GE

Digital Energy

Perception Desktop
Transformer Monitoring Software
v1.18

Installation & User Guide

GE Proprietary PDIUG Rev 3.0 7-Jul-15

Contents
Chapter 1 ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Software Family ...................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.3 What’s New in v1.18? ........................................................................................................................................... 2
1.4 Desktop Features ................................................................................................................................................... 3
1.5 System Requirements .......................................................................................................................................... 3
1.6 Terminology .............................................................................................................................................................. 4
1.7 Software Licensing ................................................................................................................................................ 4
1.1.1 License Expiry ................................................................................................................................................ 5
1.7.1 Fleet Summary .............................................................................................................................................. 6
1.8 Customer Support .................................................................................................................................................. 7
Chapter 2 ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
2.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................................................... 8
2.2 Run the Perception Desktop installer ........................................................................................................... 8
2.3 Firewall Settings ................................................................................................................................................... 11
2.3.1 Perception Server ports ......................................................................................................................... 12
2.3.2 Perception client ports............................................................................................................................ 12
2.4 New database connection ............................................................................................................................. 12
2.4.1 Create a new connection to a Perception Server database ................................................ 12
2.4.2 Create a new local database .............................................................................................................. 16
2.4.3 Connect to an older version KPD local database (for the first time) ................................ 18
2.5 Trusting Perception Certificates ................................................................................................................... 18
Chapter 3 .................................................................................................................................................................................... 20
3.1 Introduction............................................................................................................................................................ 20
3.2 Screen layout......................................................................................................................................................... 21
3.2.1 Asset Explorer ............................................................................................................................................. 21
3.2.2 Data Area ...................................................................................................................................................... 22
3.3 Fleet Overview ...................................................................................................................................................... 23
3.4 Transformer Dashboard .................................................................................................................................. 24
3.5 Ranking Assets ..................................................................................................................................................... 24
3.6 Database Connections ..................................................................................................................................... 26
3.6.1 Connect to the Server ............................................................................................................................. 26
3.6.2 Disconnect from the Server ................................................................................................................. 27
3.6.3 Open a local database ........................................................................................................................... 27

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 3.6.4 Close a local database ........................................................................................................................... 28
3.7 Customisation ....................................................................................................................................................... 28
3.7.1 Adding Assets.............................................................................................................................................. 29
3.7.2 Renaming Assets ....................................................................................................................................... 29
3.7.3 Deleting Assets ........................................................................................................................................... 30
3.7.4 Organising Assets ..................................................................................................................................... 30
3.7.5 Adding a Wallboard ................................................................................................................................. 31
3.8 Setting up Asset Properties ............................................................................................................................ 34
3.8.1 Transformer Properties .......................................................................................................................... 34
3.8.2 Workflows ..................................................................................................................................................... 38
3.8.3 Device Properties ...................................................................................................................................... 39
3.8.4 Setting up the Device .............................................................................................................................. 44
3.9 Data Download from Devices through Perception Desktop .......................................................... 44
3.10 Data Download via USB ................................................................................................................................... 45
3.11 Exporting and importing data ....................................................................................................................... 46
3.11.1 Export .............................................................................................................................................................. 47
3.11.2 Import ............................................................................................................................................................. 48
3.12 Downloading Service Logs ............................................................................................................................. 50
3.13 Worksheets ............................................................................................................................................................ 51
3.14 Default Device Charts ....................................................................................................................................... 52
3.15 Trend Chart ............................................................................................................................................................ 52
3.15.1 Create a new Trend Chart..................................................................................................................... 55
3.15.2 Add Measurements to the Chart ....................................................................................................... 56
3.15.3 Remove Measurements from the Chart ........................................................................................ 56
3.15.4 Change Y Scale method......................................................................................................................... 57
3.15.5 Add Annotations ........................................................................................................................................ 58
3.15.6 Rename a Chart ......................................................................................................................................... 59
3.16 Status Tab ............................................................................................................................................................... 60
3.16.1 Rename a Measurement Point ........................................................................................................... 61
3.17 Data Table Tab ..................................................................................................................................................... 61
3.18 Rate of Change Alarm ....................................................................................................................................... 63
3.19 Total Dissolved Combustible Gases (TDCG) Chart ............................................................................... 65
3.20 Key Gas .................................................................................................................................................................... 66
3.21 Gas Ratios ............................................................................................................................................................... 67
3.22 Transfix Ratio Alarm Trending ....................................................................................................................... 69

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 3.23 Duval’s Triangle .................................................................................................................................................... 70
3.24 Japanese ETRA Charts ...................................................................................................................................... 72
3.25 Models....................................................................................................................................................................... 73
3.25.1 General Controls ........................................................................................................................................ 76
3.26 BMT 300 Polar Charts ........................................................................................................................................ 77
3.26.1 Intellix BMT 300 ‘Bushing Monitor’ Tab Polar Charts ............................................................... 77
3.26.2 Intellix BMT 300 ‘Partial Discharge’ Tab Polar Charts .............................................................. 83
3.27 Transformer Status Report ............................................................................................................................. 85
3.28 Workflow Scheduler ........................................................................................................................................... 90
3.29 Launching External Applications ................................................................................................................. 91
Appendix A Installing the TRANSPORT X driver in Windows 7 ...................................................................... 95
Appendix B Database mappings for import and export .............................................................................. 105
Appendix C Troubleshooting ...................................................................................................................................... 124
Appendix D PGA Diagnostic Error codes and Status Flags ......................................................................... 126
Appendix E Model Descriptions ................................................................................................................................ 129
Appendix F Offline DGA & Oil Quality Workflow ............................................................................................... 140
Contact details & Copyright statement ..................................................................................................................... 153

Table of Figures
Figure 1—1: License expiry notification ........................................................................................................................... 5
Figure 1—2: License warning indicator ............................................................................................................................ 5
Figure 1—3: Help menu............................................................................................................................................................ 6
Figure 1—4: Fleet Summary dialog .................................................................................................................................... 6
Figure 2—1: Welcome to the Perception Desktop Setup Wizard ........................................................................ 8
Figure 2—2: End-User License Agreement ..................................................................................................................... 9
Figure 2—3: Select Installation Folder............................................................................................................................... 9
Figure 2—4: Confirm Installation ...................................................................................................................................... 10
Figure 2—5: Installing Perception Desktop.................................................................................................................. 10
Figure 2—6: Installation Complete................................................................................................................................... 11
Figure 2—7: Connect to an existing database ........................................................................................................... 12
Figure 2—8: Login .................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Figure 2—9: Configure a Server Connection............................................................................................................... 13
Figure 2—10: Enter Discovery Server ............................................................................................................................. 14
Figure 2—11: List of Perception databases ................................................................................................................. 14
Figure 2—12: Configure Options....................................................................................................................................... 15
Figure 2—13: Server Configuration Complete ........................................................................................................... 15
Figure 2—14: Login prompt................................................................................................................................................. 16
Figure 2—15: New Database option ............................................................................................................................... 16
Figure 2—16: Save the local database .......................................................................................................................... 17
Figure 2—17: New local database ................................................................................................................................... 17
Figure 2—18: Upgrade Local Database Format ....................................................................................................... 18
Figure 2—19: Server certificate not trusted ................................................................................................................ 19

