Industrial Transformer Monitoring

Safeguard Your Plant Power: Intelligent Transformer Monitoring Solutions for Manufacturing Facilities

The heart of any industrial facility, the transformer or fleet of transformers, distributes a steady flow of predictable power that keeps production lines and operations running. Transformer failure can bring an entire facility to a halt in an instant. The resulting unplanned downtime and lost work-in-progress can easily lead to millions of dollars wasted. Compounded risks include the consequences of non-compliance with NFPA fire protection codes and long lead times for replacement transformers. 

Hydrogen transformer monitoring is the industry’s key technology for cost-effective detection of potential problems with transformers when they start. H2scan’s advanced hydrogen sensing technology offers a comprehensive solution to industrial facilities’ pressing challenges. It provides insight into the transformer condition needed to ensure these critical assets remain operational and compliant with the new NFPA regulations. These systems function as an early warning of impending transformer failure and are surprisingly affordable, considering their impact on extending transformer life. 

The Hidden Dangers of Transformer Failure in Your Industrial Facility

Industrial facilities across various sectors face everyday challenges with their transformers: 

  • Lack of real-time diagnostic information on the condition of the Transformer
  • Production downtime and potential waste of work in process, risking substantial financial losses
  • Non-compliance with the new NFPA 70B code (2023), risking insurance claim denials
  • Early failures of new transformers caused by manufacturing defects, overloading or power quality heating
  • Difficulty obtaining replacement transformers due to shortages
  • Compromised CO2 reduction efforts when transformer failure increases the carbon footprint 

A Better Solution than Yearly Maintenance Practices​

Most industrial facilities have preventive maintenance programs that include inspection and oil sample analysis for their transformers. However, yearly maintenance practices do not provide real-time data to keep transformers running.  

  • Yearly inspection and oil sampling (when possible) only provide a snapshot at a particular time.
  • The maintenance windows for industrial machinery can be multiple years, increasing the time between transformer condition assessment and maintenance. 
  • Empirically, we know that most transformer failures occur within less than 6 months from initial gassing, and annual (or multi-year) DGA samples will miss these events.
  • Practices can vary depending on the available resources (maintenance staff, for example) and competition from other, more compelling and urgent tasks. 

What if your facility could know, in real-time, the condition of your transformers at any moment and be notified at the first detection of an abnormal condition?

Why H2scan is Your Ultimate Solution for Transformer Monitoring

H2scan offers a comprehensive product solution designed for industrial transformer customers. H2scan hydrogen sensing technology identifies abnormalities or insipient faults within a transformer by measuring the hydrogen emission caused by the fault or event. Hydrogen is the first, most easily detectable fault gas generated, providing the earliest indicator of a problem. Its detection enables companies to proactively address transformer health to extend critical equipment’s lifespan and prevent critical failure. There are a variety of advantages H2scan technologies offer to customers:

End-to-end monitoring: From sensors to cloud platforms, we provide a complete solution for your transformer monitoring needs. 

Cost-effective: Our solutions are significantly lower than the price of competitive offerings, supplying superior value for your investment.  

Short time to value. Our sensors can be installed and deliver condition data within hours, not weeks or months. 

Zero added maintenance: With no calibration required and an 18-year+ MTBF, our sensors do not require maintenance over the product’s life.  

Extended transformer life: Our monitoring system helps you transition to condition-based maintenance, reducing the effort and cost of periodic maintenance. 

Sustainability partner: By preventing premature transformer failures, we contribute to your carbon footprint reduction goals.

Our Industrial Transformer Monitoring Products

Discover our marketleading lineup of industrial transformer monitoring products, each designed to provide unparalleled insight into the condition of your critical assets: 

The GRIDSCAN® 5000 is our advanced solution for comprehensive transformer monitoring. This innovative system offers: 

  • Measurement of hydrogen and temperature directly in the oil or gas space 
  • Installation directly onto a transformer with flexible integration options 
  • Broad connectivity with real-time data transmission 
  • Creates the critical dataset for a future predictive maintenance program 

Building on the success of the 5000 model, the GRIDSCAN® 6000 provides additional visibility into key parameters for real-time transformer health: 

  • Provides four critical measurements: hydrogen (the first fault gas), moisture, pressure and temperature
  • Detects pressure drops associated with leaks and ballistic damage
  • Installation directly onto a transformer with flexible integration options
  • Broad connectivity with real-time data transmission
  • Creates the critical dataset for a future predictive maintenance program 

Our Sentinel family of devices combines (optional) Power Quality measurements with H2  Monitoring : 

  • Optional Power Quality measurement, including Harmonics that impact Transformer aging
  • Robust design for harsh industrial environments 

H2cloud offers a complete cloud-based monitoring solution: 

  • Centralized data collection and storage for the management of transformer fleets
  • 24/7 continuous monitoring with instant alerts
  • Dashboards, trending and reporting tools

The H2scan Advantage: Beyond Just Hydrogen Sensing

When you choose H2scan, you’re not just getting advanced, patented sensing technology – you’re investing in a comprehensive monitoring solution: 

  • Remote monitoring capabilities: Access your transformer data anytime, anywhere, through our secure cloud platform. 
  • Expert support: Our team of industry professionals is always ready to assist you in optimizing your transformer monitoring strategy. 
  • Integrated Power Quality Measurements (optional) 
  • Building the dataset: Move from periodic or condition-based maintenance to a future predictive program 

 

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