JANITZA POWER QUALITY ANALYSER FOR THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

Posted by messungelectricalengineering on December 3rd, 2021

The demand for vehicles is booming worldwide - and so is the demand for automotive companies and ancillaries to reduce energy consumption, cut carbon emissions and increase sustainability.Given that the automotive industry is the most highly automated manufacturing industry, its energy management requirements are also crucial.

Indeed, the quality of electrical power is a business-critical concern. As technology advances, electrical tools and electronic machinery are becoming more sensitive to network disturbances that lead to expensive downtime and production losses.

Harmonics distortions, voltage variations, poor power factor and load unbalance are among the key elements that not only test the reliability of modern electrical systems but also induce overall system losses.

Power supplies affected by harmonics, unbalance and low power factor lead to higher electricity bills, overloading and rapid aging of the electrical infrastructure, resulting in more equipment maintenance and overall expenses.

In the future, power qualityis expected to be significantly affected by the on-going shift towards carbon-free power generation. Power qualityis further threatened due to the following trends: the integration of many power electronics devices, the use of power cables at all levels of voltage, the increasing amount of fluctuating energy production and, finally, a reduced overall electrical systems stability.

POWER QUALITY IN THE AUTOMOTIVE & AUTO ANCILLARY SECTOR

With a myriad of robotics, programmable controllers and drive systems working in a real-time process environment, automotive manufacturing systems can be vulnerable to power quality issues.

In addition, the use of welding robots and variable-speed drives produces harmonics and a poor power factor, which, in turn, need corrections to avoid penalties from the utility and achieve a more efficient use of energy.

In Auto & Auto Ancillary there are various critical applications which depend on pure power: machining, welding, metal cutting, metal forming, etc.Due to impure power, the most common and regular problems are IGBT card burn out, and main switch MCB burn out. Other voltage issues are welding error, cable burning, heating. Such problems force the company to frequently shut off the power source for 2-3 minutes.

Unscheduled downtime at the main assembly plant or at the outsourced supplier\'s facility can lead to lower productivity and lost profits.

COMPLETE CONTROL OF POWER QUALITY AND POWER CONSUMPTION

Messung, as authorised distributor for Janitza Electronics GmbH, brings their UMG 512-PRO fixed Class A power quality analyzerfor reliable power quality monitoring & analysis in accordance with current standards,e.g. EN 50160, IEEE519-2014, EN 61000-4-30.

Using Janitza PQA UMG 512-PRO, enterprises can identify voltage and other Power Quality issues such as Harmonics, Transients, Flicker, etc. at the main incomer, so as to address problems in real time.

Janitza\'s UMG 512-PRO helps businesses to fulfil mandatory requirements while they maintain supply stability, ensure power quality, minimise downtime of critical assets, and reduce costs.

MAIN FEATURES OF UMG 512-PRO

• Class A
• Power quality
• Residual Current Monitoring (RCM)
• Measuring devices homepage
• Ethernet-Modbus-Gateway
• BACnet

APPLICATIONS OF UMG 512-PRO

• Continuous monitoring of the power quality
• Harmonics analysis with power quality problems
• Checking the internal supply network according to EN 61000-4-7, EN 61000-4-15, IEC 61000-4-30
• Fault analysis in case of problems with the energy supply
• Documentation of the power quality for customers and regulatory authorities
• Ethernet Gateway for subordinate measurement points
• Report generator for power quality standards: EN 50160, IEEE 519, EN 61000-2-4, ITIC …
• Report generator for energy consumptions
• Energy Dashboard
• Remote monitoring of critical processes

CUSTOMER BENEFITS WITH UMG 512-PRO

• Energy savings
• Higher productivity
• Reliable plant operation at reduced maintenance costs
• Longer lifetime of electrical and process equipment
• Additional capacity in existing electrical network
• Compliance with IEEE 519-2014,IEC 61000-4-30or any other power quality standards and recommendations
• Quick return on investment

ABOUT MESSUNG ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Messung offers the complete, customised energy management solution to help enterprises optimise power usage, improve power protection and increase productivity by reducing downtime, safety risks and electricity bills.

Messung has joined hands with Janitza electronics GmbH, to bring to India their advanced system solutions for modern energy data management (e.g. ISO 50001), power quality and residual current monitoring. Power quality analysers, power quality meters, digital energy meters, software and apps - Messung supplies the full range of Janitza solutions.

With their expertise in electrical engineering, and incorporating best-in-class products from Janitza, Messung enhances productivity and the reliability of your critical electrical assets.