Setalde and Servitec develop an anti-theft system for cable runs in outdoor lighting

Setalde and Servitec Lighting Control have developed an anti-theft system for cable runs in outdoor lighting, that detects when the cable is cut and sends an alert via SMS or call to one or more preset telephone numbers.

Due to the economic situation we are experiencing in these times, Copper has become a very precious material and the increase in cable thefts has been a fact for a few years now.. There is no defined profile of thieves and they usually choose isolated areas and developments under construction so that their actions are difficult to detect.. Despite everything, they do not deter and, as has already happened in many cases, They are capable of tearing out the wiring of a street and leaving dozens of neighbors without electricity.

Once they have obtained the “loot” they rush to strip the cable so that identification is almost impossible.. For this reason, Setalde y Servitec Lighting Control have developed an anti-theft system for outdoor lighting wiring. This system measures various parameters in the power lines of the luminaires., so that when a robbery is attempted, when cutting the cable, The system sends an SMS or call to one or more preset numbers.

Those responsible for these companies have pointed out that several municipalities “They already have this device with effective results”, as is the case of Oiartzun, “where an attempted cable theft was recently prevented”. From Setalde they have explained that the installation is “simple” and measures certain parameters in the power lines of the luminaires and works, as long as the lines are in hose. When a robbery is attempted, when cutting the cable, The system sends an SMS or call to one or more preset numbers indicating which line has been cut off..