Why Breaker Condition Monitoring
Circuit breakers protect switchgear from phase-to-phase and phase-to-earth short circuits. Factors such as deprivated lubrication, gas leaks and asset deterioration diminishes the capacity of breakers leading to asset wear, thermal effects on rear disconnects, and unreliable asset performance. Additionaly, exposure to excessive faults damage the asset condition, minimizing its quality of life. Regular offline inspections deviates the asset from its operational efficiency, increasing asset downtime.
Predictive maintenance and condition monitoring strategies ensures early fault detection by continuosuly monitoring changes in its performance and health and identifying faults real-time. By accurately preventing critical issues before they occur predictive maintenance minimizes risk, maximizes the reliability of switchgear and operational efficiency.
Why Rugged Monitoring-
Rugged Monitoring’s advanced monitoring system for breaker condition include intelligent IoT sensors, edge devices, and software, all combined to predict failures before they occur. They allow consistent access to the status of critical parameters such as partial discharge, temperature hotspots, arc flash, and SF6 gas leakage, reducing the likelihood of unexpected failures.
Our solutions are designed with immunity to electromagnetic interferences making them highly suitable to operate in extreme conditions. With advanced real-time sensing technology that is plug-and-play, our solutions can be integrated onto new or retrofit installations. Through edge-processing, data is aggredated continuously to provide data-driven insights that allow early fault detection. With features such as customizable dashboards and alarms, historical maintenance planner, and multi-parameter monitoring, our solutions empower business with improved O&M strategies and increased cost savings.
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