Bushings account for a large
proportion of High Voltage (HV) substation failures, often
causing severe and costly damages. Preventive maintenance, early
replacement and regular off-line testing have been employed to
address this issue in the past. Now, technology exists that
enables asset owners to detect impending failures and reduce
their maintenance costs.
GEs advanced Intellix™ BMT **0 is
an on-line system that continuously monitors the condition of the
bushings and can also detect developing partial discharge (PD)
activity in the transformer main tank. It will alert personnel of
fault conditions at an early stage and provide vital health
information on the bushings and the transformer.
The Intellix BMT **0 can be
utilized as a standalone system to monitor bushing insulation and
partial discharge activity, or as an integrated, one-sourced
solution with GEs Kelman TRANSFIX Dissolved Gas Analysis (DGA)
multigas analyzer and Perception Fleet software to provide a more
in-depth view of the transformer's condition and root cause of
major transformer failures.
