Monday, September 28, 2015 at 8:34AM Systems With Intelligence Inc. provides intelligent video solutions for the electric utility industry and other mission critical applications found in harsh and remote environments. Systems With Intelligence designs, manufactures, and integrates various best in class components to offer complete video solutions tailored specifically for the target application in the areas of physical security, asset monitoring, video automation and safety. Supplying substation and industrial hardened equipment coupled with sophisticated video management software that incorporates advanced video analytics technology, Systems With Intelligence’s video solution provides highly reliable operation in harsh environments to ensure that mission critical operations and assets are effectively protected and operating at peak efficiency.
Video monitoring is an important tool for regulatory compliance and implementing video has become a necessary security practice to meet these regulations. For example, the NERC physical security standard for electric utilities outlines a set of required controls to physically protect critical assets and the compliance specially calls out for physical access control and monitoring physical access. Video can be integrated with other physical security devices, such as access control, to provide a comprehensive physical security strategy for the utility or company.
Intelligent video monitoring systems that utilize thermal cameras enables automatic detection of temperature increases in substation equipment. Thermal signatures are analyzed and used as precursors to equipment failures. These intelligent systems incorporate sophisticated video analytics algorithms for smart detection of anomalies. “Thermal rules” can be implemented to trigger automated alarm and email notification of possible issues. With the cost of thermal camera coming down dramatically in recent years, automated thermal analysis has become more cost effective and its utilization has become a new and effective tool for substation automation and preventive maintenance functions
The SmartDVS™ is a powerful video server (incorporating advanced video analytics technology) that has been designed specifically for electric utilities and harsh environments. It is the first and only DVR in the market that meets electric utility specifications for electronics and communications hardware within a substation (including IEC61850-3, IEEE 1613, and C37.90), and does so without sacrificing video surveillance capabilities or performance.