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Figure 2—20: Client certificate not trusted .................................................................................................................. 19
Figure 3—1: Perception Desktop main screen........................................................................................................... 21
Figure 3—2: Area wallboard example........................................................................................................................... 23
Figure 3—3: Fleet overview ................................................................................................................................................. 23
Figure 3—4: Transformer Dashboard ............................................................................................................................ 24
Figure 3—5: Ranking............................................................................................................................................................... 25
Figure 3—6: Risk and ranking history ............................................................................................................................. 25
Figure 3—7: Database Connect option ......................................................................................................................... 26
Figure 3—8: Perception database login ........................................................................................................................ 26
Figure 3—9: Disconnect from Perception Server...................................................................................................... 27
Figure 3—10: Open local database ................................................................................................................................. 27
Figure 3—11: Local databases .......................................................................................................................................... 28
Figure 3—12: Close a local database ............................................................................................................................. 28
Figure 3—13: New assets ..................................................................................................................................................... 29
Figure 3—14: Rename an asset ........................................................................................................................................ 29
Figure 3—15: Delete an asset ............................................................................................................................................ 30
Figure 3—16: Confirm Delete ............................................................................................................................................. 30
Figure 3—17: Confirm Move ............................................................................................................................................... 31
Figure 3—18: Asset Explorer drag and drop ............................................................................................................... 31
Figure 3—19: Wallboard ....................................................................................................................................................... 31
Figure 3—20: An example wallboard ............................................................................................................................. 32
Figure 3—21: Display options............................................................................................................................................. 33
Figure 3—22: Fully configured wallboard .................................................................................................................... 34
Figure 3—23: Transformer properties ............................................................................................................................ 35
Figure 3—24: Transformer name ..................................................................................................................................... 35
Figure 3—25: Main Transformer Details ....................................................................................................................... 36
Figure 3—26: Bushings .......................................................................................................................................................... 36
Figure 3—27: Voltage Sides ................................................................................................................................................ 36
Figure 3—28: Compartments ............................................................................................................................................. 37
Figure 3—29: Criticality Details .......................................................................................................................................... 37
Figure 3—30: Workflow Associations ............................................................................................................................. 38
Figure 3—31: Device Properties ........................................................................................................................................ 39
Figure 3—32: Identity ............................................................................................................................................................. 39
Figure 3—33: Communications ......................................................................................................................................... 40
Figure 3—34: Auto-Download............................................................................................................................................ 41
Figure 3—35: Auto-Export.................................................................................................................................................... 42
Figure 3—36: Email.................................................................................................................................................................. 42
Figure 3—37: Device Connection ..................................................................................................................................... 43
Figure 3—38: Setup ................................................................................................................................................................. 44
Figure 3—39: Download ....................................................................................................................................................... 45
Figure 3—40: Download progress ................................................................................................................................... 45
Figure 3—41: TransConnect ............................................................................................................................................... 46
Figure 3—42: Export options .............................................................................................................................................. 47
Figure 3—43: Device export options ............................................................................................................................... 47
Figure 3—44: Save as a CSV file ........................................................................................................................................ 48
Figure 3—45: Import a file.................................................................................................................................................... 48
Figure 3—46: Open a CSV file ............................................................................................................................................. 49

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Figure 3—47: Download Service Logs - Network ..................................................................................................... 50
Figure 3—48: Download Service Logs - USB............................................................................................................... 50
Figure 3—49: Worksheet tabs............................................................................................................................................ 51
Figure 3—50: Dissolved gas trend analysis ................................................................................................................. 53
Figure 3—51: Format Plot .................................................................................................................................................... 53
Figure 3—52: Chart options ................................................................................................................................................ 54
Figure 3—53: Zoom plot........................................................................................................................................................ 55
Figure 3—54: Create a new Trend Chart ...................................................................................................................... 55
Figure 3—55: Add measurements to the trend chart ............................................................................................ 56
Figure 3—56: Remove measurements from the trend chart ............................................................................. 57
Figure 3—57: Change Y Scale method .......................................................................................................................... 57
Figure 3—58: Add annotations .......................................................................................................................................... 58
Figure 3—59: Example annotation .................................................................................................................................. 59
Figure 3—60: Rename a trend chart .............................................................................................................................. 59
Figure 3—61: Device Status tab ........................................................................................................................................ 60
Figure 3—62: Rename a measurement point ............................................................................................................ 61
Figure 3—63: Data Table - add parameters ............................................................................................................... 61
Figure 3—64: Data sample with colour coding ......................................................................................................... 62
Figure 3—65: Data table tooltip ........................................................................................................................................ 62
Figure 3—66: Example Rate of Change e-mail alert ............................................................................................... 63
Figure 3—67: ROC settings in TransConnect .............................................................................................................. 64
Figure 3—68: TDCG Chart .................................................................................................................................................... 65
Figure 3—69: Key Gas graphical displays .................................................................................................................... 66
Figure 3—70: Gas Ratios tab .............................................................................................................................................. 67
Figure 3—71: IEEE C57.104 version of Gas Ratios .................................................................................................... 68
Figure 3—72 Ratios Table display for Gas Ratios ..................................................................................................... 69
Figure 3—73: Ratios Trend Graph .................................................................................................................................... 69
Figure 3—74: Custom ratio trend plot............................................................................................................................ 70
Figure 3—75: Duval's Triangle............................................................................................................................................ 71
Figure 3—76: Other versions of Duval's Triangle ...................................................................................................... 72
Figure 3—77: ETRA displays ................................................................................................................................................ 73
Figure 3—78: Example of a Model display ................................................................................................................... 75
Figure 3—79: Example of deselecting a parameter ................................................................................................ 76
Figure 3—80: Gauge Representation - examples .................................................................................................... 77
Figure 3—81: Intellix BMT 300 Polar Charts ................................................................................................................ 78
Figure 3—82: Intellix BMT 300 Polar Charts - controls ........................................................................................... 78
Figure 3—83: Zoomed-In Bushing Monitor polar Chart ........................................................................................ 79
Figure 3—84: Bushing Monitor display options ......................................................................................................... 79
Figure 3—85: Histogram (left) and Polar view (right)............................................................................................... 80
Figure 3—86: Toggle charts ................................................................................................................................................ 80
Figure 3—87: Bushing monitor polar chart - alarms .............................................................................................. 81
Figure 3—88: Trend chart for Power factor and Alarms ....................................................................................... 82
Figure 3—89: Return to Polar view .................................................................................................................................. 82
Figure 3—90: Partial Discharge type Polar charts ................................................................................................... 83
Figure 3—91: Partial Discharge display options ....................................................................................................... 84
Figure 3—92: Toggle charts ................................................................................................................................................ 84
Figure 3—93: Trend chart from a Polar Discharge Polar chart ......................................................................... 84

