H2scan, a California-based a provider of hydrogen sensors for industrial markets, has introduced a breakthrough new hydrogen sensor system that is the first of its kind for distribution transformers.
The new Gen 5 System is the first to provide hydrogen gas safety sensing, reducing explosion risk of distribution transformers and will cost up to 80% less. It is three times smaller than existing hydrogen monitoring systems, allowing monitoring to the 13m transformers under streets, in neighbourhoods, industrial sites, wind farms and trains.
The system is designed for transformers immersed in oil, which are cooled and insulated using mineral, vegetable, or silicon oil. The sensor can be inserted through any port on the transformer, directly into the transformer oil where it takes measurements of hydrogen gas levels.
“Power transformers are the most expensive and strategic components of any power system and the new small Gen 5 System acts as an early warning device that can alert the power utility to the health of the transformer,” said Dennis Reid, President, CEO and Founder of H2scan.
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