A power transformer is a critical connection point between #renewable generation and the #grid. While these assets should have lifetimes that exceed the project's life, they can and do fail, resulting in immediate generation loss. An #online #transformer #monitoring program enables renewable operators to plan effective maintenance strategies, allowing them to mitigate the risk of unplanned downtime. 🔎 Read our case study where a major wind farm could have avoided the financial impact of a 5-month outage if they could have identified emerging bushing failures early. https://lnkd.in/g-b9_a2h #RenewableEnergy #TransformerLeadTimes #TransformerMonitoring #PowerGeneration #OperationalEfficiency #TransformerFailure #OnlineTransformerMonitoring #CamlinEnergy
Camlin Energy
Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
Lisburn, Antrim 9,370 followers
Optimizing asset performance and enabling the Grid of the Future.
About us
Optimizing Critical Infrastructures. Our smart solutions for electricity network faults and load management, monitoring and asset management enable electricity networks to run more smoothly, safely and sustainably. Together we are engineering better futures.
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https://www.camlinenergy.com/
External link for Camlin Energy
- Industry
- Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- Lisburn, Antrim
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2008
- Specialties
- Technology, AI, Energy, Rail, and Photonics
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Lisburn, Antrim BT28 2EX, GB
Employees at Camlin Energy
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💡 Did you know that power #transformers are one of the most critical assets in renewable energy plants? If they fail, power generation stops and so does revenue. To replace a transformer, #renewable #operators face long lead times of up to 36 months and during that period they continue to lose revenue and face additional costs. ❔ How do you prevent this? Continuous, real-time monitoring of asset health via #TOTUS #transformer #monitoring. 💻 Online transformer monitoring mitigates against risk to #asset #availability and provides real-time information on the health of your transformer fleet, identifying developing faults before they result in failure. Supported by Camlin Energy’s team of transformer experts, the risk is quantified, and the most appropriate #corrective #action is determined. POWER magazine has written an interesting article on the impact of the global transformer shortage and long lead times for new transformers. Read more here --> 🔎 https://lnkd.in/eXX6838k #RenewableEnergy #TransformerLeadTimes #TransformerMonitoring #PowerGeneration #OperationalEfficiency #TransformerFailure #OnlineTransformerMonitoring #CamlinEnergy
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📢 What to Expect at Stand #173 at #CIGREParis It’s only 4 weeks until CIGRE Paris and as one of the leading global events in the #Energy #industry calendar, Camlin Energy is making an impact with a full agenda set in place for attendees. 💡 MEET THE EXPERTS…Interact with #industry #experts from our Asset Performance Team where you can learn about our flexible service packages, which range from support on new transformer purchases, continuous transformer supervision, and ongoing condition assessment. 🎥 LIVE DEMOS…. Discover Camlin Energy’s #Sapient #Asset #Insights with a one-to-one live demo. You’ll see first-hand how Sapient Asset Insights transforms data into actionable information, empowering #utilities to make confident decisions that protect assets and networks, optimize operations, and reduce costs. 🏉 Join us for our social evenings with a twist. It's 'Taste of France' vs. 'Taste of Ireland'! Make sure to stop by and enjoy food and drink from each region, there's even a chance to take home an #Irish or #French rugby shirt each evening! 📅 When: Tues 27th, Wed 28th & Thurs 29th August 🕰 Time: 5pm – 6pm 📍 Where: Level 1, Stand#173 Click here to learn more - https://lnkd.in/eexKkxgv #CIGREParis #CIGRE2024 #CIGRE #Sapient #Sensors #Software #ExpertServices #AssetPerformance #CamlinEnergy Henrik Lindberg | Francesco Sciocchetti | Antoine Pommet | Christoph Borlinghaus | Marco Tozzi | Anatoliy Mudryk | Graeme Egan | Malcolm Fletcher FBCS, CITP | Andrew Hodgson
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🌟🔧 Camlin Energy's Global Service Team have landed in #Spain! 🔧🌟 Our global field service team have been hard at work in #Lubian, Spain! Their mission? To install two of our TOTUS G9 monitors, ensuring continuous online monitoring of two critical 55 MVA transformers. These transformers are vital for safeguarding the energy supply and supporting energy transmission in the region. ⚡🔍 At Camlin Energy, we take pride in helping our customers maintain a #reliable and #efficient energy infrastructure. Our commitment to delivering quality service and customer satisfaction drives us to excel every step of the way. 💪 🌍 Want to learn more about how our solutions can benefit your operations? Get in touch with us today! 📩 #CustomerCulture #CamlinEnergy #FieldServiceTeam #TOTUSG9 #EnergyMonitoring #CustomerCommitment #InnovationInEnergy #GlobalService #EnergyTransmission #AssetMonitoring #QualityService
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Protect your Assets and Revenue with Online Transformer Monitoring! As the demand for #renewable #energy consumption continues to grow, this can put assets under increasing stress. Transformer monitoring can be a cost-effective solution to reduce the risk of failure and help prolong the life of your assets. By incorporating a #continuous #monitoring program, the health of the transformer is consistently reviewed, giving confidence to our customers that assets are in peak condition during their lifecycle. Curious about how to determine the return on investment and how to reduce your risk of high-value transformer failure? Our article explores the financial advantages of online transformer monitoring. Read more: https://lnkd.in/edMNJ-NM #TransformerMonitoring #RenewableEnergy #WindFarms #ROI #OperationalEfficiency #FinancialBenefits #TransformerFailure #OnlineTransformerMonitoring
