At Camlin we’re engineering better futures. We want tomorrow to be better than today. For our customers. For their customers. For our own people. And for the wider world around us.
At Camlin we’re engineering better futures. We want tomorrow to be better than today. For our customers. For their customers. For our own people. And for the wider world around us.
In the Energy industry, critical assets such as transformers, circuit breakers and power generators all play a vital role in the transfer of energy across the grid. The onset and growth of renewable sources of energy have transformed how the network operates with multi-directional flows of energy. The combination of an aging infrastructure and soaring energy demand has changed the energy landscape placing assets under unprecedented challenges.
The monitoring strategies of the past are no longer equipped to sustain this growth and demand with many now needing to rethink their strategies. Below we have listed eight signs that you need to upgrade your monitoring strategy
Frequent unplanned failures – repeating unplanned unexpected failures are a tell-tale sign that your asset is not functioning at its optimal level. The current monitoring methods being adopted and not sufficient to detect and warn of emerging defaults in your assets
Increasing maintenance costs – monitoring strategies are designed to give advance notice of emerging faults. If you are beginning to see rising O&M costs due to reactive maintenance it may indicate that current methods are no longer sufficient to address operational challenges.
Premature aging transformer fleet – transformers are engineered to operate for 40+ years with proper care and maintenance. Neglecting proper asset maintenance will lead to premature aging highlighting the pitfalls of ineffective maintenance.
Lack of real-time insights – a reliance upon periodic time-based inspections can seriously hinder the health and performance of a transformer. Problems can develop quickly, without access to real-time data there is a significant chance faults could be missed and develop.
High Downtime Costs – every second your assets are offline increasing the risk of grid instability, with significant financial losses and missed revenue opportunities, critical factors that impact the sustainability of renewable energy projects.
Challenges integrating renewables – Wind and solar for example now make up nearly half of the world's energy. Transformers need to be able to adapt to the advanced complexities of renewable energy such as dynamic power flows, increased demand and load variability.
Lack of Data Analytics – whilst there is no shortage of software systems out there, can they provide all the key information that you need. With time and SME resource at a premium can you access your data, quickly and confidently analyse to make critical decisions with confidence
Challenges Managing Multiple Assets – Is managing a growing fleet of assets with varying ages and conditions becoming a challenge? With the advancement in software and AI you can now unlock smarter ways to manage these assets more effectively and reliability.
There is no doubt that the monitoring methods of the past have helped us navigate many reliability and operational challenges. However, the energy network has changed and continues to evolve, there is a need for new asset monitoring solutions that support more efficient and effective asset monitoring strategies.
At Camlin Energy our asset monitoring solutions comprising of sensors, software, and experts are designed to address the key challenges of an evolving grid of the future. We provide comprehensive asset visibility, actionable data-based insights, and early predictive analysis backed up by expert service support that efficiently manages your operations, empowering your businesses to optimize their operations and reduce costs.
