Generator Monitoring
The Brief
A Canadian corporation experienced disruptions as a direct result of power generators that would not start when needed. The customer wanted to leverage IoT to monitor the performance of their power generators to ensure that they would start when required. Correspondingly, the company also wanted to identify any faults in real time in order to maintain the health of assets proactively.
The Solution
- Integrated power generators with an IoT gateway to capture critical electrical and engine data to the cloud for near-real-time monitoring of key parameters.
- Connected directly to the generator controller via Modbus to capture real-time engine and energy data alongside existing fuel system alarm inputs.
- Enabled monitoring of all existing fuel system alarms and new sensors with no disruption to existing systems.
- Provided 24/7 remote access to live system status via 4G cellular connectivity.
- Transmitted all data to a cloud dashboard via MQTT for real-time monitoring, historical trending, and reporting.
- Implemented real-time alerting on the dashboard to surface threshold breaches and fault conditions as they occur.
- Captured automatic transfer switch data.
- Provided high-frequency data sampling for the data logging functionality.
- Enabled remote troubleshooting and improved response to alarms through predetermined alarm configurations.
Highlights
- Improved power delivery and increased life expectancy of assets.
- Ensured availability of power generators when needed.
- Critical alarm alert delivered within seconds.
- Complete visibility across all generator parameters in one place.
- Rapid return on investment.
- High availability with cost-effective and scalable architecture.
