The system constantly monitors temperature increases caused by damage in subsea power cables, enabling condition-based maintenance and reduction of operational costs required for inspection & maintenance of subsea power cables used in the transmission of electricity generated at offshore wind power facilities.
Dec 16, 2024
Japanese Yokogawa Electric Corporation has announced the release of OpreX™ Subsea Power Cable Monitoring, a system for monitoring cables used in the transmission of electricity generated at offshore wind power facilities.
By utilizing Yokogawa’s fiber optic temperature sensor, OpreX Subsea Power Cable Monitoring is able to constantly monitor the temperature of subsea power cables and pinpoint abnormalities. This enables condition-based maintenance, in which maintenance is performed with optimum timing, thereby reducing the costs and workload required for regular inspections & maintenance, and maximizing operational efficiency. It can be applied to both new and existing offshore wind farms.
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This product can also be integrated into Yokogawa’s OpreX Collaborative Information Server with video monitoring and other solutions, thereby enabling smooth and highly efficient operations through the centralized management of information on the operations management screen.
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Yokogawa is a Japanese multinational electrical engineering and software company, with businesses based on its measurement, control, and information technologies.
