Download PDF Industrial transformers are some of the most vulnerable assets in modern manufacturing. They power high-intensity operations across industries such as food processing, steel and petrochemicals. These transformers face unique and demanding conditions. Frequent load cycling, temperature extremes, power fluctuations, vibration and long periods of peak operation all accelerate wear and increase the risk … CASE STUDIES: Industrial Transformers: The Hidden Vulnerability in Modern Manufacturing
In critical infrastructure environments—from power utility transformers to energy storage and industrial process facilities—hydrogen gas serves as both a valuable diagnostic indicator and an early warning sign of potential issues. Not knowing the presence of hydrogen can lead to catastrophic equipment failures, safety hazards and significant operational disruptions. Facility managers and maintenance teams responsible for … The Critical Importance of Hydrogen-Based Monitoring Across Utility and Industrial Applications
A $2 million transformer just failed. Which part of the city could be affected? The hospital district and life-support systems? The financial center processing millions in overnight transactions? Residential neighborhoods that might be experiencing extreme heat or cold? This isn’t a hypothetical scenario. When transformers fail without warning, they often trigger rolling blackouts that cascade … Single Gas Transformer Monitoring: Debunking the “Smoke Alarm” Myth
Open PDF Unexpected capital becomes available. Now your utility faces a critical question: How do you invest quickly in solutions that can deliver real, immediate value? While most utility spending supports multi-year infrastructure projects, there’s a compelling opportunity that generates immediate returns yet requires minimal lead times. This opportunity also addresses one of the … Seize the Moment: Smart Capital Deployment for Immediate Grid Reliability
When transformers fail, minutes of downtime can translate into millions of dollars in losses. However, the consequences can extend far beyond the balance sheet. Depending on their location and purpose, transformer failure can leave critical infrastructure like hospitals, air traffic control systems or water treatment facilities vulnerable and inoperable. The good news is that facilities … Can You Afford Not To? The Real Cost of Transformer Downtime and the Case for Hydrogen-Based Transformer Monitoring
Picture this: Fire department inspectors arrive at your modernized manufacturing facility, armed with handheld sensors, issuing warnings about dangerous carbon monoxide levels. Operations grind to a halt as safety protocols kick in. The inspectors want answers or worse yet, workers are evacuated. Costly investigations begin. But what if those alarms are not detecting carbon monoxide … Crying Wolf: How Hydrogen Sensors Solve False Alarms from CO Detectors
So, you’ve been told you need a Battery Management System (BMS) for lithium-ion batteries — maybe for a new battery installation, an energy storage project or to meet evolving safety standards. The BMS acts as the brains of the battery system: to monitor performance, keep charging and discharging within safe limits and shut things down … Why Hydrogen Detection Is a Must-Have in Your Li-Ion Battery Management System
Imagine a bustling city sidewalk suddenly erupting in flames as an underground network transformer fails. Or picture entire city blocks plunged into darkness when aging infrastructure gives out without warning. Critical emergency services, businesses and residents stand to lose services for an indeterminate period, demonstrating the potential consequences of compromised network transformer failures that can … H2scan Breaks the Cost and Performance Barrier … Delivering a New Way to Monitor Network Transformers
The power sector is currently grappling with a triple threat; transformer supply chain disruptions, rising costs and aging in-service transformers. Currently, lead times for large transformers have surged to 120 to 210 weeks (about 4 years), in a stark increase from the 30-60 weeks potential delivery times pre-pandemic. At the same time, raw material commodity … Mitigating Transformer Aging: The Critical Triad of Heat, Moisture and Oxygen
I am asked questions every day about the importance of transformer dissolved gas analysis (DGA) and how to use it for transformer monitoring, safety and maintenance, so I thought it would be interesting to get some answers from the source: the C57.104 Guide for the Interpretation of Gases Generated in Mineral Oil-Immersed Transformers1. This guide … Answers to Your Transformer Dissolved Gas Analysis Questions and Fault Identification Methods
Transformer fleets are under-monitored when it comes to dissolved gas analysis (DGA) testing for fault conditions. What can managers of electricity infrastructure assets do about this? H2scan’s Leon White has published an article in T&D World Magazine about hydrogen monitoring in transformers entitled, “Monitoring Hydrogen in Transformer Fleets.” This article explains how solid state hydrogen … Monitoring Hydrogen in Transformer Fleets
