Exhibitor Press Releases

With a focus on power quality, grid compliance and smarter use of existing network capacity, fortop Automation & Energy Control (fortop UK) will make its debut at Utility Week Live at the NEC Birmingham on 19–20 May, showing how distribution and transmission operators can improve power quality and capacity utilisation using proven monitoring and mitigation technologies.

On stand K34, fortop UK will present a live monitoring system featuring intuitive power monitoring software, energy meters, power quality analysers, current transformers and innovative fused voltage measuring taps. This set-up demonstrates how targeted measurement and analysis can reveal hidden capacity, reduce disturbances and support better investment decisions.

At the heart of the stand is fortop’s Perfect Power concept: a complete approach to measuring, monitoring and correcting power quality to increase network efficiency, free up capacity and reduce losses and stress on electrical infrastructure. By continuously monitoring key parameters, and then applying the right corrective measures, utilities can take more control of grid congestion, CO₂ reduction and supply reliability.

As part of this Perfect Power approach, fortop will highlight how active dynamic filters improve the quality of electrical energy and unlock more value from existing assets. These filters “clean up” voltage and current by eliminating harmonics, improving power factor and addressing flicker and unbalance – resulting in more stable processes, reduced downtime, lower maintenance costs and networks that comply with relevant standards and guidelines.

Alongside the live monitoring system, fortop will showcase applications including retrofit monitoring of primary substations, temporary power quality surveys and the use of hybrid mitigation solutions to address harmonics and other power quality issues. Together, these examples show how utilities can move from isolated measurements to a structured approach to power quality and grid performance, supporting more confident decisions about where and when to invest.

As part of a European power quality partner network, fortop can help mitigate power quality issues at both low-voltage and high-voltage levels, up to 33 kV. This combination of local expertise and international experience enables support from diagnostic measurements and system design through to commissioning and long-term optimisation.