Transformer Analysis
Electrical Insulating Oil Analysis for the future
In today’s high-pressure production environment, every engineer is faced with the problem of equipment failure, which always seems to occur at the most inopportune time.
Not only is this inconvenient, but costly in terms of production time. Condition monitoring techniques are already well established for many plant items such as pumps, motors etc. But what about the units which supply the power to your plant: the faithful, but often forgotten, Transformer.
The analysis of electrical oils serves a pivotal role in the maintenance and upkeep of transformers, switchgears and tap-changers. Transformer oil analysis is a service that gives the engineer ample time to arrange a production stop or an oil/unit change when it suits. The service has been developed specifically to apply to all types and sizes of transformers filled with mineral insulating oil. Using analytical programs the system interprets the lab results, identifies the type of fault and determines the probable time to failure, in some instances up to 4 years in advance of a developing problem.
Tests Analysed:
- Dissolved Gas Analysis (DGA)
- Dielectric Breakdown Strength
- Moisture Content
- Acidity
- Resistivity
- Contamination
- Odour
