A key to avoiding the consequences of failure in the most critical situations.
Reliable energy supply is the key to success for every enterprise in a globalised industrial world. Grid owners, utilities and industrial customers today face a number of unique challenges: expenditure cuts, loss of knowledge and expertise through retirement and downsizing. Furthermore, operating ageing assets at higher levels affects lifespan and reliability. Yet, customers are expected to maintain the same level of performance.
“The need for condition monitoring solutions has never been greater than it is now†– Our presentation will address this statement from 3 different perspectives, namely; a Systems supplier, Asset Owner and an Academics view. We intend to provide a collectively unbiased view of the condition monitoring landscape.
We shall briefly discuss the evolution of condition monitoring solutions, from the “nice to have†category into an essential component within a Substation. The arguments ‘For’ and ‘Against’ will be covered, culminating in a principle model for cost-benefit analysis.
Protecting your electrical assets with the latest technology is an important element of asset management & operational support which is beneficial for both business & the environment. Condition Monitoring technologies have evolved at a relatively slow pace to support changing requirements, however, it seems that we are now facing a Condition Monitoring revolution that can help to change our industry for the better.
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Switchgear Condition Monitoring Brochure
Presented by
David Kerr,
Operations Manager, Siemens
David is the head of Siemens HV Switchgear Monitoring & Diagnostics business. He has over 18 years experience in the Energy industry, working within Siemens Monitoring & Diagnostics arena for almost 7 years. Led the UK contingent in Siemens acquisition of the world’s largest integrated substation condition monitoring Project, he is now responsible for Project delivery.
Dr David Flynn,
Lecturer at Heriot-Watt University
Dr David Flynn is a lecturer at Heriot-Watt University with over 10 years experience in the areas of sensors, asset management & power networks. He is an IET scholar and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), also the Deputy Director of the Microsystems Engineering Centre (MISEC), and Deputy Director of Research within the EPSRC funded Centre of Doctoral Training in Embedded Intelligence.
Chris Holdsworth,
Policy and Standards Manager, Northern Powergrid
Chris leads the Policy and Standards team within the Asset Management function of Northern Powergrid. He has been with the company for 35 years with experience in a variety of engineering roles and has lead his current team for 12 years. He is a member of IET and current chair of both the ENA Vacuum Interrupter work group and ENA Standards Leaders group.