Abstract:
In recent years a number of new devices and sensors have become available in the electricity
industry that perform continuous, online monitoring of key parameters or indicators of the
condition of high voltage plant. "Online condition monitoring", as it is termed, has the potential to
generate significant impact in the areas of condition assessment and asset management strategies.
However, these benefits will only be realised when systems are in place to manage the information
returned by these devices and analysis can be performed to extract its meaning. This paper
describes the steps required to effectively implement online condition monitoring, with particular
focus on some of the analysis that can be performed on online monitoring information.
