Ametek Power Line Carriers Offer Utility Substations Immunity to RF Interference
CORAL SPRINGS, FL, U.S.A. – AMETEK Power Instruments manufactures two Power Line Carrier products that address the growing concern of RF interference caused by the use of 3G/4G "smart" phones and routers in substation environments. AMETEK's TC-10B/TCF-10B and Universal Power Line Carrier (UPLC) products have proven immune to the following malfunctions due to RF interference:
• Change in performance beyond specified tolerance
• Hardware damage
• Loss or corruption of memory
• System resets
• Change of input or output states
AMETEK's TC-10B/TCF-10B UPLC products were formally type tested to ANSI/IEEE C37.90.2, 1987 from 25 MHz to 1 GHz at 10 V/meter with no malfunctions. They also protect against an actively communicating 3G smart phone placed directly on top, front, and behind them with no malfunctions. In addition to the ANSI C37.90.2 requirements, the UPLCs were formally type tested up to 2 GHz (with a 1 kHz 80% AM modulation) at 35 V/meter with no malfunctions by a third-party laboratory per EN 61000-4-3:2002.
"We learned this is an industry issue by monitoring our customers' requirements," stated Brian Hoffmann, Divisional Vice President of Ametek Power Instruments. "We then undertook specific laboratory testing to ensure that our products are immune to this type of interference. We are pleased to report that no product modifications were required, and that all of our products passed the tests as originally designed."Â
AMETEK Power Instruments has long been recognized as a power and process industries leader with the most comprehensive line of alarm management and power measurement products marketed under the Rochester Instruments and Panalarm brand names. It also designs, sells and markets utility-hardened Pulsar brand communication products. For more information, contact AMETEK Power Instruments, 255 North Union Street, Rochester New York 14605
Web site: www.ametekpower.com.
AMETEK Power Instruments is a unit of AMETEK, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices with annual sales of $3.6 billion.
