Elimpus Installs Condition Monitoring Equipment on National Grid Transformers

Supergrid Transformer

Elimpus has completed the installation of thermal monitoring equipment on several of National Grid’s supergrid transformers in the south of England. The monitoring equipment supports a joint research project between National Grid and the University of Southampton which is investigating the Condition and Climatic Environment for Power Transformers (ConCEPT) – an NIA funded Innovation Project.

Elimpus provides Partial Discharge detection and location services as well as managing the process of delivering specialist condition monitoring systems to National Grid’s assets infrastructure.

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LCNI 2019 Conference & Exhibition

Elimpus Stand

Very successful Low Carbon Networks & Innovation (LCNI) 2019 Conference and Exhibition at the SEC in Glasgow where Elimpus were able to demonstrate two current NIA funded projects supported by Scottish Power Energy Networks and UKPN. Our innovative use of radiometric technology to accurately detect and locate Arc Faults on distribution networks  (RAFL) will shortly be tested at the PNDC in Cumbernauld whilst our Energy Harvesting prototype has been successfully relaying meteorological information to a cloud server since February this year. No batteries or back up – just energy harvested from 400kV conductors. Elimpus are now looking at a variety of potential applications for this technology including line sag measurement, thermal rating and monitoring of remote cable sealing ends.

LCNI 2019 was also a great opportunity to update existing customers and inform potential new customers of our Partial Discharge products and services  as well as our Condition Monitoring system integration capabilities. 

Elimpus Stand
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