Taurus Powertronics P vt

Limited

HEALTH ASSESSMENT OF TRANSMISSION LINES

Taurus Confidential Document 23 April 2019

 TAURUS POWERTRONICS AT A GLANCE

 Established in 1991
 A subsidiary of Taurus Group
 Headquartered in Bangalore, India
 Leading developer of Test & Measurement Instruments for Power Sector
 Leadership position in Fault Locating & Analyzing Systems
 ISO 9001:2008 Certified Company
 Geographic Focus: India, Middle East Asia, Africa, Japan and APAC

Taurus Confidential Document 23 April 2019

 Taurus Competencies & Businesses

Research & Product Manufacturing Testing Services Post Sales

Development Development Support
 The Innovation Journey of Taurus…

HVDC Line
R & D Trails Fault Analyzer MAX-3 EHF
1991 2001 2013

EHT Line
Fault Locator MAX- 2 Fault INVOLT
1992 2002 Analyzer 2014

DC Earth TFR Earth

Fault Locator FAULTAMP
Tester
1994 2007 2015

Line Signature MAX- 3 Fault

MAX - ON
Analyzer Analyzer
1996 2008 2017

ACCUMAX- 3
Earth Tester Fault Analyzer
1998 2009

Insulator
Z-CHECK
Tester
2000 2011
Partial Customer List
 Taurus First…..

 Only organisation in India practising technology in Power Line Health

 Transmission Line Signature Analyser & Fault Detector

 Virtual Line Patrolling
 Inductance and Impedance measurement at the Tower Foot

 Predict health of insulators through tower impedance and Tower Leakage

 Corona
 Hotline Tools
 Automated data capturing and Analysis

 Health Assessment of Power Transmission Lines and Substations

 Customer Segments & Deployment
( Flagship Products)

11
30
16
Power Transmission
Institutions 31
19
76 46
49
Power Distribution 56 80
178
91 40 103
88 78
Railways
23
446
254
Power Generation 54
610
4 132
Power Distribution
Industry
120
Institutions (30)
Power Transmission 72
 Taurus – Value Proposition

 Preventive Maintenance
Uptime  Deployment
 Risk assessment

Disaster
Safety  Fault Location
 Man Recovery  Fault correction.
 Machine.  Faster Deployment
 Material.
 Taurus Differentiator - Lines
 Health at top of the tower
 Health at bottom of the tower
 Health along the line
 Data Capture
 Data Storage
 Data Analysis
 Health Forecasting
Sl.No Activity Description
1 Signature Analysis Capturing the Line Signature of EHV lines. Comparing
with earlier signature (if available) and analysing the
condition of the line
2 Tower Leakage Measuring the Leakage current of Tower body
current measurement
3 Ultrasound Scanning Checking Insulators for possible deterioration
4 Hot Spot Detection Detecting Hot Spots on jumper joints & tower
components
5 Corona Detection Detecting Corona on Insulator Strings on each tower
6 Tower Impedance Checking Resistance & Impedance of Tower footing as
per IEEE guidelines.
7 Transmission Line - Inspecting various objects/ components on tower and
Inspection the line such as Tower Stub Condition. Earthing. Missing
nut bolts. Step Bolts. Anti-Climbing guard. Tower
members. Danger Board, Phase plate, Number plate.
Condition of Armouring, Vibration Damper, Arcing horn,
Spacer, Bird Guard, Split pin. Insulator – Broken,
Contaminated, Flash over, polluted. Condition of
Conductor H/w and Earthwire H/w.
8 GPS Mapping Capturing Geo location and creating map with photos
Taurus Differentiator – Sub Stations
Description
Sl.No Activity

Battery Charger, Individual batteries are checked.