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Figure 3—94: Return to Polar view .................................................................................................................................. 84
Figure 3—95: Transformer Status report context menu ....................................................................................... 85
Figure 3—96: Report Configuration Wizard ................................................................................................................ 85
Figure 3—97: Report Configuration Wizard - populated ...................................................................................... 86
Figure 3—98: Report Configuration Wizard – custom trend chart .................................................................. 87
Figure 3—99: Transformer Status Report..................................................................................................................... 88
Figure 3—100: Tools menu .................................................................................................................................................. 90
Figure 3—101: Workflow Scheduler dialog ................................................................................................................. 90
Figure 3—102: Workflow Scheduler enabled ............................................................................................................. 90
Figure 3—103 External Tools Menu Option ................................................................................................................. 91
Figure 3—104: External Tools dialog .............................................................................................................................. 91
Figure 3—105: External Tools dialog – after clicking ‘Add’ .................................................................................. 92
Figure 3—106: External Tools – Notepad example.................................................................................................. 92
Figure 3—107: External Tools – Notepad example with an argument .......................................................... 93
Figure 3—108: Tools Menu option with Notepad added to external tools .................................................. 93
Figure 3—109: Deleting an External Tool ..................................................................................................................... 94
Figure 3—110: Tools Menu with Notepad removed................................................................................................ 94
Figure A—1: Validation .......................................................................................................................................................... 95
Figure A—2: Download .......................................................................................................................................................... 96
Figure A—3: Security Warning ........................................................................................................................................... 96
Figure A—4: Browser Security Warning ........................................................................................................................ 96
Figure A—5: Installation dialogs ....................................................................................................................................... 97
Figure A—6: Unsuccessful device driver installation .............................................................................................. 97
Figure A—7: Control Panel ................................................................................................................................................... 98
Figure A—8: Devices and Printers .................................................................................................................................... 99
Figure A—9: Device Manager ............................................................................................................................................. 99
Figure A—10: Device Manager – Update Driver Software ................................................................................ 100
Figure A—11: Update Driver Software - Kelman Transport X ......................................................................... 100
Figure A—12: Browse for driver software ................................................................................................................. 101
Figure A—13: Choose the device type ........................................................................................................................ 101
Figure A—14: Select the device driver ........................................................................................................................ 102
Figure A—15: Update driver warning .......................................................................................................................... 102
Figure A—16: Installation progress bar ...................................................................................................................... 103
Figure A—17: Driver update complete........................................................................................................................ 103
Figure A—18: Successful connection .......................................................................................................................... 104
Figure D—1: PGA diagnostic information .................................................................................................................. 126
Figure F—1: Main Transformer Details ....................................................................................................................... 141
Figure F—2: Workflow Associations ............................................................................................................................. 142
Figure F—3: Inhibitor Concentration............................................................................................................................ 145
Figure F—4: Total PCB concentration.......................................................................................................................... 146

List of Tables
Table 1—1: Tier scores .............................................................................................................................................................. 4
Table 1—2: Device scores ....................................................................................................................................................... 4
Table 3—1: Examples illustrating scheduling using Cron values ...................................................................... 42
Table 3—2: Export options ................................................................................................................................................... 47
Table 3—3: Charts per device ............................................................................................................................................ 52

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Table B—1: Database Mappings.................................................................................................................................... 105
Table D—1: PGA Error codes ............................................................................................................................................ 127
Table D—2: PGA Status flags ........................................................................................................................................... 128
Table F—1: CSV fields .......................................................................................................................................................... 140

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 CHAPTER 1
Introduction to Perception Desktop

1.1 Overview
Perception is a software product designed to assist power plant personnel in the
maintenance and management of oil insulated equipment used for the transmission
and distribution of electrical power. It is used primarily for diagnosing fault conditions as
well as trending measurements taken from transformers, circuit breakers and tap-
changers.

The software uses data from either manual or automated programs of regular
sampling and condition analysis for insulating oil equipment as well as other
performance data. A number of well-established and recognized empirical diagnostic
rules are used to present information to the user on the condition of insulating oil used
in electrical equipment. This can aid the user in the running of a maintenance
programme and in the identification of potential fault conditions.

Although Perception is an expert analysis and information system, it is only an aid and
should not be regarded as a replacement for the knowledge of someone who is an
expert in the analysis of insulating oil used in electrical equipment and the operation of
oil filled power equipment.

1.2 Software Family

There are four members of the Perception family.

 Perception Desktop
A standalone software application that provides customized access to the
centrally located asset database. It provides advanced diagnostic profiles on
device data, a one page transformer report containing key transformer
information as well as the facility to launch external applications. Additionally,
Perception Desktop can operate standalone or as part of a larger centralized
asset management suite in conjunction with Perception Server.
 Perception Server
The pinnacle of transformer asset management software. Perception Server
provides a fleet wide network overview via a wallboard display, automatic data
downloading with configurable scheduling, email notifications of device
condition changes and a TOA4 data export facility. It uses a centralized data
storage location utilizing SQL Server to which Perception Desktop links
seamlessly via secure OPC UA communications.

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  Perception Web
A web-based solution that provides read-only access to the centrally located
asset database. This offers a convenient way to obtain readings and
consolidated data analysis across a variety of platforms including mobile
devices. This includes transformer dashboards, wallboards and an overview to
the status of the entire transformer fleet.
 Perception Workflow Designer
The workflow designer uses common flowcharting techniques to express
transformer diagnostic processes as a model. These models are known as
workflows and in turn are used to drive the Perception dashboard. The Designer
brings easily modifiable workflow-enabled capabilities to the Perception
software suite allowing you to customize the diagnostic process and determine
how data is presented on the Perception dashboard.

Note: Perception Express is no longer available and should be removed since Perception Desktop includes
all of this functionality and more.

1.3 What’s New in v1.18?

 Workflows – A new offline DGA & Oil quality workflow to evaluate transformer
risk.
 Models — New models for the Hydran M2 & MO150 devices include the Cooling
Banks Status, Cooling Control (MO150 only), Cooling Efficiency, OLTC Tap Position
and OLTC Differential Temperature. The cooling information also appears on the
Perception Web transformer dashboards.
 Model Enhancements — An override facility for the Dynamic Loading model
allows manual input of the ambient air temperature and top oil temperature for
simulation purposes. The Apparent Power model (MO150 only) can use a
measured voltage input or the existing manual input.
 Import/Export — additional support for the import and export of alarms for all
devices including Transport X, and the import/export of engineering units, such
as Volts and Amperes etc.
 Renaming measurement points — more flexibility in the choice of names for
measurement points.
 Licensing — a new tier licensing model offers greater flexibility to manage all
connected devices and provides support in managing license expiry.
 Firmware — additional support for the latest firmware. Version 3.06 for the
MO150, version 5.02 for the Hydran M2, and support for legacy firmware version
2.20 for the Hydran 201Ti.
 Localisation — Perception now supports the German language.

