By offering real-time and precision temperature monitoring, the TMS is expected to improve transformer reliability while maximizing capacity and reducing maintenance costs as well as customer outages.
The TMS is designed to measure transformer oil temperatures directly and calculate the winding hot spot (WHS) temperatures that guide utility grid operators on how much load the transformer can handle. This will enable the operator to accurately detect potential threats to the transformer fleet before they cause damage.
Steve Jennings, CMO of BPLG, said: “The TMS and our on-line transformer monitors combine to ensure that utilities can protect their critical and costly power transformer fleets. We apply intelligence to the electric grid that provides our customers with the ability to make accurate operational decisions resulting in fewer customer outages and improved reliability.”
