From the Middle East to the World — Meeting Multi-Color Fault Alarm Requirements with a Single System

In today’s global power infrastructure market, fault alarm systems must not only react quickly but also present information with absolute clarity. Yet requirements for alarm color indication vary widely between countries:

🇹🇭 Thailand: two-color indication standard

 🇯🇴 Jordan: three-color requirement 

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia: six-color display for multiple alarm levels

Many suppliers struggle to balance these regional differences within one design. ODES solves this challenge with the SAD Series Fault Alarm Unit — a modular, configurable platform capable of adapting to each country’s standard through a single hardware and software framework.

Learn more about ODES international solutions at www.odes-electric.com

Why Fault Alarm Units Are Now Essential

Whether installed in secondary protection panels or GIS switchgear, integrated alarm systems are no longer optional — they are explicitly required by both IEC international standards and regional utility specifications.

Centralized Visualization

When fault signals are scattered or inconsistent, maintenance personnel must check each signal manually, wasting time and risking missed alarms. The SAD Series centralizes signal collection and activates both multi-color indicators and audible alarms, allowing operators to identify fault conditions immediately.

Faster Fault Response

With multi-color indicators and buzzer coordination, operators can instantly distinguish alarm severity and source type, improving situational awareness and reducing response time.

Full Compliance

The SAD Series complies with IEC protection and control standards as well as specific national utility requirements in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia — ensuring project acceptance without redesign or additional hardware.

Proven in the Field — Application Cases from Jordan and Saudi Arabia

🇯🇴 Jordan: The customer required a three-color alarm configuration. The SAD Series provided quick mapping of colors to alarm priorities, with simplified one-click configuration and short delivery time.

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia: The project demanded six distinct colors — red, green, yellow, white, blue, and orange — displayed simultaneously. Traditional units could not support this due to hardware limitations, but the SAD Series natively supports six-color indication. Through its web-based or PC configuration interface, users can freely assign color and function mapping. Commissioning time was reduced by over 40% compared to legacy systems.

The result: SAD not only meets global standards — it exceeds them.

Modular Design for Diverse Applications

The SAD Series is built for flexibility:

• Supports 3- or 6-color indicators.

• Configurable 16 to 48 input channels.

• Options for local LED display or remote communication (Modbus/IEC).

Each configuration can be assembled from modular components, allowing engineers to tailor the system to site-specific requirements while improving delivery speed and simplifying maintenance.

From substations in the Middle East to utilities across Asia and Africa, the ODES SAD Series Fault Alarm Unit delivers a unified hardware platform adaptable to any regional standard.

Its modular structure, multi-color capability, and international compliance simplify engineering for EPCs and OEMs working on multinational projects. One system, multiple standards — globally ready.

Facing challenges with inconsistent alarm color or configuration requirements?

• Contact our engineering team for a free assessment based on your project’s specification.

• Discover how the SAD Series can unify alarm design across multiple regions.

• Deliver alarm systems that meet — and exceed — every regional standard.

Contact:📩 tonyzhang@odes-electric.com

Or visit: www.odes-electric.com

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