The grid never sleeps.
Neither does our sensing.

where power meets precision.

the energy transition is rewriting how power is generated, stored, and delivered. VPG supplies the sensing, resistive, and data acquisition technology that lets engineers measure that shift, from a turbine blade in the field to a battery pack on the line to a substation on the grid.

strain gages, load cells, and current-sense resistors instrument wind blades, solar inverters, and grid-scale storage as the energy mix shifts toward renewables.

downhole, subsea, and reactor environments push sensors past the temperature, pressure, and radiation limits that standard components can't survive.

rugged signal conditioning and data acquisition record turbine, battery, and substation test programs from bench characterization through field commissioning.

wind blade shm · solar ess · grid inverters

ev powertrain · stationary ess · grid storage · ups

downhole · subsea · offshore platform sensing

reactor monitoring · radiation-tolerant sensing

transmission · generators · data center facility power

renewable energy and storage

wind blades flex through decades of fatigue cycles, solar energy storage systems cycle daily, and grid inverters run continuously. VPG's sensing and precision resistors give OEMs and operators the structural and electrical visibility to keep all three in service longer.

load cells for nacelle and drivetrain test benches, verifying turbine mechanical loads before field deployment.

strain gage arrays for wind blade structural health monitoring, tracking fatigue over decades of load cycles.

precision current-sense resistors for solar and grid-inverter power stages, holding accuracy across thermal cycling.

heavy-duty weighing and crane load monitoring for wind turbine manufacturing and component installation.

signal conditioning and data acquisition for turbine test rigs and grid-inverter qualification test.

battery management systems

Electronic vehicle powertrains, stationary storage, grid-scale batteries, and uninterruptible power supply systems all depend on battery management system current sensing that stays accurate across the pack's full life. VPG's precision resistors and sensing give battery engineers the current, force, and structural data they need to design and validate safely.

compression and clamping-force load cells for battery cell and pack assembly lines.

strain gage instrumentation for battery enclosure structural test and thermal-runaway abuse test rigs.

ultra-low-tcr current-sense shunt resistors at the core of bms current measurement across ev, ess, and ups platforms.

production-line weighing for cell and pack manufacturing at gigafactory scale.

high-channel-count data acquisition for battery cycling, abuse, and pack validation test labs.

oil and gas

downhole tools, subsea equipment, and offshore platforms operate under pressure, temperature, and corrosion that standard sensing can't survive. VPG's strain gages, load cells, and precision resistors monitor pipeline and equipment stress in some of the harshest environments in industry.

load cells for drilling rig hook load and wireline tension measurement.

strain gages monitor stress on pipelines and downhole equipment under extreme pressure and temperature.

high-temperature precision resistors for downhole tool electronics and telemetry signal chains.

offshore and subsea load measurement, including mooring, winch, crane, and cable-laying tension, plus offloading and mud weighing systems.

rugged signal conditioning and data acquisition for offshore platform structural and process monitoring.

nuclear

reactor monitoring demands sensing that holds calibration through sustained radiation exposure with no room for drift. VPG's precision resistors and instrumentation support the radiation-tolerant designs that keep reactor safety systems accurate over decades of service.

load cells for control-rod drive mechanisms and refueling equipment test.

strain gages for reactor vessel and containment structural monitoring programs.

radiation-tolerant precision resistors for reactor instrumentation and safety-system electronics.

nuclear fuel and heavy-component handling, plus waste-to-energy and combined heat and power plant weighing

signal conditioning and data acquisition supporting reactor safety-system qualification test.

power grid and utilities

transmission networks, generators, and data center facility power all run on infrastructure that has to be measured before it's trusted. VPG's sensing, resistive, and data acquisition technology instrument that infrastructure from manufacturing through commissioning and ongoing monitoring.

load cells for transmission line tension monitoring and tower structural test.

strain gages for transmission tower and substation structural health monitoring.

precision current-sense resistors for grid metering, generator protection, and data center facility power electronics.

weighing systems for generator and turbine component manufacturing and installation.

data acquisition and signal conditioning for substation commissioning and generator test.