Environmental Monitoring of Distribution Substations

Feb 2013

Electricity Distribution

Reference:

Status: Live

Start Date: Feb 2013

End Date: Unknown

Funding Licencee(s): Northern Powergrid

Contact: Chris Goodhand, Innovation Manager (01977 605641)

Funding Mechanism Innovation Funding Incentive

Research Area: None

Core Technology(ies): Heat Pumps

Estimated Expenditure: £90,387.00

Introduction: The scope of this project is to install temperature and humidity logging equipment in twenty different substations across the NPG region and monitor for a minimum of 365 days continuously at each of the 20 locations. EA Technology will be required to supply, install, monitor and uninstall the logging equipment in the substations.

Objectives: Distribution substation design and the optimal indoor environment for network assets. Such assets, installed within substation buildings and enclosures, are affected by their environment which, in turn, could impact the life of the equipment, how it performs and future maintenance requirements. This project seeks to better understand this.