Digital transformation as backbone for holistic product development of transformers by Sruti Chakraborty and Marius Grisaru
Sruti Chakraborty and Marius Grisaru
by Sruti Chakraborty, Marius Grisaru
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A digital transformer is the centrepiece of a smart grid that gives agility to the business model of the power sector. It enables self-measurement, monitoring, analysis, and two-way communication of its condition using various electronic devices in real time. However, big data issues, high cost of sensors, rapidly changing digital technologies, and a lack of standardisation protocol restricts the emergence of a truly digital transformer.
This article deals with the digitisation of transformer condition monitoring and diagnostic systems, discussing the challenges faced by the conservative industry in adopting complete automation of such processes. It demonstrates that a multidimensional approach towards storage, analysis, and safety of condition monitoring data is the key to an integrated platform for complete automation of such purposes.
Keywords: big data, cloud computing, condition monitoring, cybersecurity, digital transformer
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