1 DCDB Health If there are any DC Earth Faults in the System, those are pin
pointed.
Surge Arrester Measuring THLC, temperature and ultra sound noise emitted by
2
Health Lightning Arresters
3 Earthing System Soil Resistivity, Resistance of Earth Pit, Continuity Test
Detecting Corona in substation at various places such as Insulator
4 Corona Detection Strings, Bushings, Hardware joints, Circuit Breaker etc

To inspect all Joints of Terminal Connectors to Identify Hot Spots in

5 Hot Spot Detection
the substation
Ultrasound Checking for any possible abnormality in Insulator Strings and
6
Inspection Control Panels
Leakage Current – Leakage Current Measurement of all support structures in the
7
Support Structure substation
8 Power Quality Voltage, Current, Power, Power Factor & frequency check
General inspection of substation keeping in view the safety, Health
9 Visual Inspection
& cleanliness
Analysis of the health of the transformer based on the historical
Transformer Health
10 data provided by the utility. Or Transformer Oil Check at NABL lab
Analysis
and other tests mentioned above
 Our Specialisation – Peace of mind

Loss Data

Measurement
Leakage Analytics
Aerial Patrolling
 Addressable Market

 Complete white space

Sl No Entities Entities Ckt Kms  Highly Un-organised

1 Power Grid 1 1,25,000
2 State Txn Cos 30 10,00,000
 Opportunity for technology upgradation
Total 31 11,25,000
 Opportunity for skill enhancement

 Opportunity to reduce down time

 Fast restoration during disasters

 Services Landscape - Power Transmission Sector
SWOT – Analysis
Strengths
• Strong Technology adoptability
• High business potential
• High volume transmission network
( 25000 ckt KM of 765 kV network)
SW
OT
Threats
• Many players with lot of variants
• Lower entry barrier & driven on pricing
• Need to grow faster than the market and competition
• Customer does not differentiate between 90% and 100%
• Longer sales cycle for total/larger projects
Weakness
•Cautious in adoption in new technologies
•Manpower cost in India is very low
•Un-organized market place
•Customer does not differentiate between 90% - 100%
•Data analysis in the power O&M segment has not gathered
momentum
 The value addition has not been established yet
Opportunities
• Very big market place (Including rural area)
• High growth potential
• Data analytics and decision making gaining momentum
• Compulsions increasing on service providers to be efficient
• Safety , disaster management are becoming important
• Compliance becoming important
• Authenticity of the data captured through manual processes
 Our Observations – market place

 Digital O & M as a theme is evolving

 Analytics has started gathering momentum.
 Highly unstructured data capturing processes
 Current practises are focussed on data collection only. Data storage, analysis and decision making is yet
to be institutionalised.
 Bigger scope on asset management – Data capturing - Analysis
 Aerial can not replace Manual Line patrolling completely.
 Only those customers whose network is very big will invest in Aerial survey of network
 For small guys, the cost will not be efficient. Not feasible and may not be required
 State transmission utilities are under a necessity to improve the availability beyond the normative
 Power Grid experiment is awaited to go to the next level.
 Opportunity in Aerial to address

 765 kV Network - Cant be covered from the ground. Aerial scanning requirement is justified.
 India has around 90 Nos, 765 kV lines with around 25 – 30k Ckt Kms
 One time, Measurement of Sag and ground clearance during installation is a must ( Lidar) along
with Line Signature Analysis.
 Is a hygiene which justifies the expenditure
 Very cumbersome for the whole line to do manually
 Time is a constraint to do manual exercise.
 Line cross over analysis
 Compliance

 Vegetation processing

 Highly unorganised sources of data

 Authenticity of data
 No of lines Tripped during AMJ 2017 - JAS 2018

Quarter

Apr-June 2017
July-Sep 2017
Oct -Dec 2017
Jan -Mar 2018
Apr -Jun 2018
Jul -Sep 2018
Source CEA Qtrly

Taurus Confidential Document 23 April 2019

 Customers to focus

 PGCIL is leading. The large network Txn Cos will follow Viz – UPPTCL
 80 – 765 kV lines @ 22000 ckt KM

 ESSEL Infra – Another lower hanging . Intends to outsource all activities for a cost

 Sterlite  Tried hard with Shapers Shape during 2015

 Experimenting with AAM
 Exploring themselves by hiring helicopters and equipment

 Maharashtra ( MSETCL)

 Uttar Pradesh ( UPPTCL )

