors monitors power quality and the resiliency of the electrical grid across the nation. By integrating THD monitoring into Ting, Whisker Labs is bringing this advanced power quality assessment directly into homes and communities for the first time, helping to better understand and address grid issues on both a local and national scale.

    https://www.tingfire.com/news/enhanced-grid-monitoring-with-total-harmonic-distortion-measurements/

    When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier

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    • MikM Offline
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      Interesting.

      “I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer”
      ― Douglas Adams

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        Ting and the recent power outage in Spain and Portugal.

        About three hours before the outage, power quality sensors in homes in the Madrid area showed warning signs of an unstable grid — there were small fluctuations in voltage around 9:30 a.m. local time, Whisker Labs CEO Bob Marshall said Tuesday. The Maryland-based software developer has a couple dozen sensors in homes in and around Madrid, testing the technology for use in Europe for home fire prevention and grid monitoring.

        Instead of normal, steady voltage, Marshall said the data shows there were oscillations whose frequency and magnitude increased over the next three hours until the grid failed. He does not know what caused the instability.

        Around noon, there was a big jump in the magnitude of the fluctuations, with the voltage measured going up and down by about 15 volts every 1.5 seconds, Marshall said.

        “The way I would interpret our data,” Marshall said about Monday’s events, “is that the grid is struggling. Something’s wrong. And it’s showing increasing signs of instability.””

        https://apnews.com/article/spain-power-outage-france-portugal-europe-grid-electricity-f091ffd3e51dfd3612edb2389eac1e11

        When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier

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        • MikM Offline
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          Interesting. I have a Ting.

          “I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer”
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          • wtgW wtg

            Ting and the recent power outage in Spain and Portugal.

            About three hours before the outage, power quality sensors in homes in the Madrid area showed warning signs of an unstable grid — there were small fluctuations in voltage around 9:30 a.m. local time, Whisker Labs CEO Bob Marshall said Tuesday. The Maryland-based software developer has a couple dozen sensors in homes in and around Madrid, testing the technology for use in Europe for home fire prevention and grid monitoring.

            Instead of normal, steady voltage, Marshall said the data shows there were oscillations whose frequency and magnitude increased over the next three hours until the grid failed. He does not know what caused the instability.

            Around noon, there was a big jump in the magnitude of the fluctuations, with the voltage measured going up and down by about 15 volts every 1.5 seconds, Marshall said.

            “The way I would interpret our data,” Marshall said about Monday’s events, “is that the grid is struggling. Something’s wrong. And it’s showing increasing signs of instability.””

            https://apnews.com/article/spain-power-outage-france-portugal-europe-grid-electricity-f091ffd3e51dfd3612edb2389eac1e11

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            @wtg Wow!!

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            • wtgW Offline
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              @Mik You probably get the weekly email from them about the power quality at your house. It includes a "save of the week" story. Don't know about you, but when we got it I thought it was really about finding problems in side a home's electrical system, but it seems like a lot of the problems that are detected are coming from the utility.

              When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier

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              • MikM Offline
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                Yep. I do, and I agree.

                “I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer”
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                  In the news in Spain.

                  Bloomberg article:

                  https://archive.is/sAuBL

                  When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier

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                    Signed up for one earlier today.

                    "The man that hath no music in himself, nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, is fit for treasons, stratagems and spoils;” - Shakespeare

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                      @CHAS - Did you get it through your insurer? We got ours through State Farm. Device was free and they pay for the monitoring for the first three years.

                      https://www.statefarm.com/simple-insights/residence/help-protect-family-from-electrical-fires

                      When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier

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