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Monitoring & Diagnostics

ENABLING KEY ASSET PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

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Why monitor assets?

The Asset Manager’s dilemma Outcomes Value propositions

• Managing an aging electrical infrastructure • Reduce risk of catastrophic failure
with assets approaching their end of design life
• Avoid unplanned outages
• Being under budget constraints (OpEx) with
overworked crews putting pressure on needed • Minimize costly impact
preventive maintenance activities
• Stretch asset capability
• Frequent emergency outages forcing
• Reduce maintenance costs
rescheduling of planned jobs and fostering
customer discontent • Detect small life-sapping issues early
• Loss of asset historical knowledge as company • Focus asset replacement strategy
technical experts retire
• End of life asset intensive care
• More regulatory pressure, possible financial
penalties for power non-delivery

• Concerns about EHS and bad press coverage

For electric utilities and industrial customers

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Hydran Single Gas DGA Kelman Portable DGA
ONLINE DGA FOR MONITORING OFFLINE OIL SAMPLE ANALYSIS AND DIAGNOSTIC

• Continuous online early-warning fault monitors for transformers • Equivalent to having a DGA lab in a box
• Uses fuel cell technology behind a vacuum resistant membrane • Quick set up. Get results from a manually taken oil sample in <30 minutes
• Tracks mainly Hydrogen (H₂) which is the key gas omnipresent in all fault types • Easy to use by a trained operator, no need for a laptop
• Can detect a rising gas level, indicative of a possible fault condition • Ideal partner when dealing with an alarm from a single gas DGA monitor as it
provides on-site diagnostics
• Raises an alarm if a gas threshold or a gas rate-of-change is exceeded
• Supports mineral oil, ester-based fluid and Buchholz gas samples
• Choice of “Hydrogen only” or traditional Hydran “Composite gas” sensor
• No moving parts, and easy single valve installation

Hydran 201Ti Transport X²

Portable 7 fault gas + moisture DGA analyzer. Built-in
Simple but effective, with gas level readout, alarm
thermal printer and computer with large touch LCD
relay contacts, 4-20mA analogue outputs and
screen. Provides ppm results and analysis using
Modbus* over RS-485 serial data communication.
common DGA diagnostic tools. Only 11Kg, no carrier
Optional display repeater for high level mounting.
gas. Can be carried as hand luggage on a plane.

When a fault occurs, the transformer

oil and paper insulation break down
generating gases that dissolve into the
insulating fluid.
DGA (Dissolved Gas Analysis) is the
extraction and analysis of these
gases for transformer monitoring and
diagnostics.

Hydran M2-X
As per the 201Ti but with added moisture in oil
measurement and wider range of communications
options (including Ethernet) and protocols (DNP3,
IEC*61850). Can also connect additional sensors
and run transformer models. Versions available for
Ester based insulating fluids.

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 PAS Technology Kelman Multigas DGA
PHOTO ACOUSTIC SPECTROSCOPY (PAS) ONLINE DGA FOR MONITORING AND DIAGNOSTIC

Designed for stability without recalibration

• Parabolic mirror and analysis chamber - Gold coated for a tarnish free lifetime Kelman MINITRANS
• IR radiation source - With photo-diode feedback loop to maintain constant output Entry level multi-gas DGA measuring Hydrogen (H₂), Carbon Monoxide (CO)
and Acetylene (C₂H₂) plus moisture.
• Filter Wheel - Sandwiched filter stacks using sapphire glass. Not subject to change with
time
• Chopper and stepper motors - Use photo interrupter feedback to ensure correct
position and rotational speed DGA 500
• Microphones - High sensitivity with maximum drift in response <1% in 20 years Based on the Transfix platform, offers 5 discrete gases plus moisture
and enables Duval’s Triangle. The same gases as Minitrans plus
Ethylene (C₂H₄) and Methane (CH₄).
Ideal for field applications bigger brother

• Head-space gas extraction method and PAS gas analysis

• No consumables, no carrier or calibration gas, no frequent recalibration required Kelman DGA 900
• Lab challenging measurement accuracy and repeatability with great lower detection Next generation expandable platform using 4th
limits generation PAS. Offers 9 gas DGA: all 7 diagnostic gases
plus Oxygen (O₂), Nitrogen (N₂) and moisture in oil. Color
• Range of monitors measuring from 3 to 9 gas + moisture in oil LCD and Web-page server. Industry leading 30 minutes
rapid mode. Clever two-enclosure design.
• Equally applicable to mineral oil or ester-based fluid filled transformers

PAS Unit
Parabolic
Mirror Kelman DGA 900 TAPTRANS
Radiation 9-gas DGA for monitoring main tank and OLTC related tanks
Source
Wavelength where gas concentrations are different. Uses unique dual
Selection
(Filter Wheel) Chopper manifold system to avoid oil mixing.
Wheel

