Wind Energy Case Study Series

Case study 1: Offshore circuit breaker testing for Ventus Energy

How Ventus Energy and Kelvatek are working together to increase wind farm reliability through proactive maintenance.

Kelvatek recently collaborated with Ventus Energy, a prominent Operations & Maintenance (O&M) services provider in the offshore industry.

This partnership enabled Kelvatek to integrate first trip profiling into Ventus Energy's maintenance program for offshore projects, utilising our Profile P3 technology. Implementing this approach enabled Ventus Energy to proactively detect potential defects, allowing them to facilitate repairs during planned outages.

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Case study 2:  Transformer monitoring for major UK wind operator

How a major UK wind farm could have avoided £10 million in lost revenues with online bushing monitoring.

Kelvatek recently engaged with a leading UK wind generation company following a catastrophic failure on an unmonitored substation transformer at one of their major onshore wind farm projects. The failure resulted in five months of unplanned outage and lost revenues as it took five months for the project to source and install a replacement transformer.

The transformer failed due to a bushing failure – without online monitoring, it was not possible to detect the developing fault and take preventative action.

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Case study 3: Transformer monitoring for Chinese transmission company

How Kelvatek’s online transformer monitoring solution TOTUS is helping a Chinese Transmission company ensure asset availability and avoid transformer failure.

In June 2017, Kelvatek partnered with a leading Chinese transmission company on a project for 10 Single Phase Converter Transformers. This included an overall installation of 30 TOTUS transformer monitors.

One was installed on each tank and the installation took place together with the asset installation in the substation. On this particular project, two young transformers showed signs of malfunction within an 18-month period despite their early operational stage, emphasising the need for vigilant monitoring and maintenance to ensure uninterrupted electricity supply.

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