News - West Power

16 December 2016

Offline measurements on transformers

Thanks to the recent acquisition of new tools and skills, West Power has been able to perform, for the first time in its history, a series of offline measures on 3 step-up transformers installed in a combined cycle plant for an Italian customer. The following measurements were performed, winding short circuit inductance, ohmic winding resistance,...

2 December 2016

Offline partials discharges (PD) test on transformers

In August and November 2016, West Power has made For an Italian customer, offline measures on 2 10/220 kV step-up transformation groups, each consisting of 3 single-phase transformers. The measurement, which occurred during commissioning of the transformers, was performed with Techimp instrumentation at 50 Hz frequency and was successful, with no partial discharge inside the...

6 September 2016

West Power for wind energy

Last August, West Power conducted a campaign of diagnostic electrical measurements on generators of 12 wind turbines, part of a 24 turbines windfarm, located in central Italy. In order to prepare for this new task, all West Power engineers have followed specific security courses and have purchased all the necessary equipment to access and evacuate...