Substation asset life extension
Your substation is a complex hub of high-voltage equipment that works hard every day to power your production. Do you know your critical substation assets? Do you have strategies in place for maintaining them?
Click on the substation components below to learn more about what they do, why they fail, and how you can prolong their reliable life.
Current and potential transformers
Current transformers reduce current. Potential transformers reduce voltage. This provides utility meters and protection devices with safe limits to avoid damage to equipment and danger to personnel..
Failure modes
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Dielectric breakdown
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Damage to bushings
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Oil/dielectric leaks where applicable
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Overheating
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Partial discharge (PD) breakdown
Reliability considerations
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PD monitoring
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IR scanning
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Electrical tests
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Visual checks for damage