Note: If upgrading to v1.18 Perception Desktop/Server from an earlier version, please contact GE Support
before commencing as depending upon the size and complexity of the existing database, a service visit
may be required to make the transition.

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1.4 Desktop Features
Perception Desktop offers the following:
 Can be used as a stand-alone application or as a client application in a large
centralized Perception Server environment
 Wallboard facility gives an overview to the entire fleet
 Trend graphs for any measured parameters, including polar charts for Bushing
Monitors and Partial Discharge (Intellix BMT 300)
 Current status and data history displays
 Configure the data upload frequency from remote monitors
 Pre-set trend and diagnostic graphs for dissolved gases
 User-configurable trend graphs for any monitored parameters
 Gas Ratio trend charts
 Pre-set fault monitoring displays utilising Gas ratios (IEC60599 & IEEE C57.104,
Transformer Condition, Rogers Ratio and Doernenburg Ratio), Duval’s triangles
and Japanese ETRA standards
 One page transformer report facility that provides an overview to key
information on a transformer’s condition based on the dissolved gas
measurement analysis and user input
 Intellix MO150 & Hydran M2 models
 Facility to launch external applications from within Perception Desktop

1.5 System Requirements

The minimum PC and system requirements for Perception Desktop are:

Operating System: Windows 7 with .NET Framework 4.5

CPU: 1 GHz Processor

Memory: 1 Gb RAM

HDD: 500 MB free

Graphics Card: 64 MB graphics, update to the latest driver for your hardware to
ensure that it can provide all the facilities of NET Framework 4.5

Note: Windows 8 does not enable Microsoft .NET 3.5 features by default. However, all Perception installers
require .NET 3.5, so you will be prompted to enable it.

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1.6 Terminology
Perception Specific

KPD file suffix for a Perception Database file (stored in a SQL format)

TOA file suffix for a device configuration file (stored in a CSV format)

DGA Dissolved Gas Analysis

General

CSV Comma Separated Variable, an industry-standard neutral data exchange

format.

SQL Structured Query Language, an industry-standard database format.

1.7 Software Licensing

Perception Desktop uses a tier licensing model when used with Perception Server. This
provides greater flexibility to add devices and manage license expiry. There are six tiers
in the model as listed in Table 1—1 with each tier supporting an increasing number of
devices according to a range of accumulated device weightings.
Table 1—1: Tier scores
Tier Accumulated weightings
1 0-50
2 51-100
3 101-150
4 151-250
5 251-500
6 501+

The weighting scores for each type of device are listed in Table 1—2.
Table 1—2: Device scores
Device Weighting Score
Offline 1
201Ti 2
HydranM2 3
MO150 4
MiniTrans 4
Transfix 5
BMT300 5
DualTrans 6
TapTrans 6
MultiTrans 6
Transfix Plus 6
TMS 7

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You can add any number of devices and assets within the limits set by the Perception
fleet license tier. To add further devices or assets requires a license upgrade — contact
Customer Support.

Note: Customers on an existing annual fleet licensing agreement can add assets and devices beyond the
limits set by the new license tier. However, once the annual fleet license agreement expires, the license
tier is recalculated and may require an upgrade to service all devices.
Note: When connected to Perception Server, the Fleet Summary window becomes available in Perception
Desktop and provides details on the Perception license tier including expiry date and a summary of the
devices and assets that have been added to the database.

1.1.1 License Expiry

A License Expiry message appears in Perception Desktop 90 days before the Perception
fleet license is due to expire as shown in Figure 1—1. Reminder messages are
automatically scheduled to reappear at 60 days, 30 days, 15 days and 5 days, or on
each first launch of the application within the set days of the expiration period.

Figure 1—1: License expiry notification

A yellow warning icon also appears in the lower right corner of the application window
with a tooltip when you rest the mouse pointer over it as shown in Figure 1—2.

Figure 1—2: License warning indicator

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Perception Server restricts functionality after license expiration. The following features
are disabled:

 Transformer Risk Evaluations

 Fleet Ranking
 Transformer and Fleet Dashboard
 Wallboard Fleet Visualisation
 Perception Web
 Expert Email Notifications

1.7.1 Fleet Summary

Perception provides a useful summary dialog with license tier details and all assets and
devices that comprise the Perception Fleet. Select Help > Fleet Summary as shown in
Figure 1—3.

Figure 1—3: Help menu

The Fleet Summary dialog displays as shown in Figure 1—4.

Figure 1—4: Fleet Summary dialog

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1.8 Customer Support
E-mail: [email protected]

North America toll-free: 1-800-361-3652

Worldwide: 1-514-339-2801

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 CHAPTER 2
Installing and Configuring Perception Desktop

2.1 Overview
There are three main steps to installing and setting up Perception Desktop:

 Install the Perception Desktop software on your PC. Note: It is advisable to use
Windows Update to check that your PC is running an up-to-date version of the ‘.NET Framework’
before launching the Perception Desktop installer.
 Activate the software Note: This requires registering your company details with GE Digital
Energy to obtain an activation code that allows Perception Desktop to run.
 Set up the connections to the Perception databases or Perception Server. Note: If
you install TRANSPORT X software on your PC, you can also incorporate data from the
TRANSPORT X portable range.

2.2 Run the Perception Desktop installer

To install Perception Desktop, insert the Perception Desktop CD into your PC’s CD drive
and double click the ‘Perception.Desktop.Setup.exe’ file. The Setup Wizard launches and
you click Next to continue as shown in Figure 2—1.

Note: The Installation CD contains other setup programs, so ensure you select the correct installer.

Figure 2—1: Welcome to the Perception Desktop Setup Wizard

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If the License Agreement is acceptable, select I accept the terms in the License
Agreement and click Next as shown in Figure 2—2.

Figure 2—2: End-User License Agreement

Browse to select the installation folder or accept the default folder and click Next to
continue as shown in Figure 2—3.

Note: If your PC is shared with other users, you can choose to install Perception Desktop for use under
your login account only, or for all user accounts of the PC.

Figure 2—3: Select Installation Folder

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Click Next to start the installation, Back to backtrack and change some of the
selections, or Cancel to quit the process entirely, as shown in Figure 2—4.

Figure 2—4: Confirm Installation

If you click Next, then the installation commences and a progress bar indicates the
progress so far as shown in Figure 2—5. The installation may take some minutes.

Figure 2—5: Installing Perception Desktop

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The Setup Wizard completes the installation and presents the following message as
shown in Figure 2—6. Click Finish to exit.

