General asset management model in the context of an electric utility: Application to power transformers

GAMMEU1 constitutes an integrated approach that covers the different elements related to the asset management of power transformers in the environment of a utility. GAMMEU harmonizes and inter-relates all the relevant subsystems of the asset management that normally are studied as individual entities and not as a system. Concretely, GAMMEU consists of a platform for data integration, an intelligent system for detection and diagnosis of failures, a failure rate estimation model, a module of reliability analysis and an optimisation model for maintenance scheduling. In this work, a brief description of the elements of GAMMEU is presented and the implementation of the intelligent system for detection and diagnosis as well as the failure rate estimation model is exemplified using data of measurements performed in real power transformers. A robust anomaly detection module using prediction models based on artificial intelligence techniques was developed for top oil temperature monitoring and the use of decision trees as classifiers for the assessment of FRA2 measurements is also illustrated. For failure rate estimation, the use of a model based on hidden Markov chains is presented using data of dissolved gas analysis tests. The experience obtained from the implementation of part of the modules of GAMMEU using real data has demonstrated its feasibility.

• An asset management framework that considers all aspects related to the management in a single framework is proposed. • Anomaly detection models using artificial neural networks were developed. • Decision tree classifiers have been investigated for automatic interpretation of FRA measurements. • A multi-agent-based methodology for combining all diagnostic and monitoring methods for condition assessment is proposed and a model based of hidden Markov model is used for transforming condition assessment into a failure rate.