For more than 30 years, Powercap Electric have provided exemplary service to our valued customers in the Electrical and Electronics industry. Throughout the years, we have supported the customers and the products as the sole exclusive agent working with the auspices of the Vizimax Group; a Canadian company with world-class expertise in substation automation and distribution automation, offers proven, innovative, and interoperable product lines that help Power Utilities, large consumers, IPPs, and high voltage specialists worldwide to overcome today’s and tomorrow’s challenges while improving the network’s stability and reliability.
When it comes to medium and high voltage electrical grids, SynchroTeq is recognized across the globe as the gold standard for inrush current limitation. This cutting edge technology, which includes patented switching methods, can transform circuit breakers into smart devices, maximizing grid quality uptime and keeping maintenance costs at all-time lows.
Medium Voltage
SynchroTeq MV
Built specifically for medium-voltage applications (up to 69kV), this cutting-edge solution enables simple and hassle-free monitoring and control for load switching operations such as capacitor banks, shunt reactors, power cables, and power transformers.
Key feature:
Performs circuit breaker closing and/or opening operations at the optimal moment
Takes a power transformers’ residual flux into account for seamless energizations
Works with 1-pole/single and 3‑pole/simultaneous operation switching apparatuses
Works with low-energy analog (LEA) sensors (resistive or dedicated capacitive voltage dividers)
Supports IEC 61850 MMS Server Ed.2 protocol
Benefits:
Ensures optimal mitigation of inrush currents, voltage dips, and switching transients
Improves the resilience, stability, and flexibility of medium-voltage electric systems
Increases facility uptime by reducing the need for scheduled maintenance shutdowns
Preserves and extends the lifespan of costly medium-voltage assets
Retrofits existing C/B with added controlled switching & monitoring functions
The Vizimax Controlled Switching Enclosure – STM045000 – is a ready-to-use controlled switching solution for indoor or outdoor MV switchgear or MV poles, with spring-loaded or electromagnetic mechanisms. This solution is applicable to power transformers, reactive and capacitive loads such as capacitor banks, filters, and power cables.
Key Features:
Performs circuit breaker closing and/or opening operations at the optimal moment
Minimizes integration efforts while connecting to the controlled apparatus via a simple terminal interface including an integrated bypass logic
Offers a risk-free option when refurbishing existing switchgear
Takes a power transformers’ residual flux into account for seamless energizations
Works with 1-pole/single and 3‑pole/simultaneous operation switching apparatuses
Works with low-energy analog (LEA) sensors (resistive or dedicated capacitive voltage dividers)
Supports IEC 61850 MMS Server Ed.2 protocol
Benefits:
Optimizes inrush currents, voltage dips and switching transients mitigation for various applications
Helps maximize the use of existing power infrastructures and equipment, limiting CAPEX
Anticipates failures and enables predictive maintenance strategies, optimizing OPEX
Improves the resilience, stability, and flexibility of medium-voltage electric systems
Retrofits existing C/B with added controlled switching & monitoring functions
The Vizimax Transformer Flux Conditioning Enclosure – STM046000 – is a ready-to-use controlled switching solution for indoor or outdoor MV switchgear or circuit breakers, with spring-loaded or electromagnetic mechanisms. This solution offers a specific flux conditioning function that aims to minimize inrush current when energizing a power transformer with a 3-pole simultaneous (gang operated) switchgear.
Key Features:
Installs in wind turbine generators, PV solar inverter skids, and containers, or in BESS units
Works with all standard step-up transformers for power generation: no need for special transformer designs
Controls standard MV switchgear and circuit breakers with 3-pole simultaneous operation (gang operated)
Works with low-energy analog (LEA) sensors (resistive or dedicated capacitive voltage dividers)
Supports IEC 61850 MMS Server Ed.2 protocol
Integrates a bypass circuit
Benefits:
Achieves transformer energization currents below 1PU at all times
Allows for a seamless connection of renewables to medium voltage networks
Eliminates unwanted impacts of grid connections and reconnections (limit voltage dip and voltage sag)
Avoids the need for comprehensive grid connection studies and impact assessments
The SynchroTeq Plus is the most advanced inrush current limiter on the market for controlling high voltage circuit breakers. Its smart technology mitigates harmful transients by switching at the optimal moment, rendering electrical grids more stable and providing critical asset protection.
Key Features:
Offers a manufacturer-agnostic approach applicable to any type of new or existing circuit breaker
Takes into account residual flux for optimal transformer switching
Supports CB and a half scheme, energizing two load circuits from double bus bar
Optimizes all applications including capacitor banks, filters, shunt reactors, power transformers, transmission lines, and cables
Provides electrical wear monitoring with i2t calculation
Support IEC 61850 MMS Server Ed.2 protocol
Store up to 2000 events and waveforms for operational analysis
Benefits:
Optimizes inrush currents and mitigates voltage dips or all types of applications
Preserves and extends the lifespan of costly assets
Retrofits existing C/B with added controlled switching & monitoring functions
Minimizes capital investment by adapting to current infrastructure
The SynchroTeq Lite is a compact inrush current limiter specifically designed for high voltage spring-type circuit breakers. Its smart technology mitigates harmful transients by switching at the optimal moment, rendering electrical grids more stable and providing critical asset protection.
Key Features:
Offers a manufacturer-agnostic approach applicable to any type of new or existing circuit breaker
Applies to all fixed setting/angle applications including capacitor banks, filters, shunt reactors, and power transformers
Provides electrical wear monitoring with i2t calculation
Supports IEC 61850 MMS Server Ed.2 protocol
Benefits:
Improves the resilience, stability, and flexibility of electrical grids
Preserves and extends the lifespan of costly assets
Retrofits existing C/B with added controlled switching & monitoring functions
Minimizes capital investment by adapting to current infrastructure
Anticipates failures and enables predictive maintenance strategies, optimizing OPEX
