Transformers Magazine, Vol. 11 No. 1, 2024.
Original scientific paper
EDF Hydro’s approach to monitoring
Jean Sanchez
Abstract
France’s primary electricity generation utility, Électricité de France (EDF), chose its Hydro power plant division for implementing a large-scale digital monitoring project in 2012. Currently, 630 turbines have been monitored, totaling 18.7 GW of installed power. This strategic initiative targets enhancing plant performance, safety, maintenance and availability with the expectation of a Return On Investment within 3 to 6 years. This article presents related data and a case study with the diagnosis of a power transformer based on monitoring in the field of Dissolved Gas Analysis (DGA) and Partial Discharge (PD).
Keywords
EDF hydro; power transformers; DGA monitoring; Partial Discharge; bushing monitoring; alarms
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313174
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Publication date:
8.1.2024.
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