GE Monitoring & Diagnostics Product Presentation

Hydran M2

Product Summary
Hydran M2

What is it?
Its a continuous on-line dissolved gas and moisture in oil monitoring device that alerts personnel of developing fault conditions in their transformer

GE Differentiated Value Proposition

Cost effective solution to help prevent unplanned outages by detecting early developing key fault Utility gases value/MM customers and moisture ingress in the transformer main tank. Expandable monitoring capabilities (on board transformer models) to provide further critical information on transformer condition. Single valve installation with no consumables to replace and no field calibration required.

Dissolved Gases

Why monitor Dissolved Gases?

A sudden increase of dissolved gas level is the best indicator of a developing incipient fault
o The oil is in contact with every component in the main tank. o When a fault occurs in a component, oil will be degraded and gases will be generated

o Relative gas concentration changes in relation to the nature, severity and temperature of the fault o Oil is a transport mechanism Gases are produced and distributed into the oil and the gas blanket or conservator

Oil degradation Typical oil Molecule

H C C H H H H H H H H H H H H C H C H H H H

H H

C
H C H H H C H

H H

H H

H H

H H

H
H

C
H C

C
C

C
C

C
C

C
C

Gases Generated During Breakdown of Dielectric Oil (Gibeault / Hall / Noirhomme)

HYDROGEN H2

References: M. Duval, Electra,133,40 (1990 ). T.V. Oommen, Gas Generation in Power Transformers

GAS CONSTITUENTS

METHANE CH4

ETHANE C2 H6

ETHYLENE C2 H4 ACETYLENE C2 H2

250

500

750

1000

1250

1500

1750

2000

Fault Temperature ( C )

Paper degradation gases developed

CO
CARBON MONOXIDE

CH2OH
O O H H H C OH H H CHO

HOH
WATER

HH

H
HOH
WATER

OH

FURAN

HOH
WATER

Paper Molecule

Gases Generated During Breakdown of Cellulosic Insulation (Gibeault / Hall / Noirhomme)

GAS CONSTITUENTS

CARBON MONOXIDE CO

CARBON DIOXIDE CO2

References: M. Duval, Electra,133,40 (1990 ). T.V. Oommen, Gas Generation in Power Transformers

100

200

250

300

400

500

Fault Temperature ( C )

Dual Hydran Sensor

HYDRAN M2 - Dual Sensor

The M2 unit

The Sensor

Moisture sensor

Gas sensor

Hydran Technology - Gas detection

The membrane is a solid film of Fluoro polymer, extremely stable and chemically resistant

Membrane

+ H2 CO

V Signal

O2
Electro-chemical Detector The oil supplies combustible gases and the Oxygen comes from the air No internal reagent required to generate the signal

C2H4 C2H2

H2 CO
Sensor

The CPU - Signal conditioning

Gas sensor Calibration

Check Sensor Integrity (Gas phase; 2% H2) After sensor assembly (2 hours) Determine the Calibration parameters (H2 in Oil) (2 weeks) Temperatures: 10, 45 & 70 C Concentrations: 0, 100, 350, 1000 & 2000 ppm Computation of transfer parameters Comparison with DGA values Check System Integrity (Gas phase; 2% H2)

Why monitor Moisture in Oil?

Water in the oil can lead to water condensation Water in oil Increased risk of bubbling formation at high load Increased water in oil = Accelerates the rate of insulation aging as it reduces dielectric strength

Water content measured in ppm is the water contained in the oil

Measuring moisture in oil is easily done!!

Moisture in Oil vary with operating conditions

Rectifier Transformer B 21 MVA OFWF
50 15 12 9 6

40 30 20 10 0
Jan-04 Jan-05 Jan-06

Water in Oil

3 0
Jan-07

Water in Oil (ppm)

Top Oil Temp

Temperature (oC)

Moisture Sensor long term stability

Long Term Stability of Moiture Sensor
10 9 8 7
%RH H2O

50 45

Top Oil Temp

40 35 30 25 20 15
Top Oil Temperature C

6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Jan-04

Water in Oil
Jan-05 Date Jan-06 Jan-07

10 5 0

Hydran Sensor - Moisture detection

-Polymeric moisture sensitive capacitor
Oil Cavity

OSC

Hz Signal

H2O H2O H2O

pF

Polymeric Film

H2O
Sensor The CPU - Signal conditioning

Hydran M2 - Sensor Data Sheet

Customer name

Unit serial number

Unit configuration: I/Os and Comms

Sensor serial number

Sensor gas & moisture calibration parameters

Dynamic Oil Sampling (DOS)

DOS - Effectiveness
Distance between Hydran M2 and transformer tank

DOS - Functionality

Dynamic Oil Sampling

45

Sensor Temperature C

40

35

30

25

20 0:00

6:00

12:00 Time

18:00

0:00

DOS Oil circulation warm condition

Oil circulation when the Hydran sensor is warmer than the oil

Heater
Transformer Oil HYDRAN Sensor

Cold Side

Oil Flow

Warm Side

Valve

DOS Oil circulation warm condition

Temperature gradient when the Hydran sensor is warmer than the oil

Oil movement seen via infrared camera when the Hydran sensor is warmer than the oil in the transformer

DOS Oil circulation cool condition

Oil circulation when the Hydran sensor is cooler than the oil

Cooler
Transformer Oil HYDRAN Sensor

Warm Side

Oil Flow

Cold Side

Valve

DOS Oil circulation cool condition

Temperature gradient when the Hydran sensor is cooler than the oil

Oil movement seen via infrared camera when the Hydran sensor is cooler than the oil in the transformer

DOS Oil circulation no condition

Oil circulation when oil temp and sensor temp are the same

Transformer Oil Alternating Oil Flow Oil Flow ?

