Unipower

Highlights

Your Power Quality Partner

UNIPOWER AB
Copyright: Unipower AB

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 UNIPOWER offers a wide range of
products for Power Quality
measurements and smart grid systems.
Power Quality is today of outmost
concern for all countries competing about
global investments

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Summary
• Unipower offers a wide range of products for power quality measurements and smart grid solutions. The product line covers a full
Company range from traditional portable PQ analysers to fully integrated, automated Power Quality Management systems.
description • All Unipower products are developed and manufactured in Sweden.
• The core business is built around a sophisticated patented software with corresponding measure units/analyzers that can be either
permanent mount or portable.
• 1984, ABB Kabeldon developed the first PQ meters, DIP series, portable instrument.
• 1991, ABB AB, Kabeldon divested the PQ product line, Unipower AB was founded and continued the development.
• 2001, Unipower release PQ Secure, complete online monitoring and management system of power quality.
• 2006, Unipower introduce fully automatic alarm functions to phones, emails etc.
History in Brief
• 2009, Unipower release a rack mounted version, UP-2210R and PQ Cloud – a cloud based PQ Service
• 2013, Unipower release Unilyzer 900, a handheld portable Class A analyser
• 2017, Unipower launch PQ Control, advanced relay function for automatic trig functions of PQ parameters.
• 2018, Unipower instrument include base sampling at 5000 s/c, highest performance available on market

• Unipower has customers all over the world. The lion part of Unipower’s sales goes through resellers that accounts for 70 % of
revenues. The remaining 30 % are own sales towards end customers.
Customers
• There are two main customer types: i) Transmission/distribution companies, ii) Industries sensitive towards disturbances, typically
process industry, pulp & paper, mining etc.

• Increased energy efficiency of electrical devices and systems is making a robust case for the adoption of power quality T&M
equipment and stronger energy efficiency policies.
• The power quality meter market is projected grow from an estimated EUR 772.5 million in 2016 to EUR 1,112.0 million by 2021,
The Market growing at a CAGR of 7.5 % during the forecast period.
• Unipower is active in the Class A segment. Increased awareness of the technology and quality assurance instruments will make
this segment grow to 30-40 % of the total market in 2021.
• The economic impact for EU industry of poor power quality add up to EUR >150bn annually.

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Location
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION

Alingsås

The company was founded in 1990

Headquarter in Alingsås, Sweden

Nearest airport is Landvetter airport (GOT), 40 min by car

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The Company
• Unipower AB offers products and smart grid information systems for Power Quality assessment, reducing unnecessary energy
losses and network disturbances. Originating from a Swedish ABB company in the middle 80's, Unipower has developed a
competitive edge within the field of Power Quality.
• Product line reach from traditional portable PQ analyzers to fully integrated and automated Power Quality Management systems
The Company for continuous supervision of the energy supply according to national and international norms.
• The core business is built around a sophisticated software with corresponding measure units/analyzers that can be either
permanent mount or portable. Today all products are only sold under the Unipower brand.
• The company holds a patent for their software relating to an algorithm and method.

• The software - PQ Secure Power Quality Management System - provides the ultimate norm-compliant (IEC 61000-4-30 Class A)
solution for comprehensive and user-friendly continuous remote access to all power quality parameters.
The software • PQ Secure is the key tool used by utilities in many countries for the management of Power Quality in their networks. Moreover, in
addition to norm-compliant monitoring of the quality of the power supplied to the customers, PQ Secure can also diagnose
potential problems within an end user’s own installation.

Rental – A current service that can be further

6% developed. It is used by consultants who are
1% 8% reluctant to make investments, instead they rather
take a rental expense as a direct cost in the project.
PQ Management system Cloud Services – Unipower’s subscription service.
13% PQ Portables Instead of the customer purchases a server and
system software they pay a monthly fee for the
Segment Rental function.
breakdown 2017 Cloud Services
Training – Unipower is offering training around their
Training products, especially as a supplement to instrument
72% sales.

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Highlights PQ SECURE is a system to grow with,
it is totally flexible when it comes to the
number of measuring devices
connected to the system. The strength
of the system and the control the
customer gain over disturbances in the
network is growing as the customer
increase the number of nodes
surveilled.

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PQ Secure – Power Quality management system
• The PQ Secure Power Quality Management System provides the ultimate norm-compliant (IEC 61000-4-30 Class A) solution for
The PQ Secure comprehensive and user-friendly continuous remote access to all power quality parameters.
system for • PQ Secure is a system to grow with, it is totally flexible when it comes to the number of measuring devices connected to the
monitoring of system. The strength of the system and the control the customer gain over disturbances in the network is growing as the customer
power quality and increase the number of nodes surveilled.
disturbances in the • PQ Secure lets the customer monitor their power quality continuously and gives them a complete picture of the status in the power
power network is network, logging all critical parameters for later evaluation and problem solving and automatically transferring all data from site to
top of the line in the the head office database. All measurements are easily compared and analyzed in accordance with existing international power
market quality standards. By giving the customer a complete track record of their power network status, PQ Secure is an effective tool for
rapid improvement of the power quality.

