Industry Solutions | Renewable Energy

The Challenge: Power Quality and Compliance in Renewables

Utilities See Everything—You Don’t.

Renewable energy assets are held to high standards for grid stability, yet many lack real-time insight into their own power output. Utilities continuously measure voltage, current, and harmonics at the point of interconnection, but operators often rely on limited or delayed data. When a disturbance occurs, the utility already has the evidence—and without matching visibility, you’re left to take the blame.

This lack of transparency exposes renewable plants to:

Forced curtailments that cut production and profit.
Regulatory penalties tied to undetected PQ violations.
Hidden inverter issues like harmonics, flicker, and imbalance.

When every megawatt matters, blind spots in your data create unnecessary risk.

The MICATU Advantage: Visibility Without Disruption

See What the Utility Sees—Before They Act.

MICATU’s non-intrusive optical sensors provide utility-grade measurement accuracy without requiring conductor contact or outages. Installed safely and easily, they deliver a complete, real-time view of your voltage, current, power factor, and harmonics—turning your interconnection point into a powerful insight hub.

Key Benefits:

Match the Utility’s View: Get full waveform visibility to ensure alignment and accountability.
Protect Production: Detect and resolve PQ issues before they lead to curtailment.
Prove Compliance: Build a defensible data record for audits and utility coordination.
Deploy Without Disruption: Optical, non-contact design means safe, fast installation with no downtime.

Key Features That Empower Renewable Operators

MICATU’s advanced optical sensing platform gives renewable operators the tools to monitor, protect, and prove their performance—all in real time.

Real-Time Power Quality Monitoring – Detect harmonics, imbalance, and flicker as they occur.
Utility-Grade Accuracy – See exactly what your utility measures.
Non-Intrusive Deployment – Clamp-on sensors install safely, no live contact required.
Scalable Architecture – Monitor a single site or an entire fleet of assets.
Analytics-Ready Data – Integrate seamlessly with SCADA, dashboards, or compliance tools.
Low Maintenance, High Reliability – Optical design means no calibration drift or magnetic interference.