Siemens acquires Kaon, sees potential in its Fusesaver switch

Siemens has acquired Kaon Holdings, a company best known for its Fusesaver vacuum switch.

Kaon claims its Fusesaver is the world’s fastest switching technology, capable of reconnecting electricity supply almost instantaneously during power supply interruptions.

Kaon’s Fusesaver.

Andrew Theodore, Siemens Vice President of Low and Medium Voltage, says the Fusesaver technology has been demonstrated to work well in Australian conditions and will cope with the most challenging and remote locations.

“With over 800,000 kilometres of distribution power lines in Australia combined with the frequency of outages, the productivity and investment savings are quite substantial,” Theodore said.

“Not only does the technology avoid lengthy outages, the remote detection system can pinpoint more precisely where the fault occurred and cut down unnecessary call-outs for the reconnection of supply.

“We see the potential for international opportunities in other geographically large countries such as North America, who face similar electricity infrastructure challenges with remote distribution lines,” Theodore said.

Siemens will retain Kaon employees and Kaon will remain at its headquarters in Loganholme, Queensland.