by Shane Henson — August 15, 2011—Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, recently announced the introduction of PowerPact with Micrologic Molded Case Circuit Breakers. The circuit breakers are designed to strengthen energy management and control capabilities throughout an electrical distribution system. With this offering, the latest technological advances in power monitoring, performance and quality are now available across the entire product line of PowerPact Molded Case Circuit Breakers from 15A to 3000A.
According to Schneider Electric, utilizing PowerPact with Micrologic Molded Case Circuit Breakers, facilities managers and other professionals concerned with energy management can optimize energy costs by accessing energy load profiles at each point in the electrical distribution system, revealing extra capacity or fully loaded circuits, and simplifying their facilities planning activity. This information is available at the circuit breaker or via a Web browser utilizing Schneider Electric’s PowerLogic ION Enterprise Software.
PowerPact with Micrologic easily ties into Schneider Electric’s PowerLogic ION Enterprise Software, EGX Gateway software, PowerLogic SCADA, or other system management programs providing users with a layer of energy intelligence by collecting and storing data from key distribution points across an electrical network. As a result, facilities managers can monitor several factories or switchboards easily with the Web browser from their computer and create reports on quality analysis, data trending and other findings.
Organizations can also use this information to tap into demand response programs and avoid peak usage penalties from utilities by balancing and shifting loads. In addition to energy monitoring capabilities, Schneider Electric’s PowerPact with Micrologic Molded Case Circuit Breakers have built-in maintenance indicators providing a quick view of protection status, contact wear status, and tripping status resulting in decreased troubleshooting time and providing the necessary information to enhance their preventative maintenance program.