• Power quality monitoring • Works simultaneously

• Transient monitoring • Automatic analysis
Main functions:
• Load monitoring • Automatic generation of reports
• Station control

The system 1 Measuring devices

consists of the
2 The PQ Secure software package
following three
main parts: 3 Communication options

1 • Measuring devices is e.g. the UP-2210 Power Quality Monitor, an IEC 61000-4-30 Class A reference instrument, which are
permanently installed at site and continuously measure all power quality parameters in the network, automatically detecting all PQ
problems.
• The advanced Digital Signal Processing within the UP-2210, combined with the Adaptive PLL (Phase Locked Loop), gives a
Measuring devices measurement accuracy that is unrivalled.
• It is also possible to integrate portable Unilyzer 902 and Unilyzer 900/900c analyzers into the PQ Secure system. This will enable
the user to measure at more network sites, thus giving an improved and even more complete view of the power quality in the
network.

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PQ Secure – Power Quality management system
2 • The PQ Secure software package is a powerful and effective tool for presenting and analyzing the PQ status and pinpointing
occurred PQ phenomena. The software is an extremely powerful management platform based on an open SQL database,
offering scheduling functions and event viewing in addition to analysis and norm evaluation capability. The PQ Secure software
package includes these main modules:

1) PQ Online: software that is used for remote configuration of individual measuring devices directly from head office. It is also
used for real-time analysis and manual download of measurement data.
2) PQ Schedule: software that manages the automatic communication between measuring devices and the database. It polls the
The PQ Secure
meters following a user-defined schedule and stores the measure data in the open SQL database.
software package
3) PQ Secure: software that includes:
a) System administration tools; meter information, grouping of meters, user administration, alarm settings, limit settings
etc.
b) Event list, provides extensive information about all events registered in the system and measuring devices.
c) Powerful graphical analysis tool, lets the user do in-depth analysis of all the power quality parameters.
d) Report generator, lets the user generate reports according to international and national norms, such as EN 50160, IEC
61000-2-2, IEC 61000-2-12 etc. Unipower can also design customized reports for use with PQ Secure’s report
generator.

3 • There are several alternatives for communication between measuring devices and the head office database. Measuring devices
can be equipped with RS-232, RS-485, built-in modems and Ethernet ports.
Communication • This means that communication is possible using a range of media, such as standard telephone modems, signal cables, GPRS,
options GSM modems, local computer networks etc. Different measuring devices can use different communication options within the same
system, creating a highly flexible communication solution.
• The UP-2210 also supports Modbus communication via a Floating point register.

• For the portable instruments (the 900 series) there is also a manual PQ Secure system called “Light”. In this system the
PQ Secure light
automation and database are not included. Instead the user works with measurement files and makes analyzes manually.

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Unipower provide big data solutions
• One of Unipower’s success factors is that the
company combines crucial competence of five PQ Meter
important areas; PQ Meter, Analysis software,
database, data compression and
communication.

• The aim of data compression is to reduce

Data compression redundancy in stored or communicated data,
is crucial thus increasing effective data density. Data
compression has important application in the
areas of file storage and distributed systems. Data compression
• In 2015 a customer test was conducted which
showed that Unipower by far had the most
effective data compression technique of the Database Analysis software
ones measured.

Volume measurement against Volume measurement against

Analysed product Analysed product
the database [MB] the database [MB]

1 Fluke 1760 88.4 8 PQ Box 200 70.1

Result from a 2 Nexus 1500 422 9 ION7650 ---
European customer 3 UP-2210 1.15 10 PQM-703 108
test in 2015
4 DEWE-3020 1150* 11 Pqube 24.7
5 iSTAT M355 5.92 12 G4500 44.5
6 SO-52v11-eME 126 13 MI 2892 430
7 SIMEAS Q80 1040 14 Mavowatt 270 171

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Highlights Unipower Power Quality Meters:
• High accuracy - Meets the requirements
in PQ norm IEC 61000-4-30 Class A
• Advanced data compression – data
available up to 20 yrs
• Available in different formats: Wall-mount,
19” rack, IP65 portables
• Strong communication solutions:
Ethernet, RS232, RS485, Modem
communication, GPRS etc.

