SONOMA, Calif. - In an effort to keep reducing wildfire ignitions, Pacific Gas & Electric has upgraded sensors that can tell it more quickly if a power line has been compromised or might spark a fire.

LAFAYETTE, Calif. (KGO) -- As California braces for the peak of wildfire season, PG&E is switching strategies to avoid sparking another blaze. The utility has focused less on tree trimming and more on ...

Intelligent sensor gives utilities more choices as part of a connected DA platform Landis+Gyr is expanding its distribution sensor product portfolio by adding a cellular communication option to its ...

Sentient Energy, Inc. and Landis+Gyr have announced a new automated provisioning capability for Landis+Gyr’s S610 Line Sensor. As a result, this intelligent fault circuit indicator, developed by ...

FRISCO, Texas, Jan. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sentient Energy, the leading provider of intelligent line sensors and grid analytics solutions for the distribution grid, today announced the next ...

New technologies to monitor power lines are emerging worldwide, part of continuing efforts to harden the power grid and increase reliability and resiliency. Utilities and other operators of ...

A sensor about the size of a bowling ball can measure the real-time temperature of a transmission line. With this information, the operator can safely increase the level of power flowing through the ...

If you’ve ever dreamed of building a proper spectrometer, it looks like the ESPROS epc901 CCD sensor is absolutely worth your attention. It’s fast, sensitive, easy to interface with, and at just $24 ...

Hypersen’s HPS-LCX1000 coaxial 3D line confocal sensor scans up to 35,000 lines/s with a point density of 2048 points/profile and Z-axis repeatability of 0.1 µm. The sensor offers precision ...