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PITTSBURGH, Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- BPL Global(R), Ltd. (BPLG), a smart
grid technology company dedicated to leading the transformation of energy and
information delivery, announces the addition of power transformer bushing
monitoring to its portfolio of solutions for electric utilities. BPL Global's
Serveron(R) subsidiary, a leader in transformer on-line monitoring, now offers
the Serveron Transformer Bushing Monitors product line that enables electric
utilities to improve grid reliability while optimizing the management and
economics of their asset base. Serveron(R) Transformer Bushing Monitors offer
on-line, real time transformer bushing monitoring to enable utilities to avoid
failures, extend the life of critical power transformers, reduce maintenance
costs and improve reliability.
Power transformers are critical to energy delivery and represent the
single largest asset class for generation, transmission and distribution
companies, other than the power plants themselves. Power transformer bushings
are complex insulating structures that provide an electric field isolation
gradient for the high voltage conductors that pass into and out of electric
power transformers. Studies have shown that transformer bushings are a
significant source of failure of power transformers.
Transformer bushing testing is typically performed just one or two times a
year and requires a planned outage in order to take measurements. Utilizing
the Serveron Transformer Bushing Monitors utility operators can check the
bushings on a continuous basis, without an outage, and identify operational
issues immediately.
"The challenges of improving the reliability and economics of grid
operation with an aging infrastructure means that extending the life of assets
and achieving operational cost reductions are key for utilities," said Dermot
O'Leary, VP & GM of Serveron. "On-line, real time transformer bushing
monitoring enables utilities to defer capital expenditures and achieve
maintenance cost efficiencies that traditional approaches cannot match."
In order to increase safety to personnel and reduce the risk of
catastrophic failure of key equipment, transformer bushing testing and
monitoring are important aspects of any power utility's overall maintenance
program. Traditionally, critical electrical power transformers are removed
from service regularly, and then subjected to routine off-line non-destructive
tests to determine the condition of the bushings. This labor intensive
testing method does not fully replicate the actual operational conditions of
the high voltage bushing devices. The Serveron Transformer Bushing Monitors
permit utility operators to:
-- Implement tests on-line without any need for a planned outage
-- Conduct tests as frequently as desired based on the performance and age
of the bushings
-- Perform these tests at rated voltages with a test time of less than 5
minutes
Since transformer bushings are exposed to the environment, they are very
vulnerable, requiring more frequent and cost effective test routines. The
field proven transformer monitoring products available from Serveron address
the reliability, financial and safety issues faced by electric utilities
worldwide.
About BPL Global(R)
BPL Global, Ltd. (BPLG) is a smart grid technology company dedicated to
leading the transformation of energy and information delivery. The company
provides software solutions and services to electric utilities enabling an
intelligent grid to more efficiently manage demand, integrate distributed
energy resources, improve service reliability, and optimize cost and capital
productivity. BPL Global partners with local utilities, Internet service
providers, equipment suppliers and financiers to create end-to-end solutions
integrating the best in software, communications, hardware and managed
services to aggressively deploy smart grid solutions around the world. Part
of the clean technology sector of the electric utility industry, our
applications provide the critical foundation for a coordinated, intelligent
grid to deliver energy more efficiently for a greener environment.
http://www.bplglobal.net.
SOURCE BPL Global, Ltd.
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