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Products: UP-2210
• The UP-2210 unit works as an advanced power quality meter and at the same time as a fault recorder. All of the power quality
The UP-2210 unit is parameters can be analyzed in accordance with voltage quality standards such as the EN 50160 or national regulations such as
an advanced Power the Swedish EIFS. The UP-2210 unit captures both steady state disturbances (harmonics, flicker etc.) as well as rapid voltage
Quality meter changes (sag/swell events and fast transients). The nodes in the PQ Secure system consist of UP-2210 meters.

• Norm-compliant, IEC 61000-4-30 Class A • Fault Recorder

Advanced 3-phase • Power Quality Monitoring • Slowscan
Power Quality and • Transient Monitoring • Fully Simultaneous Operation
Transient Monitor • Demand Monitoring • PQ Secure Information System

• The UP-2210 Power Quality Monitor is an IED - Intelligent Electronic

Device - designed for permanent installation in any 50 / 60 Hz system. All
voltage and current channels are differential, allowing the UP-2210 to be
installed regardless of system configuration.
• The unit has 4 voltages and 4 current channels which may either be Measure unit UP-2210
The UP-2210 is a connected directly or using PTs and CTs as required.
full-featured, norm- • The heart of the UP-2210 is a 32-bit digital signal processor (DSP)
compliant power enabling all channels to be simultaneously monitored, thereby providing
quality monitor the most advanced features available anywhere. The unit is designed to be
capable of fitted inside a switchboard or other equipment and to communicate to a
detecting any conveniently located computer.
disturbances • Several units may be networked to a single computer, thus providing
encountered in a centralized monitoring to locations both local or distributed on a global
network. basis.
• The standard unit is fitted with one RS-485, two RS-232 communication
ports and one USB port. Other options available include internal modem,
external GSM modem, ISDN modem and Ethernet. The UP-2210 can also
be fitted with digital inputs and digital outputs. Measure unit UP-2210R

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Products: Unilyzer 900
• Unilyzer 900 is small, compact and rugged to fit in electrical cabinets and harsh environments all over the world. The innovative
Unilyzer 900 is design includes integrated Wi-Fi and a free app available at Google Play for real time monitoring and remote download.
small, compact and • Climbing up the pole or entering a danger zone is no longer required to read data, the customer can just connect with their
rugged Windows tablet or Android smartphone/tablet while still in their car. Ease of use and safety cannot be higher.
• The instrument is light weight - only 700g and fits in a person’s hand.

APPLICATIONS FEATURES
• Unilyzer 900 is designed for electric power • Its small size together with the IP65 protection and
distribution companies to investigate ruggedness makes Unilyzer 900 an ideal tool for
customer complaints but it can be used by all field measurements. It has no moving parts and
anyone wanting to troubleshoot problems has been tested in real, tough environments.
or to do optimizations in the power
network. Areas of application are: • The instrument complies with IEC 61000-4-30
Class A for Power Quality measurements, which
• Customer complaints guarantees highest reliability in every advice and
• Power Quality troubleshooting conclusion.
• Delivery point norm compliance
• Grid Code measurements • Its standard memory allows data to be stored for 3
• Energy savings months. In case of a power failure it has an
• Load analysis internal battery backup keeping the instrument
• Fault and transient recording going.
• Quality of supply

INTEGRATED WIFI EVALUATION AND ANALYSIS

• The customer can just load a pre-defined • The powerful evaluation software PQ Secure is
setting and is then up and running included. The Unilyzer 900 can be integrated into a
immediately. The display gives them valuable full size PQ Secure PQ Management System allowing
information, and it simultaneously allows full automatic PQ administration and analysis.
them to modify settings.

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Development & Suppliers
Unipower works
with development ACT PLAN
Development
according to the
through continuous
PDCA model:
improvements CHECK DO

• Unipower conducts their own product development. Existing products are developed further
and new products are developed from scratch. In the development stage the company works
Development closely with Br. Voss Ingenjörsfirma AB; that offers a complete range of services within product
development in respect of electronics and software. Their services extend from consultancy to
acting as a complete supplier of electronic products.

• The production is outsourced to Alltronic, also based in Alingsås. Alltronic produces

customized electronic products; from prototype / pilot series to series production of circuit
Production boards and finished products (box building).

• Unipower then hold their own finished goods storage before those products are sent to
Finished goods customers.

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Highlights • WORLD CLASS Power Quality
Management system, scalable from
few instruments up to +50.000
measure points
• Cloud solution – data can be
accessed from anywhere
• Powerful graphical analysis
• Built-in alarms for early-warnings –
find problems before they occur
• Automated analysis and reporting
tools in accordance with local grid
codes

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The market
• The market Unipower is active in is increasing for two reasons:
The market is • First – the increasing use of non-linear loads are causing more and more disturbances in the electrical grid at the same
increasing for two time as equipment installed becomes increasingly sensitive.
main reasons • Secondly there is a global trend towards implementation of national grid codes requiring transmission and distribution
companies to measure Power Quality to assure the quality of their network.

