Adoption of Asset Health Monitoring Solutions for Power Grid Equipment

Power transformers and HV switchgear are usually the most valuable assets in a substation, requiring proper monitoring and maintenance. Therefore, optimizing the life of an aging transformer and HV switchgear equipment is a major cause of concern for utilities and industries that have a significant installed base of transformers and HV switchgear. Saifa Khalid from PTR Inc. brings her perspective in the March edition of our magazine. 

The major features of an asset health monitoring solution for HV switchgear and power transformers include reliability, efficiency, and future-proof investment. As far as the product portfolio of digital transformers is concerned, it is significant to note that a digital transformer is not a product in itself, but a solution that requires the integration of existing transformers with physical sensors and a digital platform. In the coming years, asset health monitoring is expected to become a key focus of utilities on a global scale. This is especially true for advanced economies that can afford to make a significant initial investment in AHM solutions. Power Technology Research carried out a Europe-wide study of 35 transmission system operators in order to establish a relationship between network reliability indicators and the adoption of AHM solutions.

Read the full article in the March edition of our magazine.