{"id":5863,"date":"2020-10-21T19:27:33","date_gmt":"2020-10-21T19:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/powerside.com\/?p=5863"},"modified":"2023-02-21T21:43:33","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T21:43:33","slug":"truewatts-is-monitoring-thailands-first-microgrid-site-with-pqube-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modomodostage.com\/_client\/PWS\/PWS101\/truewatts-is-monitoring-thailands-first-microgrid-site-with-pqube-3\/","title":{"rendered":"TrueWatts, is Monitoring Thailand\u2019s First Microgrid Site with PQube<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"482\" height=\"361\" data-src=\"https:\/\/modomodostage.com\/_client\/PWS\/PWS101\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/truewatts2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5867 size-full lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/modomodostage.com\/_client\/PWS\/PWS101\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/truewatts2.jpg 482w, https:\/\/modomodostage.com\/_client\/PWS\/PWS101\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/truewatts2-300x225.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 482px) 100vw, 482px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 482px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 482\/361;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"482\" height=\"361\" src=\"https:\/\/modomodostage.com\/_client\/PWS\/PWS101\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/truewatts2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5867 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modomodostage.com\/_client\/PWS\/PWS101\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/truewatts2.jpg 482w, https:\/\/modomodostage.com\/_client\/PWS\/PWS101\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/truewatts2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 482px) 100vw, 482px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"> Owned by the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA), the microgrid powers ~400 households with generation from hydroelectric, solar power and resources and also includes Li-Ion battery storage capacity to help with peak shaving, smooth switching, load shedding, islanding and other operations.&nbsp;  The Khun Pae microgrid is located in an extremely remote part of Chiangmai province, Thailand. To reach Khun Pae from Bangkok, the journey is almost 700 km or 9-hours drive.&nbsp; PEA also does not employ staff at the microgrid substation, so remote monitoring  is a key element of the project. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"> TrueWatts deployed a <a href=\"https:\/\/modomodostage.com\/_client\/PWS\/PWS101\/products\/power-quality-measurement-solutions\/pqube-3-power-analyzers\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"69\">PQube\u00ae 3<\/a> with a 3G\/4G cellular router to monitor the site.&nbsp; PQube 3 transmits threshold event reports and daily reports direct from device to email.&nbsp; The email presents either the daily report data or an event alert with waveform data &#8211; no additional software is required which makes the information incredibly easy to share and communicate.&nbsp; Everyone who receives the email has all the information they need on their laptop or smart phone. <\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"469\" height=\"222\" data-src=\"https:\/\/modomodostage.com\/_client\/PWS\/PWS101\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/truewatts3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5873 size-full lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/modomodostage.com\/_client\/PWS\/PWS101\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/truewatts3.jpg 469w, https:\/\/modomodostage.com\/_client\/PWS\/PWS101\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/truewatts3-300x142.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 469px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 469\/222;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"469\" height=\"222\" src=\"https:\/\/modomodostage.com\/_client\/PWS\/PWS101\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/truewatts3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5873 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modomodostage.com\/_client\/PWS\/PWS101\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/truewatts3.jpg 469w, https:\/\/modomodostage.com\/_client\/PWS\/PWS101\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/truewatts3-300x142.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Once connected with cellular 3G\/4G, PQube 3 data are also available via webserver, which provides trend data in csv, gif and PQDIF file formats (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/demo.pqube3.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">demo webserver<\/a>).&nbsp; These file formats are super easy to work with using commonly available software such as MS Excel.&nbsp;&nbsp; Additionally, a connected PQube 3 can deliver real-time measurements using Modbus, and a simple Modbus client software comes free with the PQube 3.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Using remote monitoring, Provincial Electricity Authority can better understand, adjust and optimize the microgrid in its different operating modes and under different climate conditions that affect generation.&nbsp; Persistent monitoring enables the utility to take actions that prevent and solve problems efficiently.&nbsp; If the utility does need to dispatch a worker to the site, they know what type of equipment to take with them to resolve the issue in one trip.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"502\" data-src=\"https:\/\/modomodostage.com\/_client\/PWS\/PWS101\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Successtory-1024x502.png\" alt=\"successs story\" class=\"wp-image-5880 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/modomodostage.com\/_client\/PWS\/PWS101\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Successtory-1024x502.png 1024w, https:\/\/modomodostage.com\/_client\/PWS\/PWS101\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Successtory-300x147.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/502;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"502\" src=\"https:\/\/modomodostage.com\/_client\/PWS\/PWS101\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Successtory-1024x502.png\" alt=\"successs story\" class=\"wp-image-5880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modomodostage.com\/_client\/PWS\/PWS101\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Successtory-1024x502.png 1024w, https:\/\/modomodostage.com\/_client\/PWS\/PWS101\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Successtory-300x147.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Owned by the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA), the microgrid powers ~400 households with generation from hydroelectric, solar power and resources and also includes Li-Ion battery storage capacity to help with peak shaving, smooth switching, load shedding, islanding and other operations.&nbsp; The Khun Pae microgrid is located in an extremely remote part of Chiangmai province, Thailand. <a href=\"https:\/\/modomodostage.com\/_client\/PWS\/PWS101\/truewatts-is-monitoring-thailands-first-microgrid-site-with-pqube-3\/\" class=\"more-link\">&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  TrueWatts, is Monitoring Thailand\u2019s First Microgrid Site with PQube&lt;sup&gt;\u00ae&lt;\/sup&gt; 3<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15592,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[130,113],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5863","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pqube-3-power-analyzers","category-utilities-der-microgrid"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/modomodostage.com\/_client\/PWS\/PWS101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5863","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/modomodostage.com\/_client\/PWS\/PWS101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/modomodostage.com\/_client\/PWS\/PWS101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/modomodostage.com\/_client\/PWS\/PWS101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/modomodostage.com\/_client\/PWS\/PWS101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5863"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/modomodostage.com\/_client\/PWS\/PWS101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5863\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15598,"href":"https:\/\/modomodostage.com\/_client\/PWS\/PWS101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5863\/revisions\/15598"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/modomodostage.com\/_client\/PWS\/PWS101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/modomodostage.com\/_client\/PWS\/PWS101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/modomodostage.com\/_client\/PWS\/PWS101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/modomodostage.com\/_client\/PWS\/PWS101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}