When cold, moist air encounters power lines, it’s truly a match made in heaven—one providing an abundance of supercooled water vapor, the other serving as the medium for ice formation. This troublesome "synergy" quickly forms a thick, insulating layer of ice on towers, overhead wires, and insulators. If ice accumulation on conductors is not promptly monitored, warned, or de-iced, it can eventually overwhelm the originally robust lines, causing significant conductor movement and even leading to tower collapse and line failure.

In response to ice accumulation on power grids, Shenzhen Dingxin Smart Technology Co., Ltd. has introduced a comprehensive range of solutions and equipment, including tension-type equivalent ice accumulation monitoring devices,microwave ice accumulation monitoring devices, ice accumulation monitoring devices, visualizable mobile ice accumulation monitoring devices, and power line ice accumulation observation devices. This article focuses on the DX-WPS100-FB3 type microwave ice monitoring device developed by Dingxin Smart Technology for educational purposes.

Microwave Ice Accumulation Monitoring DeviceSupports live installation. The complete system consists of a microwave ice thickness monitoring terminal (supporting automatic and controlled data collection), a main unit (with connection cables), meteorological sensors (multi-parameter), microwave ice detection module, communication module, installation hardware, etc.,to achieve real-time online monitoring and early warning of on-site meteorological conditions and ice accumulation operational conditions.

Specifically: The microwave ice monitoring device uses microwave technology to monitor ice accumulation on power lines by detecting changes in the basic characteristics of microwave transmission through different media. It achieves a precision of up to 0.01 mm, with an adjustable ice accumulation alarm threshold ranging from 0.2 to 50 mm. Additionally, it integrates the collection of meteorological data to comprehensively monitor the on-site environment, enabling the assessment of on-site ice accumulation trends. The device supports remote parameter settings and software updates. More importantly, it can adapt to various monitoring environments through different structural designs, operating normally at temperatures ranging from -40°C to 85°C. The main unit is enclosed, lightning-protected, and meets IP66 standards for waterproofing and dustproofing, fully satisfying the requirements for ice accumulation monitoring in various power plant environments.