• Unipower’s technical position is very strong. Unipower is the only company on the market that is strong on all five core
competences necessary for an efficient Power Quality Management System – see scheme on p13.
Unipower’s • By combining high-performance and norm compliant hardware with an analysis software that can be tailor made towards national
grid codes and an extremely efficient database structure that is also manageable as a cloud service
technical position
• Unipower have a unique technical position. Efficient memory compression technique together with communication flexibility makes
is very strong the technical package complete.

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Within Unipower’s network of
Highlights
distributors and partners their products
are now present in 80 countries
worldwide. With more than 3 000
installations Unipower equipment and
systems make a significant contribution
to higher grid system efficiency and
reduced energy losses

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Customer types
• Unipower has customers all over the world. In Sweden and Southern and Central Africa the company works directly towards end
customers. This segment represent around 30 % of sales.
• The remaining part of Unipower’s sales goes through resellers that accounts for 70 % of sales. Unipower visits these resellers
Unipower has locally but also holds meetings in Sweden where the resellers are invited.
customers all over • Unipower have a frame agreement set up with Vattenfall, the largest Swedish customer. Vattenfall has been a customer since
the world 2001. For other markets business contracts are set up with distributors.
• There are two main customer types:
• Transmission/distribution companies
• Industries sensitive towards disturbances. Typically process industry, pulp & paper, mining etc.

Examples of
customers

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From quotation to delivery
Assembly / Test measurement / Documentation Shipped to
Quotation Sales order Delivery Invoice
production Calibration FAQ customer

2 weeks – 6 months
2 – 3 weeks

• Unipower has a quality manual that together with their policy on order handling makes the internal processing very effective.
• Once a company has become a customer they almost always stay on as customers and complements on an ongoing basis or
When the customer
replaces old instruments.
selects their • When the customer selects their supplier they also selects a system solution. Therefore, the most common procedure is
supplier they also that the customer extends the existing system.
selects a system • For the portable instruments it is a major advantage they can be integrated into the same system as the permanent ones.
solution

• Portable: Unipower offers a yearly subscription.

• Mounted: Unipower offers a service contract that includes the software cost remote support.
Service agreements

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Customer – Case: Mining

SVC installation in Mining Industry saved EUR 5 million per year

• The mine could only use 2 of 6 elevators at the

same time because of high starting currents caused
by bad PF.
• To increase production an SVC from ABB was
installed. ROI was <1 year
• Unipower equipment provided necessary
information for the design of the SVC and it could
also verify that the solution had reached it targets
• Unipower are continuously monitoring the
installation and will alert when service is needed
• Savings were estimated EUR 5 million per year

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Customer – Case: Power grid

Lidkoping estimates savings of 30-50 kEUR annually on the preventive actions alone

• In spring 2009 there were

several faults causing the
protective relays to trip
• As an example summer 2009
PQ Secure indicated an
emerging earth-fault at one
location. Personnel were sent
to site and at inspection a
broken isolator was found and
repair work could be done at
once.
• Repair work is done daytime,
regular hours and unplanned
outages are avoided.

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Organization

CEO
Peter Andersson

ADMIN, FINANCE & HR

Margareta Carlsson QUALITY
Organizational Carola Larsson Anders Johansson
chart

TECH MANAGER MARKET DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTION SERVICE

Johan Adolfsson Peter Andersson Jonny Carlsson Poa Andersson Terje Thörnqvist

• Software development
• Hardware development
• Training and Supervision
• Technical Support

A slim organization • Unipower has a very skilled and

with clear roles competent workforce.

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Contact
Sales Support

Peter Andersson Mats Rutgersson Support

Europe Sweden T: +46 322 638 020
T: +46 322 670 381 T: +46 322 670 384 support@unipower.se
M: +46 707 553 245 M: +46 709 160 527
Peter.S.Andersson@unipower.se Mats.Rutgersson@unipower.se
Visit

Russom Kebedom Johan Brodén Visit: Post:

MEA Europe, India Metallgatan 4C Box 411
T: +46 322 638 020 T: +46 322 670 396 SE-441 32 Alingsås SE-441 28 Alingsås
M: +971 565 623 633 M: +46 707 139188 SWEDEN SWEDEN
Russom.Kebedom@unipower.se Johan.Broden@unipower.se
Web / Tel
Walther Plette Anders Larsson www.unipower.se
Germany Asia
T: +46 322 638 020 T: +46 322 670 396 T: +46 322 638 020
Walther.Plette@unipower.se M: +46 706 836 448
Anders.Larsson@unipower.se

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