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Partial Discharge Testing

MMS Partial discharge testing is used to determine the condition of HV assets such as cables, boards, transformers and other electrical items.

Using the latest lightweight hand held partial discharge detector MMS can detect both Surface Discharges and Internal TEV Discharges. A simple but effective condition monitoring technique.

The value of partial discharge testing is acknowledged as invaluable in determining equipment condition. The purpose of such testing is to enhance electrical reliability. It is a fact that HV equipment failures often happen because of partial discharge. These partial discharges represent failure of the insulation and can create sparking or arcing across the surface of the insulation. Again MMS believes it is better to have a culture of Predictive Maintenance than essential maintenance.

MMS Partial Discharge Testing is therefore essential in finding electrical defects in HV assets before they reach final failure mode. An essential condition monitoring tool in today’s demanding maintenance enviroment.

Machine Monitoring Systems Ltd
Unit 4, Business Point
PO Box 92
Bicester
Oxfordshire, UK
OX26 5EW

Call. 01869 250 801
Fax. 01869 250 802

News

MMS wins contract at Staythorpe Power Station

MMS is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract to setup a comprehensive Condition Monitoring system at the new Staythorpe combined-cycle-gas turbine (CCGT) Power Station.

The station, owned by RWE, will have four generating units, which will be successively commissioned by the end of November 2010.

Once completed, the CCGT will have four generating units capable of producing around 1,650MW of electricity – enough to power around two million homes. It will reduce average annual CO2 emissions by up to 7.5 million tonnes compared to an existing coal-fired power station producing the same amount of electricity.