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.
Low voltage breakers
Located inside near your dry-type transformer, low voltage breakers protect against surges and faults as electricity is distributed throughout your facility. They are rated to a predetermined specification (typically 600 V or lower) and will “trip” when that voltage is met, disrupting the flow of power.
Failure modes
• Mechanical faults
• Seizing up
• Overheating
• “End of life” failure
Reliability considerations
• IR scanning (via IR windows)
• Visual inspections
• Mechanical inspections
• Alignment tests
• Lubrication best practices
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IR windows
Safe IR scanning