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Camlin Energy is delighted to be returning to #Paris in August for CIGRE Paris 2024. Join us at one of the most highly anticipated events in the energy industry calendar. As we continue our preparations for #CIGRE, we are excited to unveil our latest #softwareinnovation Sapient Asset Insights, to a global audience. Sapient Asset Insights promises to revolutionize the way your assets are managed, leveraging advanced #dataanalytics and #artificialintelligence to predict asset performance behavior. This year experience our interactive ‘sensor wall’ showcasing Camlin Energy's end-to-end #grid monitoring capabilities. Throughout the week attendees will have the opportunity to interact with our industry #experts, ask questions, and explore the full potential of our technology. It's an exciting time for Camlin Energy and we have plenty more to share with you at this year’s event. Keep an eye on our socials over the next few weeks for a preview of what to expect from #TeamCamlin at CIGRE Paris 2024. Click to learn how Camlin Energy can help you unlock the value of your data with #Insights - https://lnkd.in/eexKkxgv #CIGREParis #CIGRE2024 #Sapient #Sensors #Software #Experts Henrik Lindberg | Francesco Sciocchetti | Antoine Pommet | Christoph Borlinghaus | Marco Tozzi | Anatoliy Mudryk | Graeme Egan | Malcolm Fletcher FBCS, CITP | Andrew Hodgson
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Moisture is a leading cause of failures in #transformers. Many transformers have oil expansion/protection systems to accommodate oil thermal expansion and prevent moisture ingress from the ambient air. However, should these fail, the consequences can be severe. With transformer monitoring you can be alerted to the presence of moisture in oil, allowing you to take immediate #action and safeguard against the impact of failure. Read below a post from our expert Anatoliy Mudryk detailing the impact of moisture in oil.
The transformer conservator can be a source of free water in the transformer. Moisture is a well-known enemy of power transformers leading to instant failures and to materials accelerated aging and degradation. A "free-breathing" transformer oil expansion system allows humid air to enter the space above the transformer oil without any barriers. The term "free-breathing" also often refers to transformers equipped with a desiccant breather, which removes most of the humidity from the incoming air. A "bladder" serves as an additional moisture barrier inside the conservator, physically separating the oil from the air. This is implemented as a membrane or airbag. Using a bladder together with a desiccant breather is the most effective method, providing two stages of protection against air moisture. The type of oil expansion/protection system is determined by the transformer's specifications, based on the utility's assessment of its importance versus maintenance needs. All the listed options (except pure free-breathing) prevent humid air intake into the conservator only if properly maintained and functioning correctly. However, imagine a scenario where these systems fail or are not maintained properly. The consequences would be: 1) Moisture will dissolve in the oil, following the rule of equal relative humidities of liquid and gaseous media. For instance, if the air has 80% humidity, the oil will eventually reach 80% relative humidity. This process is responsible for transformers becoming wet over time 2) Humidity from the air will condense on the conservator tank walls during colder times of the day, similar to condensation on a bathroom mirror. Some of this condensed water may enter the oil as free water, leading to internal rusting of the conservator. This free water can cause transformer failures, particularly in areas directly below where the conservator pipe connects to the top of the tank. This second scenario of this post could be among the reasons for the recently discussed series of failures. https://lnkd.in/dz5EmmRD
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🔧 Transformer Monitoring Upgrade! 🔧 #TeamCamlin French field service #experts recently visited a leading #utility customer in the southwest of France to enhance the #reliability and #safety of their 600MVA #transformer. While this transformer was already equipped with #DGA monitoring from TOTUS, after experiencing bushing failures the customer understood the high risk associated when these components fail. This prompted them to enhance their monitoring with the addition of advanced #bushing and #partialdischarge (PD) monitoring. This upgrade will significantly enhance the reliability and efficiency of the transformer, ensuring peace of mind for our valued customer. #FieldService #Utility #TransformerMonitoring #Innovation #TeamWork #France #EngineeringExcellence
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Partial Discharges (PD) occur due to defects in the electrical insulation. With the increasing intensity of PD, the transformer becomes more susceptible to arcing and discharges. This has the potential to cause catastrophic failure including fire, tank rupture, and potentially explosion. With TOTUS from Camlin Energy, we can detect and analyze PD events occurring in the transformer. Early detection of PD can significantly improve risk diagnosis, identifying developing defects and enabling corrective actions before failure. Learn more about the importance of monitoring PD - https://lnkd.in/eVuCTuFh
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Aging components are a key factor that will impact the service life of your #transformer. Together with water and temperature, Oxygen (o2) is one of the three key elements responsible for accelerating the aging of your transformer. Awareness of increasing o2 levels enables a proactive #maintenance strategy to help minimize insulation degradation and transformer aging. Stay ahead of transformer degradation and extend the life of your assets with real-time #insights from Camlin Energy's #TOTUS Transformer Monitor. To find out more about the impact of o2 within a transformer visit: https://lnkd.in/erPGg6EX
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