Universal GridEdge Analyzer (UGA)
Category: Analytical/Test
Developers: University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Product Description:Universal GridEdge Analyzer is a compact, plug-and-play grid-edge sensor that uses GPS-synchronized timing to sample waveforms at 36 kHz across diverse power grid scenarios. Delivering high-resolution, rapid processing for situational awareness, it streams real-time data—enabling live monitoring, event signatures and smarter decision-making for utilities, federal agencies and operators. The integration of inverter-based resources at the grid edge has increased severe events on distribution networks—such as inverter faults, harmonic distortions, and rapid load fluctuations—which traditional monitoring tools cannot fully capture. Universal GridEdge Analyzer, on the market since 2024, is a plug-and-play, grid-edge sensor platform delivering GPS-synchronized, high-resolution synchro-waveform data. It captures voltage and current waveforms at 36 kHz and computes synchrophasors at 2.4 kHz in previously unmonitored locations (behind-the-meter inverters, microgrids and data center). UGA supports real-time event signature detection, adaptive compression and integrated cybersecurity, streaming time-aligned data to centralized servers for immediate analysis. Utilities and researchers deploy UGA for distribution-level situational awareness, event localization, and post-event forensics. UGA enables visibility into distribution-grid dynamics. For example, it provides instant harmonic and oscillation alerts to fine-tune inverter performance and helps microgrid operators detect islanding oscillations before destabilization.
Developers: University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Product Description:Universal GridEdge Analyzer is a compact, plug-and-play grid-edge sensor that uses GPS-synchronized timing to sample waveforms at 36 kHz across diverse power grid scenarios. Delivering high-resolution, rapid processing for situational awareness, it streams real-time data—enabling live monitoring, event signatures and smarter decision-making for utilities, federal agencies and operators. The integration of inverter-based resources at the grid edge has increased severe events on distribution networks—such as inverter faults, harmonic distortions, and rapid load fluctuations—which traditional monitoring tools cannot fully capture. Universal GridEdge Analyzer, on the market since 2024, is a plug-and-play, grid-edge sensor platform delivering GPS-synchronized, high-resolution synchro-waveform data. It captures voltage and current waveforms at 36 kHz and computes synchrophasors at 2.4 kHz in previously unmonitored locations (behind-the-meter inverters, microgrids and data center). UGA supports real-time event signature detection, adaptive compression and integrated cybersecurity, streaming time-aligned data to centralized servers for immediate analysis. Utilities and researchers deploy UGA for distribution-level situational awareness, event localization, and post-event forensics. UGA enables visibility into distribution-grid dynamics. For example, it provides instant harmonic and oscillation alerts to fine-tune inverter performance and helps microgrid operators detect islanding oscillations before destabilization.
