Zaphiro and SmartGRID Technologies Announce Partnership to Revolutionize Australia’s Smart Grid Infrastructure

Zaphiro and SmartGRID Technologies Announce Partnership to Revolutionize Australia’s Smart Grid Infrastructure

Lausanne, Switzerland, and, Melbourne, Australia, May 6, 2024 – Zaphiro Technologies SA is thrilled to announce a partnership with SmartGRID Technologies & Power Quality Solutions Pty Ltd. This alliance marks a pivotal advancement in smart grid solutions, aiming to guide Australia into a new era of real-time synchronized grid monitoring and automation with improved asset management, fault analysis, and wildfire prevention.


Zaphiro Technologies: Dynamic. Smart. Grid. We make your asset management easy.


Zaphiro is a pioneering Swiss deep tech company specializing in smart grid solutions and stands at the vanguard of grid monitoring and automation, offering cutting-edge software solutions integrated with proprietary or third-party hardware to optimize energy distribution and management.


Zaphiro’s flagship offering, the SynchroGuard software suite, integrated with the high-precision SynchroSense measurement units, embodies the zenith of real-time grid monitoring, fault location, and automatic integration into SCADA or DMS. By harnessing the high precision capabilities of Phasor Measurement Units (PMUs), SynchroGuard delivers unparalleled grid insights and operational efficiency, significantly reducing both capital and operational expenditures for energy players.


“This partnership with SmartGRID Technologies represents Zaphiro's commitment to serving the Australian market, either public or private grids, utilities, infrastructure, or industrial customers, from a domestic perspective. Therefore, we will be able to support all our customers locally and efficiently with high-quality service while relentlessly improving their daily asset management.”

Frédéric Tréfois, CEO, Zaphiro.

SmartGRID Technologies: Energizing Australia's Smart Grid and Renewable Future


SmartGRID Technologies is an Australian enterprise with more than 15 years of experience in the Australian energy sector. Specializing in power quality and synchrophasor solutions, SmartGRID Technologies offers innovative end-to-end solutions from globally recognized brands to improve the efficiency, stability, and reliability of the power system. This partnership extends to SmartGRID Technologies’ affiliate company, Supreme Technology & Energy Solutions Australia Pty Ltd.


“Together with Zaphiro, the future of realizing the smart grid in Australia looks brighter than ever. This collaboration signifies a monumental step toward enhancing Australia’s power system through real-time grid monitoring and automation and reinforces the push toward sustainable and resilient energy systems. Our mutual commitment is to help energy players overcome the challenges faced by Australia’s rapid renewable transition.”

Manoj Anguswamy, Founder & CEO SmartGRID Technologies, CTO, Supreme Technology.


“By introducing Zaphiro's advanced technology into the Australian market, our partnership is set to minimize power outages, prevent wildfires, streamline the integration of renewables, and improve real-time situational awareness through accurate capture of power system dynamics in a renewable-rich grid. In doing so, it paves the way for a safer, more efficient, and resilient Australian power network.”

Angus Sankaran, Technical Director, SmartGRID Technologies, Founder & CEO, Supreme Technology.


Contact Details
SmartGRID Technologies & Power Quality Solutions Pty Ltd
Email: info@smartgridtechnologies.com.au
Website: https://smartgridtechnologies.com.au/

 

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SynchroGuard - Real-Time Grid Monitoring & Automation Software

Zaphiro Technologies complete end-to-end PMU based solutions for real-time grid monitoring, state-estimation, fault localization, and automation.

SynchroSense - Zaphiro Technologies

SynchroSense by Zaphiro Technologies is a Phasor Measurement Unit (PMU) that is a cost-effective grid monitoring device providing high-speed and time-synchronized measurements of voltages and currents. Thanks to our patented technology, SynchroSense is 10x faster to install than traditional solutions and non-invasive.

SynchroSense embeds into a single measurement equipment multiple measurement functionality:

  • Phasor Measurement Unit (PMU), based on a patented technology allowing extremely accurate synchrophasor measurement under a multitude of operating conditions.
  • Digital fault recorder (DFR), to capture fast transient events.
  • Power quality (PQ), to monitor the main power quality KPIs.

SynchroSense can be used standalone or with Zaphiro's SynchroGuard Software Platform.

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