A new system, a pioneer in the region, prevent the theft of copper wire.
The City Council has installed the technology WireWatch Artillery Barracks as a pilot although the intention is to extend the street lighting from other neighborhoods.
The system monitors, detects and generates an alarm, in the two minutes after that identified the theft or sabotage of the power grid.
The alarm does not occur instantaneously because the system once it detects loss of communication with the driver installed at the end of the line, performs various checks to confirm that there was indeed cut in the network, thus avoiding false alarms.
This provides an effective, comprehensive and immediate cable theft.
The monitoring system is able to differentiate between a power failure and sabotage and send alarm signal almost immediately, which comes in the form of mobile or email message to those in charge.
The notice appears exactly where the line has been manipulated
Thanks to this advanced system control, detection and immediate alarm against theft or sabotage of power grids can know which line or branch has been attacked and what control panel is connected.
The node is installed in the cable end within the lamp, which measures the relevant parameters and the status of the installation and sent to a control center.
Also enable and disable various light points individually
The system can also detect circuit breaker breaks, lack of power and opening cabinet door panel.
This innovative technology created by the company Ermua Galea Electric, has been reduced to zero cable thefts in the lines where it has been installed.
In addition to the financial savings, the installation of this system also helps to improve the environment since it avoids the generation of more copper and metal smelting by thieves.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia