PSE Group Established

Electrotek History

2021
Electrotek Adds IEC 61850 & Other New Data Sources to PQView

Continued enhancements to PQView 4 include the release of an IEC 61850 interface and the development of multiple new data sources for direct support of meters and databases from major meter manufacturers.

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2020
New electrotek.com Launched

Electrotek launches a new, modern modern, responsive web site.

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64-Bit PQView Introduced

Electrotek introduces a 64-bit version of PQView 4 for data collection to support the ever-increasing number of devices at customer facilities.

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2018
PQView SDK’s Introduced

Electrotek introduces a suite of PQView SDK’s (Software Development Kit) for end user development & integration.

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PQView DE Introduced

PQView DE is introduced, replacing Encore Series Software (ESS). PQView DE is the Dranetz-only edition of PQView Express for use with Dranetz-fixed monitoring systems.

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2016
PQView.com Acquires 3,000th Registered User

PQView.com Acquires 3,000th Registered User. PQView.com is the information and support portal for PQView users.

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2015
PQView 4 released
PQView 4 released

First PQView 4 is released to funder organizations & utilities.

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2013
PQView 4 Development Begins

PQView 4 development begins in collaboration with funder organizations and utilities.

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2006
Gossen Metrawatt Acquires WPT
Gossen Metrawatt Acquires WPT

Nuremberg, Germany-based Gossen Metrawatt acquires WPT and all subsidiaries. WPT is renamed Global Power Technology (GPT).

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Encore Series Software Released

Electrotek releases Encore Series Software (ESS) for the Dranetz-BMI Encore Series System.

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2002
Electrotek Releases PQWeb

Electrotek releases PQWeb, a web browser-enabled interface to PQView 3.

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2001
PQView 3 released
PQView 3 released

Electrotek releases PQView 3.

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1999
Electrotek & Dranetz-BMI Introduce Signature System

Electrotek & Dranetz-BMI Introduce Signature System web browser-based Power Quality Monitoring System.

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1998
World Power Technologies (WPT) acquire Dranetz Technologies and Daytronic Corporation.
World Power Technologies (WPT) acquire Dranetz Technologies and Daytronic Corporation.

Electrotek’s parent company, World Power Technologies (WPT) acquires Dranetz Technologies and Daytronic Corporation. BMI and Dranetz merge to become Dranetz-BMI.

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Electrotek & Dranetz-BMI start Signature System development

Electrotek & Dranetz-BMI start a joint development project for Signature System – the first web browser-based Power Quality Monitoring System (PQMS). Electrotek designs the InfoNode software and AnswerModules. Dranetz-BMI designs the 5571 and 5530/20 DataNode networked PQ instruments.

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1996
Electrotek is contracted by EPRI to develop PQDIF files.

Electrotek is contracted by EPRI to develop the Power Quality Data Interchange Format (PQDIF). PQDIF is ultimately specified in IEEE Std 1159.3, and is used to exchange voltage, current, power, and energy measurements between software applications.

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1995
Electrotek & DOE research internet-based utility applications

Electrotek is the principal investigator for a project from the US Department of Energy to research ways to utilize the Internet in the electric power utility industry. This project develops the basic principles ultimately used in web-based electric power measurement information systems, such as the Dranetz Signature System, Encore Series Software, and PQWeb.

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1994
Electrotek & BMI Merge
Electrotek & BMI Merge

Electrotek merges with Basic Measurement Instruments (BMI), forming World Power Technologies (WPT) as the parent holding company.

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PQView 1.0 released
PQView 1.0 released

PQView 1.0 is released to manage and visualize the large volumes of data produced by the EPRI DPQ project

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1991
EPRI DPQ monitoring begins

Monitoring begins at 223 monitoring sites across the country for the EPRI DPQ Project using BMI PQNode 8010’s and PASS software. Electrotek manages the collection and “sterilization” of data from 27 electric utility companies throughout the United States for the DPQ Project.

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Electrotek’s Power Systems Engineering (PSE) group is established in Knoxville, Tennessee by Mark McGranaghan, Charlie Smith, and Erich Gunther. They focus on harmonics, EMTP transient simulation analysis, and power quality.

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