 Taurus differentiator

What we see in the air is the effect……………..The cause is in the ground

 Taurus Differentiator - Ground
 Health at top of the tower
 Health at bottom of the tower
 Health along the line
 Data Capture
 Data Storage
 Data Analysis
 Health Forecasting
Sl.No Activity Description
1 Signature Analysis Capturing the Line Signature of EHV lines. Comparing
with earlier signature (if available) and analysing the
condition of the line
2 Tower Leakage Measuring the Leakage current of Tower body
current
measurement
3 Ultrasound Scanning Checking Insulators for possible deterioration
4 Hot Spot Detection Detecting Hot Spots on jumper joints & tower
components
5 Corona Detection Detecting Corona on Insulator Strings on each tower
6 Tower Impedance Checking Resistance & Impedance of Tower footing as
per IEEE guidelines.
7 Transmission Line - Inspecting various objects/ components on tower and
Inspection the line such as Tower Stub Condition. Earthing.
Missing nut bolts. Step Bolts. Anti-Climbing guard.
Tower members. Danger Board, Phase plate, Number
plate. Condition of Armouring, Vibration Damper,
Arcing horn, Spacer, Bird Guard, Split pin. Insulator –
Broken, Contaminated, Flash over, polluted. Condition
of Conductor H/w and Earthwire H/w.
8 GPS Mapping Capturing Geo location and creating map with photos
Taurus Differentiator - Aerial

Technology, Data & Analytics

Data Integrity, Reliability

Speed, faster decision making, Accuracy

Reliable up time, Safety and disaster recovery

 What we look for ?

Vegetation Loose Joints

Loose Strand Weak Insulator Weak Structure Hot Spot

What we look for ?
What goes wrong ?
 Maintaining uptime

Signature Analysis

Ultra Sound Inspection

Hot Spot Detection

Corona Detection
 Maintaining uptime

Tower Footing Impedance Tower Leakage Current

Geo Location Report Tower – Body Inspection

 Signature Analysis

Signature Analysis
Scope of work Capturing the Line Signature, Analysing it and submitting a report.
Shutdown is required for about 2 Hrs to carry out this task.
Object Checked Complete Transmission Line
Test Equipment Taurus Max3 – Fault Analyser

CIRCUIT-I
Suspected Short Category In-Homogeneity.
These points to be inspected

R-Phase Y-Phase B-Phase

26KM 21KM 15KM

38.5KM 43.5KM 18KM

49KM 47KM 21KM

58KM 68KM 34KM

71.6KM 71.6KM 36KM

39KM

43.5KM

47KM

51KM

71.6KM
 Tower Footing Impedence Measurement

Tower Footing Resistance & Impedance Measurement

Scope of work Checking Resistance & Impedance of Tower footing as per IEEE guidelines and without
removing the top Earth Wire. Submitting the report in designated format.
Object Checked Tower Earthing
Test Equipment PREZIOHM TFR 54 HF
MEASURING OF TOWER FOOTING RESISTANCE AND IMPEDANCE __KV D/C LINE
Type of TFR Readings Date of
Sl No Location No Remarks
Tower Za (Ω) R(Ω) L (µH) measurement
1 484 Spl In river
2 485 Spl 3.80 0.10 29.00 07-09-2015 OK

3 486 D+0 6.60 5.40 29.40 14-09-2015

4 487 A+3 6.10 5.70 15.40 14-09-2015 OK

5 488 C+0 3.10 1.70 20.40 07-09-2015 OK

6 489 A+0 6.20 3.80 38.30 07-09-2015 OK

7 490 A+0 water lagging area

8 491 D+0 5.00 2.70 33.20 07-09-2015 OK

9 492 A+3 7.10 5.70 32.90 07-09-2015 OK

10 493 C+0 6.40 4.40 37.00 07-09-2015 OK

11 494 C+6 3.20 2.10 18.60 07-09-2015 OK

12 495 D+6 3.10 0.10 29.00 07-09-2015 OK

13 496 D+3 7.90 6.60 33.50 14-09-2015 OK

14 497 A+0 10.90 8.20 47.70 14-09-2015 To Monitor

15 498 A+0 4.20 0.20 32.30 07-09-2015 OK
16 499 A+0 3.00 1.90 20.90 07-09-2015 OK
17 500 A+0 13.00 7.30 85.00 14-09-2015 To attend Immediately
18 501 D+0 12.50 9.30 67.38 08-09-2015 To attend Immediately
19 502 A+0 5.00 2.80 33.20 08-09-2015 OK
20 503 A+0 3.90 0.10 29.90 08-09-2015 OK
21 504 A+0 11.50 7.30 70.50 08-09-2015 To attend Immediately
Tower – Body Inspection Report
 Geo Location Report

