Optical MEMS sensing for high-voltage equipment

Direct sensing.
Inside the asset.

CEKO Sensors delivers optical MEMS sensing systems for critical parameters inside transformers and other demanding high-voltage equipment. The measurement point is placed where the relevant physical behaviour occurs — inside the asset, not merely on the outside of the tank.

Inside the assetPassive optical sensingReadout outside the HV zone
Power transformer with optical MEMS monitoring system
CEKO optical sensor head with fiber
CEKO SDAS Insight unit

The essential difference

Conventional transformer monitoring often relies on measurements taken outside the active part. CEKO places the sensing point inside — closer to the physical conditions that define asset behaviour and health.

Platform

Sensor. Fiber. Insight.

The system is built as a complete measurement chain: a passive sensing point, optical transmission, and a field-ready readout unit.

Optical sensing points
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Optical sensing points

Compact passive sensing points positioned close to the physics that matter inside the asset.

Passive · optical · inside the asset
SDAS Insight
02

SDAS Insight

Field-ready interrogation, control and data handling in one unit outside the high-voltage zone.

Readout · edge processing · connectivity
Usable data
03

Usable data

Measurements are turned into live dashboards, trends and condition information for operators and partners.

Continuous · remote · decision-ready

Transformer monitoring

Measurements from inside the transformer.

The defining difference is where the sensing happens: inside the transformer and other demanding high-voltage equipment, while interrogation and data handling remain accessible outside.

Designed for demanding environmentsContinuous monitoringPlatform-based approach
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High-voltage equipment in the field

MEMS technology

From wafer-level structures to field data.

The CEKO platform combines microfabricated optical sensing structures, fiber-based signal transmission and scalable system integration.

MEMS wafer structures
Close-up of optical wafer structures
  • Wafer-level MEMS platform developed for optical sensing.
  • Signal transmission by fiber, with the readout kept outside the asset.
  • A scalable sensing architecture rather than a one-off point solution.
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Evidence

Built across the full chain.

CEKO develops the complete measurement chain, spanning wafer-level structures, laboratory validation, field deployment and operational data presentation.

Cleanroom environment

Fabrication & lab work

Development spans MEMS work, packaging and validation in controlled environments.

Sensitivity versus bandwidth chart for CEKO optical MEMS

Measured performance

Representative measured performance from the optical MEMS platform.

Illustration of multiplexed optical MEMS sensing

System architecture

Multiplexed optical sensing brings several sensing points into one coherent readout architecture.

Applications

One platform. Multiple demanding environments.

Transformers and related high-voltage assets are the primary focus. The same optical MEMS platform can also support other demanding environments where remote, passive sensing creates value.

Transformers & HV equipment

Transformers & HV equipment

CEKO focuses on sensing critical parameters from inside transformers and other high-voltage assets — not just from the outside of the tank.

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Related demanding assets

Related demanding assets

The same optical MEMS platform can support other demanding environments where robust sensing and remote optical readout are valuable.

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CEKO Sensors

Direct measurements, closer to the asset.

CEKO works with transformer manufacturers, utilities and technology partners to integrate optical sensing into demanding high-voltage equipment.

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