Brian D. Sparling, Senior Member of IEEE, and Regional Manager with Dynamic Ratings Inc. The challenges facing substation owners and operators for the past years are unrelenting and are summed up in one sentence: “Reduce operating costs, enhance the availability of the generating and transmission equipment, and improve the supply of power and service to […]
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Brian D. Sparling, Senior Member of IEEE, and Regional Manager with Dynamic Ratings Inc. Historically, substation assets have been loaded beyond nameplate ratings and the need to accommodate these emergencies or contingency, conditions are best served using End-to-End electrical apparatus monitoring systems. For many years the limit for normal apparatus loading was based on the […]
Brian D. Sparling, Senior Member of IEEE, and Regional Manager with Dynamic Ratings Inc. The future of online monitoring of high voltage substation equipment is closely linked to enterprise asset management systems provided that proper measures are implemented for the EAM system to deliver the expected results. Those measures include trained personnel, detailed knowledge of […]