Fonte: ANEEL
CLIC Energia publishes the nineteenth of the 30 projects selected for the 4th Issue of R&D Magazine, launched on 8/17 during the 6th Congress of Technological Innovation in Electric Power (CITENEL) and the 2nd Seminar on Energy Efficiency in the Electricity Sector (SEENEL), held in Fortaleza (CE). The goal is to provide society with the results achieved with the R&D projects. The publication on the website includes the order of insertion in the journal.
The nineteenth article, by Companhia Paulista de Força e Luz (CPFL Paulista) with the Polytechnic College of the University of São Paulo (USP) and Expertec Engenharia, refers to the implementation of a pioneering lot of the power failure indicator, developed in a previous step of the R&D program regulated by the Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency (ANEEL). The indicator helps maintenance teams locate faults in emergency events. CPFL installed 1,000 failure indicators in 330 critical points of its air distribution network, monitored until December 2011. Based on data obtained in the first performances of the equipment installed, a 50% reduction is expected in travel time of the teams as well as a 15% reduction in customer service time, as the field teams are guided directly to the fault site. This time saving should impact quality indicators of the service provided by the distributor and monitored by ANEEL. The agreement between universities, technology-based companies and the industry was evaluated by CPFL as crucial for obtaining an approved product that is ready for marketing integration.
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Use of power failure indicator reduces customer service time The project by CPFL (Companhia Paulista de Força e Luz) consisted in the implementation of a pioneering lot of the power failure indicator and market insertion of the equipment, developed in a previous step of the R&D Program regulated by the Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency (ANEEL). The indicator helps maintenance teams locate faults in emergency events. In the current step of the project, 1,000 failure indicators were installed in 330 critical points of CPFL’s air distribution network. The locations were chosen due to the presence of critical supplies, with a higher incidence of failures. The equipment has the technology to monitor the supply voltage and identify any overcurrent caused by failures in the network. Performance monitoring of this first lot will be held until December 2011, but based on data obtained in the first performances of the equipment installed, a 50% reduction is expected in travel time of the teams as well as a 15% reduction in customer service time, as the field teams are guided directly to the fault site in case of failure, which prevents unnecessary inspection of various network sectors. This time saving should impact quality indicators of the service provided by the distributor and monitored by ANEEL. To introduce the product in the market, an institutional arrangement was made between universities, technology-based companies and industry, managed by the concessionaire. The university provided technological knowledge for the project. The technology-based company acted in coordination, contemplating procedures for installation and monitoring in the field. The optimization of the supply chain and the manufacturing process on an industrial scale were the responsibility of the industrial partner. This project arrangement has been crucial for obtaining an approved product to be applied on a pilot scale at the company.
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