Summit Technology, a specialist in the design, manufacture, sale, and rental of the PowerSight brand of electric power analysers, accessories, software, and related services, has released its new PowerSight Remote Monitoring service, a remote monitoring solution for portable power analysers
The solution combines PowerSight analysers, the PowerSight G2000 Remote Monitoring Gateway, and PS-Cloud software to provide continuous, real-time visibility and control of power studies from any location, as well as remote download of monitoring data files for automated reporting and Alarms and Alerts to maximise the likelihood of a successful study.
The solution’s cloud-based PS-Cloud platform enables always-on data access, control, and alarm notification anywhere cellular service is available. As the system uses cellular connectivity instead of relying on a site’s LAN, users can avoid IT coordination, deploy faster, and eliminate the need for site visits to confirm operation or retrieve preliminary data during a study. Users can access PS-Cloud from any internet-connected computer or phone to receive alarms, upload data files, and monitor live measurements from anywhere, improving responsiveness without unnecessary travel.
Additionally, PC-Cloud centralises device and alert management across multiple analysers and projects, simplifying oversight for large-scale monitoring programs.
The architecture includes the new PowerSight G2000 Remote Monitoring Gateway, which connects to PowerSight analysers via a 24/7 Bluetooth link to ensure measurement and status data remain available for remote viewing and control. The design lets analysers remain safely locked inside electrical panels while the G2000 sits outside the panel in the best location for reliable cellular access. Separating the gateway from the analyser enables PowerSight to address the limitations of systems that place cellular capability with the analyser itself, where reception and safety can be compromised.
The G2000 determines the best cellular network available at the site and can connect to up to 10 PowerSight analysers, supporting efficient installation and teardown with less on-site clutter. The architecture provides a continuous, real-time view of analyser status, system operation, and study progress, helping to identify issues and address them during the study. This capability is important because invalid studies can be costly and often cannot be repeated due to site and operational constraints.
The Remote Monitoring solution also unlocks remote data upload from PowerSight analysers into PS-Cloud for cloud backup and protection against loss caused by local hardware failure or accidents. From PS-Cloud, users can remotely download data files into PowerSight PSM-A software for analysis and report generation, accelerating turnaround on deliverables and reducing travel and physical site-access coordination. Teams can remotely generate reports at any time, supporting recurring customer reporting and reducing the manual effort needed to create a report.
To safeguard study integrity around the clock, PowerSight developed Alarm and Alerting capabilities into Remote Monitoring. Communications alarms report when connectivity has stopped beyond user-set intervals, while operational alarms indicate events such as monitoring starting or stopping or an analyser operating on backup battery. Planned power quality alarms notify users when events such as voltage swells, sags, transients, or excessive current inrush occur so action can be taken.
PS-Cloud enables users to assign each alarm type a severity of High, Medium, Low, or Not Active, with default values already set. Users can configure how they receive notifications for each alarm level, including email, text, or phone alerts, making it easier to route urgent issues to the right people at the right time. Additionally, PS-Cloud supports a Primary User who can create and manage an unlimited number of users in a Customer Domain and override user settings when required.
For added support, an Admin level allows Summit Technology technical support personnel to access the same equipment and settings available to subscribing users in their Customer Domain. Users monitoring equipment at their own clients’ sites can create Client Domains, enabling clients to access site-specific data while preserving structured control over visibility and permissions.
PowerSight Remote Monitoring uses a subscription model, quantity 1 PS-REM-4 per analyser and gateway per month, enabling users to scale monitoring capacity up or down based on project load and installation configuration. Subscriptions can be started or ended in one-month increments, and paused subscriptions retain user profiles for quick restart on the next study. Separate subscriptions are also available for semi-permanent cloud data storage for ongoing access and comparison.
Summit Technology sells and rents PowerSight analysers, so the architecture is designed to scale quickly and cost-effectively for applications ranging from a single analyser one-week study to dozens of analysers for multiple months. Combining PS-Cloud software, continuous analyser connectivity through the G2000, cloud-based data access, and configurable alarms and alerts enables PowerSight Remote Monitoring to lower costs and increase the likelihood of success for power studies.