Head
Space

Analysis
Chamber
Sample IN
Microphone
Microphone Kelman DGA 900 MULTITRANS
Pump Sample Out 9-gas DGA specifically designed for monitoring three single
phase transformers in close proximity.
No recalibration of PAS detector required
following original factory calibration

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Kelman DGA900 PLUS & MS 3000 Intellix BMT 330
HOLISTIC TRANSFORMER MONITORING SOLUTION ONLINE BUSHING MONITORING

• Stand-alone system that continuously monitors the condition of up to six transformer

bushings (HV and LV).
Kelman DGA900 PLUS • Uses taping point adaptors specifically designed for each bushing/tapping point
Online DGA device monitoring all 9 fault gases plus moisture
with dedicated options for Transformer Thermal Models / • Adaptors guarantee that:
Cooling Monitoring / OLTC and Bushing (C1, Tan Delta and
PD monitoring). - Bushing remains earthed if cable becomes open circuit
- Voltage at remote end of cable is always limited
- Any oil leaking remains sealed in the adaptor

MS 3000 System
“All-in-one” transformer monitoring solution
that combines online data from all transformer
components with sophisticated analytics to form Intellix BMT 330
an aggregate view of the transformer’s health System provides % change in Capacitance C1 and
and provide an accurate expert diagnostic for relative Power Factor (tan delta) with respect to the
continuous peace of mind. The MS 3000 has no “as new” nameplate values. Also detects the presence
inbuilt DGA Monitor however, it connects with any of Partial Discharge (PD) activity in the bushings and
single DGA or multi gas device. the transformer main tank.

These modular systems can adapt to the transformer and the monitoring
needs, and are suitable for all transformer types and makes. New or retrofit.

Maximizes the transformers availability, reliability and performance at lowest life-cycle

cost through monitoring of all transformer main components.

In addition to DGA, the TMS solution provides additional monitoring and modeling, which
enables identification of the other possible causes of transformer failure:

1. IEC/IEEE* transformer models

2. Bushing monitoring
3. Cooling system monitoring
4. OLTC Electromechanical condition monitor

Assesses and classifies the condition of the transformer into one single health/risk score.

Provides alarms, diagnostics using a web-page server HMI.

More coverage reduces failure risk.

These integrated systems deliver a more in-depth picture of the transformer’s overall
condition and will monitor the root causes of most transformer failures.
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 CB Watch 3 Perception Fleet
ONLINE HV CIRCUIT BREAKER MONITORING ASSET FLEET MONITORING SOFTWARE

• Compact, modern and modular online monitoring device for most brand/type of HV • Automatically downloads, stores and analyses data from all GE monitors (for
circuit breaker transformers and circuit breakers)
• Measures and checks key parameters every time the circuit breaker operates and • Centralized Server software with Desktop and Web clients
continuously monitors other values in-between operations
• Evaluates both online (downloaded) and offline (imported) data using powerful
• Used to keep aging assets operating while extending maintenance intervals and algorithms based on Standards and/or best practice
reducing the risk of “failure to operate”
• Calculates a Risk Index (1 to 5) to represent the health of the asset and risk to normal
• Detects gas leaks early to reduce costly SF6 releases to the atmosphere operation
• Raw data and Industry-standard diagnostic tools for the asset expert
• Fleet-wide health assessment and Risk Index ranking for the asset manager
• Simple and intuitive user interface with email alerts
CB Watch 3 • Representation of assets status on geographical view
Modular and configurable. Monitors operation
timing, SF6 gas leaks, arcing contact wear, coil
current, rewind/pump motor current and cabinet
temperatures by adding more modules and
sensors. Rich in features: Web HMI, Ethernet, F/O,
IEC 61850 and Comtrade files.

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Why GE as your partner of choice?

Experience Delivering Outcomes Support Services

• Stable, large multinational, here for the • • Installation and commissioning
long term
• • Technical support and product training
• Significant R&D capability to continually
innovate and solve any issue • • Long term maintenance and service
Analysis agreement
• One-stop shop with largest portfolio of M&D •
products, software and services • Product rental solutions
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• Focused on product reliability, offering some • Expert Services
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of the industry’s longest warranty periods
• Cloud based remote monitoring
• Communication
• Dedicated regional sales, installation and
• Data diagnostics and interpretation
service teams around the globe •
• Alarm setting and result analysis training
• Largest DGA monitoring installed base: over •
50,000 units sold world wide
Monitors & Sensors
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• Well integrated with GE’s Protection & Control
and Industrial Communication products •

For electric utilities and industrial customers

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