Transformers, our Flagship expertise 

 

LargePowerTransforemrs Inc. combines it’s extensive experience and incomparable expertise in Transformers industry with it’s unique Electric Utility knowledge and experience to offer high quality services to a broad range of clients.

We started in transformer manufacturing industry and have gained some “once in a life time” experience that is design, build and commissioning high voltage test laboratory for testing the transformers up to 500 kV. Unlike traditional service providers, we fully understand the inside of the transformers, we know their designs, we have tested hundreds of  distribution, power and large power transformers at the transformer manufacturing plants and we have successfully competed factory acceptance test for the transformer owners, also we have advised transformer owners and operators after installation and loading the transformers. We are proud of such long and unique history and that’s why we named our company “LargePowerTransformers Inc.”

Some of our incomparable services for transformers are:

   

·         Develop business cases

·         Develop technical specifications and test plans

·         Review of the tendering documents and proposals

·         Design reviews

·         Attend and certify the factory and site acceptance tests

·         Commissioning quality assurance

·         Develop new or review the existing operations and maintenance plans and instructions

·         Test results interpretations

·         Replace-Repair analysis

·         Develop scope of work for refurbishment

·         Expert DGA interpretation

·         Transformer assessment for life-cycle decisions

·         Loading and derating advices

·         Risk and loss evaluations

·         Develop monitoring strategies for risky transformers 

·         Comprehensive failure investigation

·         Develop failure investigation/forensic engineering report 

·         Interact or work with insurers on transformer failures

·         Represent the client for the loss recovery as a result of transformer failure

·         Court appearance for expert witness purpose  

 

Our Electric Utility history is about transmission and distribution Asset Management, CAPEX and OPEX investment planning, Equipment Failure investigations with very specific focus on large power transformers, contingency planning, uncovering the design flaws for large power transformers, interacting with the insurers, responding to regulator’s inquiries, developing maintenance strategies, developing spare strategies, developing engineering specifications and standards, managing operational policies, presenting technical papers in national and international conferences and much more.

Some highlights of our Utility services are:

 

·         Develop Policies, Standards and apparatus functional requirements

·         Asset management excellence: Develop maintenance strategies and optimize equipment Life-Cycle Decisions 

·         Development new or review the existing asset replacement strategies/criteria

·         Asset condition, health,  risk and reliability assessment 

o    Single equipment or fleet assessments 

o    DGA assessment for transformers, instrument transformers, tap changers and oil circuit breakers

o    Moisture assessment in transformers, instrument transformers, tap changers and oil circuit breakers

o    Online monitoring strategies development and implementation

o    Assessments based on big data processing  

·         Business planning 

o    Maintenance Planning

o    Capital Investment Planning

o    Review of the system and equipment aging impact on planning

o    Interaction between transmission and distribution system planning 

·         Life management of Transformers and circuit breakers

·         System reliability reviews and improvement recommendations (e.g. review of CAIDI, SAIF and CADI reliability indicators, advice for transmission system or equipment reliability, use of smart reclosers in distributions systems,…) 

·         Assist developing structure for implementation of maintenance plans in SAP or similar environment

·         Contingency plans

·         Emergency and disaster preparedness (spare apparatus assessment/reviews, spare parts assessment/reviews, deployment preparedness strategies)

·         Standards and guidelines interpretation or deployment (PAS 55, IEEE, IEC, CSA,…)

·         Compliance and regulatory requirements

This specific expertise and knowledge enables us to be a unique expert partner for electric utilities, insurance companies, engineering and construction companies, law firms, manufacturers and suppliers. Please let us assist you to make the best possible informed decisions.