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Advanced Diagnostic Testing of Power Transformers
Date: Thursday, October 23rd, 2014
Location: SRP Information Services Building (ISB), 1600 N Priest Dr, Tempe, AZ 85281
Speaker: Drew Welton, OMICRON Electronics Corp.
Topic: "Advanced Diagnostic Testing of Power Transformers"
Dielectric or de-energized testing of power transformers has been a common practice for many years, typically utilized for assessing the health of this expensive and critical asset. Together with routine dissolved gas analysis, or DGA, we can hopefully predict and avoid catastrophic failure. However, it is only recently that more advanced methods have been introduced to the industry as the results of better designed test equipment. This presentation identifies three advanced dielectric testing methods to better diagnose areas of concern within the transformer.
Speaker Bio:
Drew Welton is the Regional Sales Manager for OMICRON electronics Corp. USA for the US and Canada. He is a Graduate of Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO, and a 20 year member of IEEE, PES, and has been a contributor on a number of PSRC working groups. Prior to OMICRON electronics, Drew has served as Regional Sales Manager for Beckwith Electric Company, and National Sales Manager, Substation Automation, for Areva T&D. Drew has written numerous articles in various publications on substation maintenance testing, and has conducted many training sessions for substation technicians and engineers at various utilities and universities across the US.