Figure 2—6: Installation Complete

Perception Desktop is now successfully installed. Other related software installations

include:

 TRANSPORT X: the data storage software supplied with the portable TRANSPORT
X products. It is used to read the data from the portable devices. Perception
Desktop can automatically interface with the TRANSPORT X software to
incorporate that data into the main Perception database. To do so, the
TRANSPORT X device must previously be installed on your PC. See the
TRANSPORT X device manual for details and Appendix A for installation details.
 Intellix BMT 300: the software used to configure and monitor Intellix BMT 300
devices.
 TransCom: the software used by Perception to support Transfix 1.0/1.5 devices.

2.3 Firewall Settings

Perception Desktop must be allowed to communicate with Perception Server through
your firewall. This requires opening certain ports for inbound connection on the
Perception Server firewall. The UA Discovery Server application should also be added as
a permissible program to send and receive through the firewall. Note: Your firewall settings
are maintained by your IT administrator.

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2.3.1 Perception Server ports
Perception Server requires the following ports to be opened:

 502 (for TAPTRANS devices)

 5000 (for HYDRAN devices)
 62541 (to allow the client to read the server configuration via Discovery Server)

It is recommended that the Perception database be located on the same server as

Perception Server. If not, then the following additional port needs to be opened:

 1433 TCP (to allow the client to connect with the SQL Server)

2.3.2 Perception client ports

Perception Desktop requires the following ports to be opened:

 4840 (for Perception Server to be discovered)

 62541 (to allow the client to read the server configuration via Discovery Server)
 1433 TCP (to allow the client to connect with the SQL Server)

2.4 New database connection

Having installed and authenticated the Perception Desktop software, you should now
establish a database connection Note: This task need only be performed once. Perception
Desktop allows the user to connect to a Perception Server database or to a local (file-
based) database.

2.4.1 Create a new connection to a Perception Server database

Note: Perception Server must be installed prior. The Perception Server database is created and
administered by your System Administrator.

To establish a new connection with a Perception Server database, start Perception

Desktop and select File > Connect as shown in Figure 2—7.

Figure 2—7: Connect to an existing database

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The ‘Login’ dialog box as shown in Figure 2—8 allows you to specify the connection
details. Click the (…) browse button to configure the server connection.

Figure 2—8: Login

The ‘Configure a Server Connection’ wizard opens as shown in Figure 2—9 and is
designed to assist you with the configuration. Click Next to proceed.

Figure 2—9: Configure a Server Connection

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Type the Discovery IP Address or Discovery hostname and click Next as shown in Figure
2—10.

The-Server Name

Figure 2—10: Enter Discovery Server

The Discovery Server lists all Perception Server databases that it finds as shown in
Figure 2—11. Select the database that you wish to establish a connection with and click
Next.

urn:servrname:Perception.Server.AAA-123ABCD

Figure 2—11: List of Perception databases

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The ‘Configure Options’ step of the wizard then invites you to confirm the security
settings for the connection. Figure 2—12 shows the default security settings — make
any changes if required and click Next. Note: Consult with your network administrator to confirm
if any of these settings should be changed.

Figure 2—12: Configure Options

A confirmation message displays the chosen settings and indicates that the server
configuration is now complete as shown in Figure 2—13. Click Finish to proceed.

The server address/PerceptionServer

Figure 2—13: Server Configuration Complete

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You are returned to the Login prompt as shown in Figure 2—14. Choose the
Authentication method to be associated with this connection, and finally, enter the user
name and password and click OK.

Note: Your System Administrator will have these login details.

The serveraddress/PerceptionServer

Figure 2—14: Login prompt

When connecting for the first time, you will also need to ensure that the respective
certificate on both the client and server are trusted. See Section 2.4.3 for trusting the
Server certificate and speak to your System Administrator for trusting the client
certificate.

2.4.2 Create a new local database

To create a new local database to operate with Perception Desktop, click File > New
Database as shown in Figure 2—15.

Figure 2—15: New Database option

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In the Create New dialog, navigate to the save location, enter a name for the local
database file and click Save as shown in Figure 2—16.

Note: The file type is a Perception Desktop File using the file extension “.kpd”.

Figure 2—16: Save the local database

The new database is represented in the Asset Explorer pane of Perception Desktop as
shown in Figure 2—17. See Section 3.7 for methods of adding data to the local
database.

Figure 2—17: New local database

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2.4.3 Connect to an older version KPD local database (for the first
time)
When you open an older Perception local database* for the first time (i.e. after
upgrading to v1.18); it will be upgraded to the v1.18 format. You will be prompted as
shown in Figure 2—18.

*Note: This is not suitable for SEI files from Perception 0. For details of how to upgrade an SEI database,
please contact [email protected] or a GE technical engineer.

Figure 2—18: Upgrade Local Database Format

If you click Yes the local database is upgraded to Perception v1.18 format. A progress
bar indicates progress, but it can take considerable time depending on the database
size. If you click No the Load operation is aborted.

Note: The upgraded database can no longer be read by previous versions of Perception. During the
upgrade process, a backup copy is created in the original format, but using “3325” as the file extension
instead of ‘.kpd’ (this number represents the original database schema version number.) If you wish to use
this database for historical/archival reasons, then it can be read into a previous Perception version.
Before attempting to do so, change the database filename, or move its location and change its file
extension back to ‘.kpd’.

2.5 Trusting Perception Certificates

As a security measure, Perception uses electronic credentials known as certificates to
authenticate clients and servers. Every time a new Perception Desktop client is added,
both the client and the server administrator have to trust each other’s certificates (or
physically exchange certificates as outlined below). This ensures that the requisite trust
exists between client and server. Once the certificates have been exchanged, seamless
communication can take place.

When you try and connect a Perception Desktop client to the server for the first time,
the connection will be rejected as shown in Figure 2—19.

Note: With every attempted connection, the Server’s certificate is automatically copied to the client’s
rejected folder and the client’s certificate is automatically copied to the server’s rejected folder.

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 Figure 2—19: Server certificate not trusted

This is because the client does not trust the server. To trust the server certificate, the
certificate must be moved from the client’s rejected certificate store and added to the
client’s trusted certificate store.

To do this, open File Manager and navigate to the rejected folder at this location:

C:\ProgramData\GE_Energy\Perception\RejectedCertificates

Look for a certificate of the following format:

Perception.Desktop.<computer name>[key].der

Where <computer name> is the computer name of the server, and [key] is the public
certificate key.

Move this certificate to the “TrustedCertificates\certs” folder at this location:

C:\ProgramData\GE_Energy\Perception\TrustedCertificates\certs

When you try to connect again you will get another connection error as shown in Figure
2—20.

Figure 2—20: Client certificate not trusted

This is because the server does not trust the client. To trust the client certificate, the
certificate must be moved from the server’s rejected certificate store and added to the
server’s trusted certificate store.

Note: Contact your Server Administrator to have the relevant steps taken on the Server side.

