Application of Dissolve Gas Analysis for Monitoring oil filled Bushing condition

There is demand for electricity availability and this demand is continuously growing. As result asset owner has responsibility to make sure their equipment are operational and available. To increase availability proper maintenance program play an important rule and for planning maintenance asset condition monitoring is require. International experience indicating dissolved gas analysis can be implemented for monitoring condition of oil filled equipment and been used since early 1970. This technique is relatively simple inexpensive and very informative. DGA is also used for monitoring condition of oil filled bushings. This paper reporting interpretation of dissolved gas analysis for oil samples taken from bushings.

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Asset Management , Bushing , Insulating Oil , Dissolved Gas Analysis , Oil Filled Electrical Equipment