Jylhän Sähköosuuskunta was looking for a way to find faults more quickly and thus reduce their outage times. The initial deployment of twenty sensors in 2023 quickly demonstrated the solution’s effectiveness, prompting Jylhän Sähköosuuskunta to expand sensor coverage across the network later that same year.
The system proved invaluable in October 2024, when Jylhän Sähköosuuskunta faced three separate earth faults across different locations within two hours. Safegrid’s solution, the Intelligent Grid System®, pinpointed the exact locations of each earth fault within a 50-meter range. Thanks to this precise detection, caused by fallen trees, Jylhän Sähköosuuskunta’s field crew was able to respond immediately, clearing the trees and restoring power efficiently, reducing downtime significantly.
This timely response resulted in substantial savings of both time and resources, reaffirming Safegrid’s role in driving network reliability and efficiency. “These sensors are the best advancement in our network in a long time—what a great solution you have developed!” said Marko Taivainen, Operations Manager at Jylhän Sähköosuuskunta.
By integrating Safegrid’s sensors, Jylhän Sähköosuuskunta has taken a decisive step toward optimizing its operations and ensuring faster recovery times for customers, setting a new standard in network management.
Preventing larger-scale outages
In certain conditions, this type of fault could even have sparked a wildfire, highlighting the essential role of fast fault detection in preventing larger-scale disasters.
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