The PQM project seeks to develop a new concept for power quality and reliability measurement and management. This will be done by developing and evaluating new and existing methods for measuring and handling large amounts of power quality data. A commercial part, developing a new low-cost PQ measuring device, is also part of the project.

• The project’s community/utility objective is to develop and evaluate a new concept for quality of supply management in electrical power systems with special emphasis on power systems with distributed generation. This will include measurement, documentation and estimation of quality of supply parameters related to power system reliability and power system quality. The intention is that this will aid the different project stakeholders in achieving the best balance between costs and quality.
• The objective of the commercial part of the project is to develop new instruments, software and services for power quality measurement and management for the international market based on a new measurement patent held by SINTEF Energy Research.