Remote Equipment Monitoring

Transformers will typically signal when problems are about to occur through changes in the average operating temperature or in the vibration signature of the transformer. 

Atoms detect temperature and vibration anomalies making them the perfect solution for this application. Atoms, with the addition of an external current sensor, are also able to capture current spikes and the absence of current. 

Atoms were installed on transformers using temperature, impact, and vibration alerts to monitor operations.

The external CT sensor detected the absence of current, giving the team the exact location of the transformer failure. In addition, by sampling the current periodically, teams were able to optimize energy consumption. 

Atoms were also able to identify when similar transformers began operating differently, giving maintenance teams the information they needed to proactively maintain overhead and ground transformers.