GPS Location
Scope of work Capturing the Exact GPS location and reporting
Object Checked Tower
Test Equipment GPS Tracker

Talcher – Kolar 500 kV HVDC Transmission Line

S.No. Tower No Latitude Longitude Remark

1 1 13°10'43.17"N 78° 7'5.28"E

2 2 13°10'38.91"N 78° 7'11.18"E
3 3 13°10'43.14"N 78° 7'15.73"E
4 4 13°10'48.57"N 78° 7'14.71"E
5 5 13°10'53.80"N 78° 7'07.01"E
Ultra Sound Inspection & Tower Leakage Current Measurement

Ultra Sound Inspection & Tower Leakage Current Measurement

Scope of work Checking for any possible defect in Insulator String
Object Checked All Insulator Strings on tower
Test Equipment PDD 100, Leakage Current Measurement

Sample Report for Ultrasound Scanning & Tower Leakage Current of Transmission Line
Line : 400 kV Double Ckt Line
String Ultra Ultrasound Leakage
Date Tower Ckt Phase Side No Sound Audio File Current Ω
12-09-2014 1 I R Dhule 2 Low 6009.wav 0.009
12-09-2014 7 II B Bhopal 1 Low 6010.wav 0.007
12-09-2014 8 I B Bhopal 1 Low 6011.wav 0.008
13-09-2014 23 I R Bhopal 2 High 6025.wav
13-09-2014 23 I Y Dhule 2 High 6025.wav 2.5
13-09-2014 23 II R Dhule Pilot Medium 6025.wav
13-09-2014 26 II R Dhule 1 Medium 6026.wav 0.9
14-09-2014 27 I Y Bhopal 1 Low 7001wav 0.004
19-09-2014 72 I B Bhopal 1 Low 7004.wav 0.007
19-09-2014 72 I B Dhule 2 Low 7005.wav 0.029
22-09-2014 105 I B Bhopal 2 Low 7077.wav 0.050
25-09-2014 126 I R Dhule 1 Low 7078.wav 0.006
27-09-2014 145 II R Bhopal 2 Low 7079.wav 0.007
27-09-2014 146 II Y Bhopal 1 High 7080.wav 1.2
27-09-2014 147 II B Bhopal 1 Medium 7081.wav 0.5
 Hot Spot Detection

Thermovision Scanning
Scope of work To inspect, Identify Hot Spots on Hardware joints and to submit the report
Object Checked Tension Hardware, Repair Sleeve, Mid Span Joint
Test Equipment Thermovision Camera
 Corona Detection

1. Activity Ultra Sound Inspection

Scope of work Checking for any possible defect in Insulator String in Substation
Object Checked All Insulator Strings in Substation
Test Equipment Ultrasound PDD 100
 What involves in Aerial Patrolling…

1. Line & Tower inspection Flying 2. Operating the device to capture data

3. Data analysis 4. Output generation.

3. Data analysis
 Aerial Patrolling Operations…

Fixing the equipment

Mounting

Operating the gimbal

Data Analysis & Report Generation
Aerial Patrolling Operations - Data Analysis – Report Generation
Business Association

 Powerline inspection has

been our profession in more
than 25 years.
S  Has operated in India for
PGCIL

SWEDEN
 Why Collaboration ?

 Recently, PGCIL stated “They have not got the desired benefits out of the Aerial experiment”

 Reasons - AAM Lost

a. Between AAM & Pinnacle, there was lack knowledge of
- India Power Transmission network and challenges
- PGCIL as an organisation and people
- What PGCIL actually wanted !
(They might have delivered as per the tender requisite)

 Pricing
a. The customer needs help
b. Require a story and a formulae

 What next ?
a. Secure the next 15,000 KM Aerial Tender (PGCIL)
b. Create new opportunities
Modus Operandi …..