As power systems become increasingly dynamic with distributed energy resources, bidirectional power flow and increasing power quality demands, access to real-time system data has become more critical than ever. To help customers meet these evolving challenges, G&W Electric (www.gwelectric.com), a global leader in innovative power grid solutions, today introduced the Accusense™ sensor portfolio, built on precision, accuracy, and real-world validation.

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A key differentiator of the Accusense portfolio is G&W Electric’s approach to sensor validation. Through accelerated environmental testing that simulates decades of field performance under real-world operating conditions, G&W Electric validates long-term sensor performance, giving customers greater confidence in deploying sensing technologies across modern distribution systems. The testing program was developed to address one of the industry’s biggest barriers to sensor adoption by demonstrating long-term performance under real-world conditions.

The new Accusense portfolio simplifies sensor selection while reinforcing the core attributes shared across every solution: high-precision measurement, accurate real-time data and application flexibility across monitoring, protection, measurement, and power quality. The portfolio includes sensors for recloser, switchgear and third-party platform applications, providing a consistent sensing platform across a wide range of distribution system needs.

“The quality of the decisions grid operators make depends on the quality of the data they receive,” said John Mueller, chairman and owner of G&W Electric. “The Accusense portfolio reflects our commitment to delivering precise, reliable sensing technologies that customers can trust, backed by a validation approach designed to mirror real-world operating conditions.”

The Accusense portfolio combines G&W Electric’s patented sensing technologies with active sensor designs that require no correction factors or calibration, delivering high-precision current and voltage measurement in a compact footprint. Across the portfolio, sensors support protection and fault location to power quality monitoring and harmonics measurement, expanding the role of sensing beyond traditional measurement.

“Customers are relying on sensor data to make increasingly important operational decisions, so they need confidence that the data will remain accurate throughout the life of the sensor,” said David Carera, global product line director, sensors, G&W Electric. “Our testing and validation approach is designed to reflect real-world operating conditions, helping demonstrate long-term performance before the sensor is ever deployed in the field.”

To learn more about Accusense, visit: https://www.gwelectric.com/high-accuracy-sensors/.

About G&W Electric

G&W Electric is a leading provider of innovative power grid solutions that help utilities and grid operators protect, automate, and strengthen the electric grid. Our portfolio spans load and fault interrupting switches; reclosers; sensors; system protection equipment; power grid automation; cable accessories; and solutions for intelligent fault location, prediction, prevention and analytics. G&W Electric is headquartered in Bolingbrook, Illinois, with production facilities in the United States, Canada, Italy, Finland, China, and Mexico — delivering on our purpose to keep the lights on and the data flowing since 1905. For more information, visit www.gwelectric.com. Follow G&W Electric on X @GW_Electric and LinkedIn.

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