All these steps must be performed after every first connection attempt of a new user
and so requires both client user and Server Administrator to move the respective
certificate to the “trusted folder” on their respective machine in order to establish a
trusted relationship and thereby permit communication.

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 CHAPTER 3
Using Perception Desktop

3.1 Introduction
Perception Desktop connects to a database that contains the sampling data from your
monitoring devices. The database can be stored on your PC (known as a ‘local’
database), or stored at a remote location when used in conjunction with Perception
Server (known as a ‘network’ database).

Note: A local database can only be accessed by users of that PC.

When used in conjunction with Perception Server, there are three user roles:

 Observer: You have ‘read-only’ permissions, so can view the data for any of the
devices in any of the available screens, but cannot make any changes to the
data or device settings.
 Supervisor: You have full ‘read-write’ permissions, so can alter device settings
including deletion of a device.
 Architect: You have all the Supervisor permissions plus the rights to manipulate
workflows including scheduling workflows.

Note: A user of a local database always has full permissions for that database.

The User role for network databases is controlled by the Administrator of Perception
Server. A Supervisor or Architect role can make changes that affect all users of the
database. In particular, they can alter the data upload schedule, change the device
hierarchy and delete devices and data. Therefore it’s important to restrict the
assignment of such roles to those that actually require this functionality and can be
trusted with these permissions.

Wherever the database is stored, local or network, it is the Perception Desktop

application that downloads the data from the monitoring devices, whereas Perception
Server is used to manage access to a network database.

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3.2 Screen layout
The main parts of the Perception Desktop screen are shown in Figure 3—1:

 The Asset Explorer

 The Data Area

Figure 3—1: Perception Desktop main screen

3.2.1 Asset Explorer

The Asset Explorer (denoted by the blue border in Figure 3—1) uses a tree-like structure
to represent the hierarchy of assets in the database. It can be configured to display a
hierarchy of areas, substations, transformers and devices. This tree-like structure
provides a logical means of organizing the assets and a useful means by which to
navigate the hierarchy and find an asset.

Each node in the tree represents an asset (denoted by the type of icon). Click a side
right-pointing arrow to expand a node and reveal its hierarchy as shown in Figure 3—1.
Typically an ‘Area’ sits at the top of the hierarchy, while a ‘monitoring device’ sits at the
bottom of the hierarchy.

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Click a node to see the details in the data area as shown in Figure 3—1. For example,
GE_Trans_Gen_14A, is the active node denoted by the highlighting around it.

Note: A Supervisor role (or higher) allows you to create, move and delete assets and devices.

The asset icons (or nodes) have a status indicator:

 Green Tick: All monitored parameters within bounds.

 Amber Exclamation Mark: A parameter(s) has exceeded the

High or Low thresholds.
 Red Cross: A parameter(s) has exceeded the “High-High” or
“Low-Low” or Ratio thresholds.
 Purple: Indicates that there is uncertainty in the latest
measurement accuracy or the latest measurement is
considered to be in error. Refer to the device data table.
 Blue: Indicates the device has experienced a fault and requires
a service.

Note: The device status is reproduced up the asset tree so that the related Transformer, Substation and
Area also reflect the status of its worst subordinate device.

3.2.2 Data Area

The Data Area (denoted by the green border in Figure 3—1) shows the corresponding
details as calculated or retrieved from the database for the selected node in the Asset
Explorer. For example, Figure 3—1 shows the details for the transformer
GE_Trans_Gen_14A (as selected in the Asset Explorer).

The relevant data for the selected node is displayed across a set of tabs (denoted by the
red border in Figure 3—1). The number and type of tabs vary according to the node.

Note: To remove a tab, click the ‘X’ on a tab. However, it can be restored via the View menu. However, a
custom display tab can only be recreated manually. See Section 3.15.1.

A Wallboard option is available for an Area, Substation or Transformer. This gives a

visual overview of all contained assets and their status on an image, typically a map. An
example of an Area wallboard is shown in Figure 3—2.

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 Figure 3—2: Area wallboard example

If used in conjunction with Perception Server, a wallboard becomes a really useful way
to continuously monitor assets, for example, in a control room scenario. Perception
Server facilitates a dynamic picture that updates as the condition of the assets change
during automatic data download. See Section 0 for more information on setting up a
wallboard.

3.3 Fleet Overview

If you select the top-level database node in the Asset Hierarchy, a fleet overview page
displays with useful information summarising the health of the entire fleet as shown in
Figure 3—3.

Figure 3—3: Fleet overview

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3.4 Transformer Dashboard
If you select a Transformer, a Dashboard tab appears in the tabbed list. Select the
Dashboard tab to display a page with useful information summarising the
measurement data and ranking history for an individual transformer via two sub tabs –
‘Devices Summary’ and ‘Ranking Graph’, as shown in Figure 3—4.

Figure 3—4: Transformer Dashboard

3.5 Ranking Assets

The Ranking page in the Asset Explorer as shown in Figure 3—5 automatically ranks
assets according to an algorithm in the Perception workflow to give an overall health
index. Assets are colour-banded accordingly with the least healthy transformers listed
at the top in red and the healthiest in green at the bottom. Unranked transformers
appear at the bottom of the list without a colour band. A transformer is unranked if it is
not associated with the relevant Perception workflow, has no measurement devices
connected to it or there is no measurement data e.g. a new install with the first
measurement cycle yet to occur.

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 Figure 3—5: Ranking

Ranking movement at each periodic refresh is denoted by colour-coded arrows. A red

up-pointing arrow denotes that the transformer has moved up in ranking order, a green
down-pointing arrow denotes that it has moved down in ranking order and a blue
double-headed horizontal arrow denotes no change in ranking order.

Note: Rest your mouse on any transformer to reveal its actual health index.

Figure 3—6: Risk and ranking history

To review the Risk and Ranking history for an individual transformer, select the
transformer followed by the Dashboard tab. Then select the Ranking Graph tab as
shown in Figure 3—6. Rest your mouse pointer on any data point for more information.

Note: Data points may refer to ‘EPRI’ (Electrical Power Research Institute).

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3.6 Database Connections
Perception Desktop allows the user to connect to a Perception Server database or to a
local database.

Note: You can only be connected to one database at a time. To connect to another database requires
disconnecting from the current database.
Note: For more details on the advantages of upgrading to a Perception Server database, please contact a
GE sales representative.

3.6.1 Connect to the Server

To connect with a Perception Server database, select File > Connect… as shown in
Figure 3—7.

Figure 3—7: Database Connect option

The ‘Login’ dialog box displays as shown in Figure 3—8 with the Server field populated
with the Perception Server if you have connected previously.

Note: If the Server field is not populated or if you wish to change it, see Section 2.4.1.

Figure 3—8: Perception database login

Enter your assigned User name and Password, and click OK.

