Projects
Projects: Projects for Investigator |
||
| Reference Number | NIA_NGET0213 | |
| Title | Condition and Climatic Environment for Power Transformers (ConCEPT) | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Other Power and Storage Technologies(Electricity transmission and distribution) 100%; | |
| Research Types | Applied Research and Development 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) 100% | |
| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Project Contact No email address given National Grid Electricity Transmission |
|
| Award Type | Network Innovation Allowance | |
| Funding Source | Ofgem | |
| Start Date | 01 September 2017 | |
| End Date | 31 July 2021 | |
| Duration | ENA months | |
| Total Grant Value | £1,100,000 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Power | |
| Region | London | |
| Programme | Network Innovation Allowance | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Project Contact , National Grid Electricity Transmission (100.000%) |
| Web Site | https://smarter.energynetworks.org/projects/NIA_NGET0213 |
|
| Objectives | ResearchThe University of Southampton will conduct a research project investigating the effects of transformer condition and the surrounding climatic environment for power transformer operation directly on behalf of National Grid in the following areas:Installation of sensors (WP1)Climate issues for transformers (WP2)Integration and Modelling of available data to diagnose transformer defects (WP3)Condition and operation (WP4)Alternative algorithms for predicting thermal response (WP5) The ConCEPT project at the University of Southampton builds on completed elements of several projects, namely Resilient Networks (RESNET (NIA_NGET0053) – an IFI/NIA funded project at University of Manchester), FENCE (Facilitating Enhanced Network Capacity Evaluation, NIA funded project with University of Southampton) TeRMiTE (NIA_NGET0165) ( Transformer Rating Modelling Tool Enhancements, NIA project with University of Southampton) and Improved Transformer Thermal Monitoring (IFI funded project with Southampton Dielectric Consultants). The aim is to take the findings from several of these projects and make them readily implementable.The specific areas from these projects that should be advanced are shown in the attached detailed project proposal. The overall objectives of this project are:to develop understanding of phenomena that could materially affect the operation of transformers in the coming decadesto explore how greater value that can be extracted from existing data and potentially new sensors to optimise maintenance interventions, andensure that we make the most of the thermal capability of ageing transformers without compromising their reliability.This project compliments the research that will be undertaken under the NIA funded project Optimised Asset Life and Asset Management of Transformer and Transformer Oil Through Analysis and Modelling.Specific objectives for each of the work packages in this project are as follows:WP1 – Installation of sensors on selected transformers to support the other packages of workWP2 – Investigation of climate issues, this will include investigation of the urban heat island effect and challenge seasonal assumptions of static ratings to ensure transformers are not at risk of optimistic rating enhancements and evaluate the potential accuracy of predictive ratings to mitigate rising temperatures owing to climate change.WP3 – Leveraging data warehouse resources along with monitoring data to ensure that transformers are operating correctly, specifically using rating software to flag automatically where winding temperature indicators (WTIs) and cooling are not operating correctly so that condition based maintenance interventions can be planned.WP4 – Use of thermal monitoring to investigate condition and operation of transformers to identify where condition issues should result in reduced rating assumptions to maintain transformer reliability and investigation of any impacts of on-load oil regeneration on ratingsWP5 – Investigation of alternative algorithms to establish whether machine learning tools could replace detailed thermal models for transformer ratings, the same approach will also be applied to dissolved gas analysis (DGA) from online monitoring and in combination identify divergent behaviour within transformer families for early detection of potential faults. | |
| Abstract | The ConCEPT project at the University of Southampton builds on completed elements of several projects, namely Resilient Networks (RESNET (NIA_NGET0053) – an IFI/NIA funded project at University of Manchester), FENCE (Facilitating Enhanced Network Capacity Evaluation, NIA funded project with University of Southampton) TeRMiTE (NIA_NGET0165) ( Transformer Rating Modelling Tool Enhancements, NIA project with University of Southampton) and Improved Transformer Thermal Monitoring (IFI funded project with Southampton Dielectric Consultants). The aim is to take the findings from several of these projects and make them readily implementable.The specific areas from these projects that should be advanced are shown in the attached detailed project proposal. | |
| Publications | (none) |
|
| Final Report | (none) |
|
| Added to Database | 09/11/22 | |