HYDRAN Sensor

Lukewarm

Lukewarm

Valve

Reading Stability
Effective of dynamic oil sampling on the Hydran reading over a long period
Hydran Reading Long Term Stability
100 90 80

Hydran Reading PPM

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Jan-04 May-04 Sep-04 Jan-05 Date May-05 Sep-05 Jan-06

Product Overview

Single Valve Installation

External Components
Product I/O information Heater plate Hydran M2 s/n

Sensor clamp Dual sensor

(6x) Cables conduits entry

Ground lug

Internal Components

Display AC power

Expansion port (for future use)

Local Keypad

Alarms Contact s

4-A fuse

Internal Components
RS-232 port

RS-485 Network / TDM connector Ethernet or Modem card Optional I/O interfaces max 4

Product Specifications, Features & Options

Specifications
Measures the concentration of:
Moisture in Oil RH% (0-100%)

A combined incipient fault gas reading of:

Hydrogen (H2) 100% Carbon Monoxide (CO) 18% Ethylene (C2 H4) 1.5% Acetylene (C2 H2) 8%

Accuracy
Gas: +/- 10% of reading +/- 25 PPM for Hydran gas Moisture: +/- 2% of reading for %RH

When to use Heated Finned adaptor?

Oil at the valve: -50 to +105C (-58 to +221F). Possible shortduration exposure up to 120C (248F).

Ambient temperatures greater than 40C, a finned high temperature adaptor is required.

Communication Capabilities

Local RS232 port RS 485 port for remote communication and for networking of multiple units up to 32 units Ethernet or Modem connectivity Multiple protocols user selectable o DNP 3.0 o Modbus o Hydran Protocol (upon request only) Local or remote interface software Hydran M2 Host and Multi Host also Preception

I/O capability
Up to a maximum of (4) four optional input and/or output interfaces can be installed o 4-20 mA analog input cards o 4-20 mA analog output cards o Dual digital input cards
Five digital output alarm contacts o 2 contacts for gas (high and high high) o 2 contacts for moistures (high and high high) o 1 contact for system fault

Data logging

Hourly and daily trend calculation with alarming Historical data (default value): o Short Term: 1 record every 15 minutes for a capacity of 50 days o Long Term: 4 records a day for a capacity of 3 years and 3 months o Event History: 3,120 records (alarms, lost of power, etc.) o Service History: 1,470 records (sensor test, service information)

Expandable monitoring solution

Easily upgradeable for a more complete transformer monitoring solution
Top Oil temp Bottom Oil temp Ambient temp Transformer Load

MO150, M2, Transfix Plus

Sensor signals -Transformer Parameters -Data acquisition/processing -On-line models -Data storage

OLTC temp OLTC position Transformer Parameters

Significant Information Transformer models

Winding Temp Hot Spot Insulation Aging Moisture in Barriers, Moisture in Winding Insulation, Bubbling Margin Cooling Efficiency Tap Changer Over heating, Tap Changer position Dynamic Loading

Who can benefit from using HM2

T&D utilities
o o o Generation Transmission Distribution

Industrials
o o o o Aluminum smelters Steel mills Petro-Chemical Mining plants.

Transformer manufacturers (OEMs)

- Including in their offering monitoring at the lowest possible cost.

Product Benefits
Single valve mounting, one sensor for direct & continuous monitoring of combustible dissolved gas-in-oil and moisture-inoil
Sensor measurement update time is under 10 minutes for 90% step change in gas concentration

No moving parts, no pumps required, no carrier gas (no compressed gas bottle) required, no additional oil lines required
Internal Sensor self testing feature (automatic and user initiated) Hourly and Daily trending user adjustable alarm settings that will alert personnel immediately upon detection of incipient fault gases and/or moisture levels Built in thermal condition system - Dynamic oil sampling All in one unit - Transformer models capabilities

Data Correlation & Validation

Extracting an oil sample

Sensor purging port

Glass syringe

How do I validate the M2 PPM reading?

Local Hydran Reading: 220 PPM

DGA Results Hydrogen (H2) Carbon Monoxide(CO) Acetylene (C2H2) 100% 18% x x 8% 130 300 2x 130 54 0.16 0.23

Ethylene (C2H4)

1.5% 15 x

Calculated Hydran Reading 184.4

Data Analysis - Hydran Gas Reading Validation

Hydran Gas Reading Validation cont.

Calculated DGA Reading: 185 PPM

Hydran Reading: 220 PPM

- 25 PPM

- 10 %

220 PPM

+ 10 %

+ 25 PPM

173PPM

267 PPM

Hydran Reading

Installation

Location on transformer
Most common four locations to install the Hydran M2

Warning: If these typical locations cannot be used please contact GE Canada Customer Service for assistance.