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Alternatively, if the Administrator has enabled anonymous access, you can sign on as
an ‘Anonymous’ user without the need for a user name or password (but with
corresponding Observer status i.e. read-only permissions.) This is accessed via the
“Authentication” dropdown menu.
Note: If you receive a connection error relating to trusting certificates, see Section 2.4.3.

3.6.2 Disconnect from the Server

To disconnect from Perception Server, select File > Disconnect as shown in Figure 3—9.

Figure 3—9: Disconnect from Perception Server

This action closes the connection to the Perception Server database and thereby clears
the Asset Explorer of all assets.

3.6.3 Open a local database

To connect to a local Perception database on your PC, select File > Open Database… as
shown in Figure 3—10.

Figure 3—10: Open local database

This displays a list of local databases (those with the ‘kpd’ file extension), for example, as
shown in Figure 3—11.

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 Figure 3—11: Local databases

Select the local database that you wish to open and click Open.

3.6.4 Close a local database

To close a local database, select File > Close Database as shown in Figure 3—12.

Figure 3—12: Close a local database

This closes the local database and clears the Asset Explorer of all assets.

3.7 Customisation
The Asset Explorer within Perception Desktop is used to visualise the network of
transformers and devices being monitored, and can be configured to display a
hierarchy of areas, substations, transformers and devices. This Section covers the
customization of the Asset Explorer.

Note: If used in conjunction with Perception Server, you need “Supervisor” status or above to effect
change within the Asset Explorer. Those changes will then be visible to all other users of the database at
the next refresh (normally within a few seconds).

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3.7.1 Adding Assets
To add an asset to the Asset Explorer, right click on the database node, or asset node
under which the new asset will sit and select New as shown in Figure 3—13, then select
an asset to add. You have the option of adding a new Area, Substation, Transformer,
or Device.

Figure 3—13: New assets

The new asset is added to the top of the Asset Explorer. You should now complete the
properties of the asset via the Properties tab.

3.7.2 Renaming Assets

To rename an existing asset, right click on it and select Rename as shown in Figure 3—
14.

Figure 3—14: Rename an asset

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3.7.3 Deleting Assets
To delete an asset, right click on it and select Delete as shown in Figure 3—15.

Figure 3—15: Delete an asset

Warning: This action will delete the asset from the database entirely, including all data
downloaded from that device.

Warning: The deletion of an asset will also delete all its subordinate assets. If you are
reorganising the hierarchy into new groupings, ensure that you move all of the
subordinate assets to new areas within the Asset Explorer before the deletion of a
grouping.

Before the asset is deleted, you must confirm your action as shown in Figure 3—16.
Click Yes to delete the asset or No to cancel the operation.

Figure 3—16: Confirm Delete

3.7.4 Organising Assets

The assets in the Asset Explorer can be grouped using drag-and-drop methods. You can
move individual assets, or move a tree of assets under another asset in the asset tree,
depending on the hierarchical level selected.

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To move an asset, rest the mouse pointer over the asset, then click and hold the left
mouse button. Drag the asset to its new position in the Asset Hierarchy before releasing
the left mouse button.

Before the asset is moved, you must confirm your action as shown in Figure 3—17.
Select Yes to move the asset or No to cancel the operation.

Figure 3—17: Confirm Move

In the example shown in Figure 3—17, the asset “SubStation1” has been moved from
the same level as “Area1” to a subordinate level under “Area1” (denoted by the
indentation).

Figure 3—18: Asset Explorer drag and drop

3.7.5 Adding a Wallboard

At an Area, Substation or Transformer level, you can add a wallboard to give an instant
overview of the status of all subordinate assets. Each client PC with an instance of
Perception Desktop that connects to Perception Server must have its own wallboard
configured. The image used for the wallboard background is user defined and can be
any BMP, JPEG, GIF or PNG file.

To add a wallboard, select an Area, Substation or Transformer in the Asset Explorer and
from the menu bar, select View > New > Wallboard as shown in Figure 3—19.

Figure 3—19: Wallboard

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The Open File dialog displays for you to browse to the location and select the image
that you wish to use. A new Wallboard tab then appears in the list of tabs. The chosen
image is displayed at minimum zoom within the workspace on the right along with
randomly placed subordinate assets for you to position as required.

It is highly recommended that the resolution of the image file used matches the display
resolution of the monitor that the wallboard will run on. For example, if the monitor
displaying the wallboard has a resolution of 1920x1080, then the image file used should
also have the same resolution.

Figure 3—20: An example wallboard

Perform any of the following actions to alter the map display:

 To drag the map in any direction, left click while the mouse pointer is within the
map.
 To zoom in and out, use the scroll wheel while the mouse pointer is within the
map.
 To drag the asset to a new location, left click while the mouse pointer is over the
asset location icon. Note: The mouse pointer changes to a hand.
 A useful way to distinguish assets is to change the icon used to depict the asset
location. Right click while resting the mouse pointer over the asset location icon
and choose from a circle or a square.

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  For other display options as shown in Figure 3—21, right click on the map.

Figure 3—21: Display options

o Dialogs: Each asset has a titled information dialog that lists all attached
monitoring devices and corresponding statuses. This option allows you to
show or hide all asset dialogs. A single dialog box can also be manipulated
independently as follows:

 To show or hide a dialog box, double click its asset location icon.
 To change the size of a dialog box, rest the mouse pointer over the
lower-right corner symbol of the dialog box (the mouse pointer
changes to a double-headed arrow) and then left click-and-drag to
resize.
 To move a dialog box, left click-and-drag the dialog box. Note: A dashed
connecting line indicates the relevant asset location icon.
 To change the dialog box title, right click and choose Edit title.
 To view the ranking details, right click and choose Ranking.

Note: The size and position of the dialog boxes are retained.

o Change map file…:: allows you to browse for a new map file.
o Legend: toggles the display of the legend for the asset status.
o Show time: toggles the display of the current time and date.
o Full screen: shows the wallboard in full screen mode. To revert to normal
display, press Escape or right click and select Exit full screen.

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A fully configured Wallboard in full screen mode is shown in Figure 3—22.

Figure 3—22: Fully configured wallboard

If the condition of any of the monitoring devices change to reflect an alarm, service or
bad sample condition, this will be denoted by a change in the icon colour of that
particular device. This will also be reflected up the asset hierarchy with the wallboard
asset location icon changing colour to match the status of the device that shows the
worst result. This helps alert the user to a problem in that area, substation or
transformer at the earliest opportunity.

Note: In conjunction with Perception Server, the wallboard dynamically changes to reflect condition
updates if the monitoring devices are configured with automatic download schedules.

3.8 Setting up Asset Properties

Transformers and devices have a number of properties associated with them and are
configured using the Properties tab.

3.8.1 Transformer Properties

When a transformer is selected in the Asset Explorer, a ‘Properties’ tab is available in the
right hand part of the Perception Desktop screen, as shown in Figure 3—23.

