Generator insulation · Mexico and Central America
Understand insulation condition and track changes over time. TEMISA brings technical assessment, measurements and maintenance recommendations into a programme designed around your generator.
A partial discharge programme combines measurements, operating conditions and asset history to inform insulation maintenance decisions. It can start with a diagnostic campaign and continue with periodic measurements or a permanent monitoring project, depending on the asset and plant needs.
Three ways to start
Start with the objective: assess current condition, follow a trend or develop a permanent system. The proposal defines the activities, resources and deliverables.
You need a baseline or an assessment of a change in behaviour.
We review the history and define suitable measurements during operation or a planned outage. Findings are interpreted alongside equipment condition and test conditions.
Scope deliverable
Measurement report, recorded conditions and recommended next steps.
You want to compare changes in the same generator over time.
We outline a measurement schedule and trend review. Where sensors or connection points are needed, we assess the instrumentation and installation during an agreed outage.
Scope deliverable
Comparable history, change assessment and proposed maintenance actions.
Your operation needs permanent data collection and remote access.
We develop the project scope: sensors, acquisition, communications, data access and review responsibilities. Integration and support are defined before commissioning.
Scope deliverable
A system, implementation and follow-up proposal with defined scope and terms.
Fit condition monitoring to the production and maintenance cycles of your industry.
Establish a baseline and coordinate measurements with the harvest season, generation and planned outages.
Relate insulation changes to history, operating conditions and maintenance windows.
Organise measurements by generating unit and follow-up around the plant operating cycles.
Plan work by generator, access conditions and vessel or platform availability.
The first measurement can begin an ongoing programme. The history helps inform further diagnostics, scheduled maintenance and repair or rehabilitation assessments. Each intervention is proposed according to the technical needs of the asset.
Not necessarily. Online means measuring while the equipment is operating. This may be a periodic campaign with a portable instrument or a permanently installed system. Continuous monitoring also requires defined acquisition, communications and data review.
That depends on the measurement mode and existing instrumentation. Online measurements require suitable measuring points and safe access. Installing sensors may require an outage. Offline testing is scheduled with the equipment out of service.
Not on its own. Partial discharge provides information about insulation behaviour. Interpretation should consider trends, test conditions, history and other evidence; it is not a remaining-life guarantee.
We can assess this alternative within the project. Channels, sensors, communications, supply and support are confirmed with the technical participants and supplier. Equipment selection depends on compatibility with the asset and the measurement objective.
Yes. Measurement frequency, results review and follow-up actions can be agreed for each generator. Repairs, spare parts and major interventions are quoted according to the contracted scope.
Remote data access and continuous staffed support are different scopes. Review schedules, responsibilities, alerts and response times must be expressly agreed in the service proposal.
Share nameplate data, location, number of units, voltage, operating condition and available reports. If sensors are installed, include their model or photographs. This allows us to review the configuration and prepare a scope.
Availability, instruments, specialist participation and schedule are confirmed in the project proposal.
Technical reference: Megger ICMobserver. Configuration and compatibility are reviewed for each project. Megger and ICMobserver are trademarks of their respective owners.
