The bushing monitoring system is an online system that continuously monitors the condition of the transformer bushings by tracking the capacitance change of C1 and the relative power factor change (tan delta) of each bushing. 

Rugged Monitoring presents an advanced Bushing Monitoring solution that gives predictive diagnostics to help users prevent malfunctions or breakdowns in a wide range of transformer bushing equipment. Our self-operating system and remote monitoring solutions present real-time diagnosis and allow utilities to work towards solving problems rather than finding them. Overall we ensure: 

• Grid Reliability
• Increased Value Proposition

Fiber Optic Temperature sensors for Winding Hotspot Monitoring, are used to increase the accuracy of heat-run tests, provide better cooling control and dynamic loading, and ensure preventive maintenance. Partial Discharge Monitoring also helps identify incipient faults. 

Rugged Monitoring’s Direct Winding Hotspot Sensors will help you gain superior insights into your Transformer health. Our sensors provide highly accurate temperature measurements, allowing transformers to operate within optimal temperature ranges, monitor their cooling system performance, adjust the settings to maintain proper thermal management, and identify potential overheating issues early on to avoid premature transformer failure. Overall, Rugged Monitoring helps optimize the performance of your transformers. 

• Effective cooling control
• Extend transformer life

Maintaining optimal transformer health is crucial for reliable power distribution. Traditional methods often fall short, leading to unexpected outages and costly repairs. Rugged Monitoring’s Main Tank Monitoring solutions provide a comprehensive approach, empowering you with real-time insights to prevent issues before they disrupt your operations. Our ruggedized sensors and advanced RM Eye software work together to deliver:

• Unmatched reliability
• Actionable insights

Ensure your On-Load Tap Changers (OLTCs) operate at optimal efficiency with Rugged Monitoring’s advanced solutions. Traditional monitoring methods can miss critical issues, leading to decreased transformer lifespan and potential outages. Our comprehensive approach provides real-time insights to keep your OLTCs functioning smoothly:

• Proactive maintenance
• Data-driven decisions

Rugged Monitoring’s PD monitoring solution with sensors, monitors, and RM EYE software offers high sensitivity to PD activity. It can effectively identify weak points in the insulation system and help diagnose the insulation condition of an electrical asset.

• HV Testing
• Periodic & Continuous Online Testing

Maintaining optimal operating temperature is crucial for the reliability and lifespan of your oil-type transformers. Rugged Monitoring’s cooling monitoring solutions provide comprehensive oversight through strategically placed sensors that track critical parameters like cooling fan operation, oil flow rate, and radiator temperature.
Real-time data allows for proactive adjustments to cooling system settings, ensuring efficient thermal management and preventing overheating.

• Maximize lifespan
• Optimized energy consumption

The monitoring system can monitor Load, Power, and losses of the system by using customized sensors, monitors and software.
Gain real-time insights into the health and efficiency of your oil-type transformers with Rugged Monitoring’s power monitoring solutions to continuously monitor voltage, current, and power factor to identify potential overloading or inefficiencies in power distribution and analyze trends in power consumption data to optimize load management strategies and improve overall grid stability.

• Minimize downtime
• Data-driven decisions

Fault monitoring aids in reducing vulnerability to through-fault currents. A transformer winding comprises a paper-insulated conductor wound around the core, bolstered by insulated structures, and secured with clamps to guarantee rigidity, tensile strength, and minimal motion.
Rugged Monitoring’s through fault monitoring solutions offer a robust defense against catastrophic failures in your oil-type transformers by utilizing high-speed sensors to detect even the slightest anomalies in current surges, providing immediate notification of potential faults.

• Minimize downtime
• Enhance Safety

DGA Monitoring serves as a vital tool in the proactive management of power transformer assets, enabling stakeholders to anticipate, diagnose, and address potential issues before they escalate into critical failures.
Proactive maintenance is key to preventing unexpected failures in oil-type transformers. Rugged Monitoring’s DGA monitoring solutions seamlessly integrate sensors that detect the presence of fault gases like hydrogen, acetylene, and carbon monoxide within the transformer oil.
Analysis of these gases helps identify the type and severity of potential faults, allowing for targeted maintenance actions before they escalate.

• Extend lifespan
• Reduce maintenance costs

Rugged Monitoring (RM’s) PD monitoring solution with sensors, modules and software are highly sensitive to PD activity, it can eectively identify weak points in the insulation system and help in diagnosing the insulation condition of an electrical asset. Automatic warnings and alarms will immediately alert the users when pre-set PD activity thresholds have been violated. Our precisely designed PD testing and monitoring solutions with rugged and reliable architecture can be easily customized to match customer requirements. Depending on specific operating requirements and application, we customize our solutions for:

• HV Testing
• Periodic & Continuous Online Testing

Maintaining optimal operating temperature is crucial for the reliability and lifespan of your oil-type transformers. Rugged Monitoring’s cooling monitoring solutions provide comprehensive oversight through strategically placed sensors that track critical parameters like cooling fan operation, oil flow rate, and radiator temperature.
Real-time data allows for proactive adjustments to cooling system settings, ensuring efficient thermal management and preventing overheating.

• Maximize lifespan
• Optimized energy consumption

The monitoring system can monitor Load, Power, and losses of the system by using customized sensors, monitors and software.
Gain real-time insights into the health and efficiency of your oil-type transformers with Rugged Monitoring’s power monitoring solutions to continuously monitor voltage, current, and power factor to identify potential overloading or inefficiencies in power distribution and analyze trends in power consumption data to optimize load management strategies and improve overall grid stability.

• Minimize downtime
• Data-driven decisions

Maintaining optimal operating temperature is crucial for the reliability and lifespan of dry-type transformers. Rugged Monitoring’s temperature monitoring solutions provide comprehensive oversight using strategically placed sensors that track key temperatures throughout the transformer, including ambient air temperature, core temperature, and winding hot spots. Real-time data allows for proactive adjustments to cooling system settings or identification of potential issues with transformer operation.

• Extend lifespan
• Proactive maintenance

Rugged Monitoring empowers you to make informed decisions about your dry-type transformers with combined loading and ageing monitoring that continuously monitor transformer load levels to ensure they stay within safe operating limits and prevent overloading and utilize advanced algorithms to calculate the remaining useful life (RUL) of your transformers based on real-time operating data, historical trends, and transformer age.

• Maximize efficiency
• Proactive maintenance

Fault monitoring aids in reducing vulnerability to through fault currents. A transformer winding comprises a paper-insulated conductor wound around the core, bolstered by insulated structures, and secured with clamps to guarantee rigidity, tensile strength, and minimal motion.
Rugged Monitoring’s through fault monitoring solutions offer a robust defense against catastrophic failures in your oil-type transformers by utilising high-speed sensors to detect even the slightest anomalies in current surges, providing immediate notification of potential faults. This allows for a swift isolation of the fault and minimizes equipment damage, preventing costly repairs and downtime.

• Minimize downtime
• Enhance Safety