FINLAND -- Fingrid is collaborating with the Belgian transmission system operator Elia on testing the digital monitoring control for the main grid.
In collaboration with Finnish partners identified through innovation competitions, Fingrid has significantly expedited the development of the digital monitoring system for its main grid.
"The new monitoring system will provide us with constantly up-to-date information about the condition of the grid," said Tuomas Laitinen, Senior Expert at Fingrid.
Through this development, the utility aims to reduce the number of severe equipment malfunctions. The digital monitoring system is expected to enable taking maintenance measures where needed and provide more visibility, the utility said in a press release.
Fingrid began collaborating with the Belgian transmission system operator Elia in autumn 2019, following a European transmission system innovation event.
"We presented our digital monitoring system, which we had already been developing for a few years by then. Elia expressed an interest in trialling the system," Laitinen said.
Three substations on the Belgian main grid are now testing the same monitoring devices as the ones on Fingrid's main grid, the utility said in a press release.
One of Fingrid's partner companies is ionSign, which has developed digital condition monitoring sensor systems for the utility. Elia is now using the same devices on its grid.
