{"id":16606,"date":"2025-06-26T16:59:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T16:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modomodostage.com\/_client\/PWS\/PWS101\/?post_type=case_study&#038;p=16606"},"modified":"2025-11-04T21:54:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T21:54:20","slug":"replacing-a-legacy-power-analyzer-fleet-without-starting-from-scratch","status":"publish","type":"case_study","link":"https:\/\/modomodostage.com\/_client\/PWS\/PWS101\/case-study\/replacing-a-legacy-power-analyzer-fleet-without-starting-from-scratch\/","title":{"rendered":"Replacing a Legacy Power Analyzer Fleet\u2014Without Starting from Scratch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#f0f5f7\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Project Summary<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list numbered-list\">\n<li style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>Challenge: <\/strong>Obsolete power analyzers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>Project Type: <\/strong>Fleetwide power monitoring hardware replacement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>Equipment: <\/strong>PQube<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> 3, PQView<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Challenge<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A company that hinges on the reliability of their power had a problem: the power quality analyzers they\u2019d depended upon for years had become obsolete. No longer produced or supported by the manufacturer, the old power analyzers left the company facing a tough dilemma:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"font-400\">Do nothing, and be unable to receive support or tech updates from the legacy analyzers,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"font-400\">Retire the overall system and rebuild from scratch, or<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"font-400\">Find a replacement solution that could integrate with their existing workflows.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They had built years of infrastructure around these analyzers. Their power quality data funneled into <a href=\"https:\/\/powerside.com\/products\/software-solutions\/pqview-data-concentrator-and-analysis-software\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/powerside.com\/products\/software-solutions\/pqview-data-concentrator-and-analysis-software\/\">PQView<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/a>, a data concentrator and analysis tool still considered best-in-class. Starting over with new infrastructure wouldn\u2019t just be costly\u2014it risked gaps in critical data, equipment downtime and operational disruptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They called in Powerside for help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Solution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Powerside understood that the company didn\u2019t need just <em>any<\/em> replacement\u2014it had to offer comparable or improved power quality analysis, be quickly implemented across their facility and offer full compatibility with PQView<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These needs led Powerside to a fast and convenient solution: retrofitting the <a href=\"https:\/\/powerside.com\/products\/power-quality-measurement-solutions\/pqube-3-power-analyzers\/?utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=paid&amp;utm_campaign=br-pqube&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=21105725001&amp;gbraid=0AAAAA9X6pySsDQS-mxPmfQ29WAFq_jCPr&amp;gclid=EAIaIQobChMIgcenqczdjQMVA3hHAR066QyrEAAYASAAEgLlLvD_BwE\">PQube<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> 3 power analyzer<\/a> into the legacy system architecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Key features of the retrofit included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list  font-400\">\n<li class=\"font-400\"><strong>PQube 3\u2019s compact size<\/strong> made it easy to slot into the company\u2019s existing architecture (Fig. 1)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"font-400\"><strong>Direct compatibility<\/strong> with OEM accessory modules eliminated the need for modification<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"font-400\">A <strong>retrofit cable<\/strong> connects the existing current\/voltage PODs to PQube 3\u2019s input channels (Fig. 2)\u2014no additional CTs or rewiring required<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/powerside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pqube3-in-a-legacy-power-analyser-space-1.jpg\" alt=\"Pqube3 in a legacy power analyser casing space\" class=\"wp-image-16847 lazyload\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/powerside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pqube3-in-a-legacy-power-analyser-space-1.jpg\" alt=\"Pqube3 in a legacy power analyser casing space\" class=\"wp-image-16847\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size: 13px; text-align: center; font-style: italic;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700;\">Fig. 1<\/span>: The PQube 3 easily fits into the space previously occupied by the legacy power analyzer. <span style=\"font-weight: 700;\"><br\/>Fig. 2:<\/span> A new retrofit cable easily connects to the legacy POD without the need for extra CTs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ease of implementation meant that the company could simply plug in the PQube 3 and immediately resume monitoring their electric power quality. Crucially, PQube 3 seamlessly integrates with the PQView platform\u2014also owned and operated by Powerside\u2014preserving the customer\u2019s visibility into their fleetwide power analyzers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Results<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company now has an intelligent, class-A power quality analyzer fleet\u2014without the burden of starting from square one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With PQube 3, they can now monitor advanced power metrics including supraharmonics, high-frequency transients, current\/voltage disturbances, overloads and more, all with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"font-400\"><strong>High onboard memory<\/strong> for both islanded or networked deployments<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"font-400\"><strong>Flexible communication<\/strong> <strong>capabilities<\/strong>, including support for DNP3 and Modbus protocols<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"font-400\"><strong>Optional cloud connectivity<\/strong> via <a href=\"https:\/\/powerside.com\/products\/software-solutions\/qubescan-monitoring-software\/\">QubeScan<\/a>, Powerside\u2019s secure AWS-based monitoring platform<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Best of all, because Powerside operates both the PQube 3 devices and the PQView analytics platform, the customer now benefits from a <strong>fully integrated, single-vendor solution<\/strong>\u2014one that helps them maximize uptime, improve efficiency, extend equipment life and exert more control over their utility costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Updating your power analyzer fleet doesn\u2019t have to be a huge undertaking. 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