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Climatronics - Load Forecasting Weather Station
The weather has a major impact on electric utilities and their requirements for electric power generation. Utilities base their daily generation on a load forecast of power demand in the regions they serve. A load forecast predicts the power demand based on the time of day, season, and weather. The load demand is most sensitive to ambient temperatures followed by dew point temperatures, cloud amounts, precipitation, and winds.
Electric generation companies are no longer regulated by state utility commissions, and are trying to lower their generation costs by increasing operating efficiencies and system reliability. By knowing the weather in their service territories with greater accuracy and geographic resolution, electric generators will be able to use these data to optimize their generation mix and manpower requirements.
Climatronics’ Load Forecasting Weather Station is designed to provide the electric generation company with all the data they need about the weather. The system uses reliable and accurate sensors to measure the weather variables of interest. The sensors are connected to the Universal Interface Module (UIM), which is housed in a weatherproof enclosure. The UIM supplies excitation signals to the sensors and converts the sensor output signals to proportional linear voltages which are then converted to isolated 4-20 mA current loop signals.
- Complete Integrated System
- Reliable, Proven Sensors
- Current Loop Output to DCS
- Optional MODBUS protocol
- Low Power CMOS Design
