Power Asset Management Solution: AUTOID UTouch 2-S RFID Reader Application

Driven by the continuous expansion of power grid scale and the requirements for lean operation and maintenance, traditional power asset management models are facing severe challenges: massive outdoor assets such as utility poles, transformers, and switchgear are geographically dispersed. Traditional paper-based inspections and manual inventory methods are not only inefficient and error-prone but also make it difficult to achieve real-time status monitoring and full lifecycle traceability of assets. How to use digital means to achieve assets that are "visible, manageable, and countable" has become a core issue for power grid enterprises to enhance operational safety and efficiency. The SEUIC AUTOID UTouch 2-S RFID reader, as a high-performance portable UHF RFID terminal, provides an efficient and reliable intelligent solution for power inspection and asset management with its excellent industrial design and technical performance.

1. Core Pain Points of Traditional Power Inspection and Asset Management

Currently, power enterprises commonly face the following challenges in physical asset management and on-site inspection operations:

Time-consuming and Labor-intensive Asset Inventory Counting: The vast number of assets and wide distribution make manual counting and recording work cumbersome and lengthy. Data accuracy is difficult to guarantee, often leading to "book-to-physical discrepancies."

Difficulty in Standardizing and Supervising the Inspection Process: There is a lack of effective technical means to monitor whether inspection personnel are on site and whether inspection items are complete, making process monitoring and quality verification difficult.

Data Silos and Difficult Traceability: Information such as equipment records, inspection logs, and maintenance history is scattered, lacking effective correlation and integration. When equipment fails, it is difficult to quickly trace its full lifecycle data, affecting fault analysis efficiency and repair speed.

Harsh Outdoor Working Environment: Equipment needs to operate stably in harsh conditions such as rain, snow, high/low temperatures, and dust, placing extremely high demands on the protection rating and reliability of the equipment.

2. Technology Empowerment: Analysis of the Core Advantages of SEUIC AUTOID UTouch 2-S

The SEUIC AUTOID UTouch 2-S portable UHF RFID reader is designed for industrial-grade mobile data collection, and its features perfectly meet the needs of outdoor power operations:

Impinj New Generation Module, Leap in Reading Performance:​ Adopts the industry-leading Impinj series reader module, combined with a unique anti-collision algorithm, achieving a maximum rapid batch reading capability of 700 tags/second, significantly improving the efficiency of batch asset inventory counting and searching.

Pioneering Dual-Mode Reading, Flexibly Adapting to Complex Scenarios:Standard Reading Mode (0-6 meters): Suitable for open areas, such as quickly scanning medium to long-distance equipment labels within substations; Vertical Reading Mode (0-3 meters): Provides accurate, missed-read-free identification for vertically installed or densely arranged tags on structures like utility poles and distribution cabinets, especially suitable for reading tags on tower bodies or crossarms during pole inspections.

Industrial-Grade Ruggedness: Boasts an IP68 ultra-high protection rating and can withstand drops from 1.8 meters, completely fearless of outdoor wind, rain, dust, and accidental impacts, ensuring stable operation in harsh environments.

Versatile Data Collection and Convenient Interaction: In addition to RFID, it integrates high-performance 1D/2D barcode scanning, a 13-megapixel rear camera, and NFC functionality, meeting comprehensive needs such as multi-identifier asset collection and on-site photo evidence collection. An octa-core processor and Android 11 system ensure smooth operation of business applications.

3. Solution Implementation: How AUTOID UTouch 2-S Reshapes Power Operation and Maintenance Processes?

By attaching UHF RFID tags with unique IDs to power assets and combining the SEUIC AUTOID UTouch 2-S with a backend asset management platform, the following intelligent application scenarios can be built:

3.1 Digital Management of the Full Asset Lifecycle:

Receiving and Archiving: After new equipment arrives, attach an RFID tag, scan it with the AUTOID UTouch 2-S, and bind it to the equipment information to quickly complete digital receiving.

Rapid Inventory Counting and Checking: Inspection personnel carry the AUTOID UTouch 2-S into stations or along lines, batch-reading asset tags from a distance. Work that previously took hours can be completed in minutes, with data synchronized to the platform in real-time, automatically generating inventory reports and achieving real-time book-to-physical synchronization.

3.2 Standardized, Traceable Intelligent Inspection:

Inspection Task Execution: Upon arriving at a pole tower or equipment area, inspection personnel scan the equipment's RFID tag with the AUTOID UTouch 2-S, automatically calling up the standard inspection items, historical records, and defect photos for that equipment.

On-site Data Entry: After completing the inspection according to procedures, directly select the status, record abnormalities, and take on-site photos on the terminal. All data is uploaded in real-time, ensuring the inspection process is authentic and traceable.

Personnel Presence Supervision: By scanning RFID location tags placed at specific points, the location and time of inspection personnel are automatically recorded, achieving digital attendance and supervision of the operation process.

3.3 On-site Maintenance and Defect Elimination Management:

When a defect occurs, maintenance personnel can quickly locate the faulty equipment using the AUTOID UTouch 2-S and view its complete historical records.

During the repair process, scan the barcode/RFID tag of the spare part to be replaced, enabling automatic recording of material consumption and inventory updates.

After repair is completed, update the equipment status, forming a complete "inspection-discovery-defect elimination-closure" management chain.

4. Value Demonstration: Quantifiable Benefits for Enterprises

Deploying the asset management solution based on the SEUIC AUTOID UTouch 2-S RFID reader will bring significant benefits to power enterprises:

Leap in Management Efficiency: Asset inventory counting efficiency improves by over 80%, inspection data entry time is reduced by 70%, significantly freeing up frontline manpower.

Revolution in Data Accuracy: Achieves 100% accurate collection and real-time synchronization of asset information and inspection data, completely eliminating manual errors and providing a reliable data foundation for precise decision-making.

Safety and Compliance Assurance: Strengthens supervision of the operation process, ensuring strict implementation of inspection and maintenance procedures; complete electronic traceability records easily meet internal and external audit requirements.

Significant Return on Investment: By reducing asset loss, optimizing inventory, and improving operational efficiency, the project investment is usually recouped in a short period and continues to create management benefits.

Against the backdrop of accelerated construction of the Energy Internet and the Power Internet of Things, the digital and intelligent transformation of asset management is urgent. The SEUIC AUTOID UTouch 2-S RFID reader, with its powerful RFID performance, excellent industrial protection, and flexible dual-mode design, serves as a reliable bridge connecting physical power assets with the digital world. It is not only an efficient "digital scanner" but also a core tool for power grid enterprises to build smart operation and maintenance systems, achieve quality and efficiency improvements, and ensure safe operation.

Founded in 2002, SEUIC Technologies Co., Ltd. has been committed to grasping core technologies, enhancing technological innovation, providing excellent self-owned brand products, including mobile computers, RFID readers, tablets, barcode scanners and fixed readers. With highly reliable products and efficient services, our products have been widely used in manufacturing, retail, logistics & transportation, healthcare and other industries. We provide frontline workers more durable real-time data collection tools, helping you do more thereby to catapult your productivity to the next level.