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The Properties tab is used to configure the transformer. Since transformers do not have
data that can be automatically downloaded, the transformer information has to be
manually entered.

Figure 3—23: Transformer properties

The sections within the Properties tab are explained below.

o Transformer Name
The Transformer Name is a free text field where you can change the default
name and enter more descriptive text as shown in Figure 3—24.

Figure 3—24: Transformer name

o Main Transformer Details

The main transformer name plate details are entered in Figure 3—25 and allow
the identity and corresponding details to be stored in the database.

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 Figure 3—25: Main Transformer Details

Scroll to the right to enter primary and secondary Bushing details as shown in
Figure 3—26.

Figure 3—26: Bushings

o Voltage Sides
The Voltage Sides section as shown in Figure 3—27 allows information on the
transformer’s Voltage Sides to be stored in the database. To add a Side to the
description, click the Add button.

Figure 3—27: Voltage Sides

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 o Compartments
The Compartments section as shown in Figure 3—28 allows information on the
transformer’s compartments to be stored in the database. To add a
Compartment to the description, click the Add button. To remove a
Compartment, click on the compartment line to be removed and click the
Remove button.

Figure 3—28: Compartments

o Criticality Details
The Criticality Details section as shown in Figure 3—29 allows additional
information to be stored about the transformer, such as its physical location and
the availability of spare parts. These properties may be unique critical factors or
more general transformer characteristics or observations, but nonetheless could
have a bearing on risk. The Criticality Details are used by the fleet ranking
algorithms for a better risk assessment and more accurate transformer
rankings.

Figure 3—29: Criticality Details

o Workflow Associations
The Workflow Associations section as shown in Figure 3—30 contains settings
that are applied at the workflow level. The top line fields control how the
Criticality Details influence the calculations. The default is to use an ‘Auto
criticality calculation’, but this can be changed to any percentage (0-100%). The
bottom field specifies the workflow associated with the transformer and the
weighting of that workflow on the transformer calculations. Note: Click ‘Remove’ to
remove a workflow association. The Ranking Influence field allows you to control the
magnitude of effect that the transformer measurement parameters have on the
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 can also minimize the effect by selecting ‘Extra Rough’ or maximize the effect by
selecting ‘Extra Sensitive’.

Figure 3—30: Workflow Associations

The next step is to add the monitoring devices that are associated with the transformer.
See Section 3.7.1 and Section 3.8.3.

Note: Transformer measurement data can also be imported via a TOA formatted CSV file (See Section
3.11).

3.8.2 Workflows
The following workflows are available:

 DGA Standard: Evaluates dissolved gas analysis and moisture absolute

concentrations compared to IEEE C57.104 & IEC 60422 (2013) standards, as well
as dissolved gas Rate of Change compared to the IEC 60599 standard. Along
with best practice information taken from Cigré TB227.
 Simplified DGA: Uses alarm breach information sent from TRANSFIX,
MULTITRANS, TAPTRANS, MINITRANS, HydranM2 & Hydran201Ti for absolute
dissolved gas concentrations and moisture.
 DGA Standard OLTC (Non-vacuum): Evaluates dissolved gas concentration and
dissolved gas rate of change for resistor type tap changer diverter, using gas
ratio information taken from EPRI (Electronic Power Research Institute).
 BMT Standard: Evaluates the alarm limits configured on the BMT 300 device for
Power Factor, Capacitance, PD Count, PD Index & PD Average Apparent Power
and compares it to the measured values for proximity to alarm breach as well as
breaches.
 Simplified DGA OLTC: Uses alarm breach information sent from TRANSFIX,
MULTITRANS, TAPTRANS, MINITRANS, HydranM2 & Hydran201Ti for absolute
dissolved gas concentrations and moisture.
 Offline DGA and Oil Quality: Evaluates oil dissolved gas analysis, quality and
properties data received from a lab compared to a variety of international
standards. Refer to Appendix F for more information on the Offline DGA & Oil
Quality Workflow.

For more information on workflows, see the Perception Workflow Designer manual.

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3.8.3 Device Properties
When a device is selected in the Asset Explorer (E.g. a Transfix 1.6), the data area to the
right lists all the tabbed pages (on the bottom) of which the Properties tab is first as
shown in Figure 3—31. The Properties tab is used to configure the device.

Note: If used in conjunction with Perception Server, ‘Supervisor’ status or higher is required to change
device properties.

Figure 3—31: Device Properties

The Properties tab contains a number of sections, which are explained below:

3.8.3.1 Identity

The Identity section details the identity of the device. It contains two read-only fields as
shown in Figure 3—32:

Figure 3—32: Identity

 Device Type: The device type is defined by the type of asset added using the
Asset Explorer (see Section 3.7.1).
 Serial Number: The serial number is populated when the first download is
performed from the device.

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3.8.3.2 Communications

The Communications section allows the communication method to be defined and

configured as shown in Figure 3—33. Other configuration fields are available depending
on the device and your choice of Media as outlined below:

Note: When used in conjunction with Perception Server, you specify the communications with the device
here. Perception Server downloads the monitoring data, but Perception Desktop is the controlling
application used to specify all the configuration parameters.

Figure 3—33: Communications

 Media: Defines what type of connection is used to connect with the device.
Available options are:

o Network
This adds two additional fields:

 Hostname (or IP address): The devices host name or IP address.

 MODBUS/TCP Port: The MODBUS/TCP port defines the port used for
communication with the host name or IP address (the default value is
502).

o Modem
This adds one additional field:

 Phone Number: The phone number of the modem in the device.

o Serial
This adds eight additional fields:

 Slave Address: The address of the device on a multi-drop network.

 Protocol: The MODBUS protocol to use to communicate with the
device.
 COM Port: The local COM port to use when connecting to the device.
 Baud Rate: The maximum speed at which the device talks.
 Data bits: The number of data bits in each character being sent.
 Parity: Turn on error correction.
 Stop Bits: Use the hardware to detect stop bits (end of messages) and
re-synchronize the character stream.
 Flow Control: Allow the transmission of data to be paused / resumed.

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 If a Hydran M2 or Intellix MO150 device is selected, an additional Protocol
field appears on the Properties worksheet:

 Protocol: Selects the protocol method used to communicate with the

device. Perception Desktop supports the DNP3 protocol and three
Modbus protocols (RTU, ASCII and TCP/IP).

If a Hydran 201Ti device is selected, an additional Protocol field appears

on the Properties worksheet:

 Protocol: Selects the protocol method used to communicate with the

device. Perception Desktop supports the Hydran Native Protocol and
three Modbus protocols (RTU, ASCII and TCP/IP). Note: To facilitate TCP/IP
communication, the unit requires an RS-485 to Ethernet conversion.

Note: For Hydran devices, the Media field displays after you select the Protocol. Serial refers to a USB or
RS-485 connection.

 Connection Timeout: Defines the time to wait before reporting a connection

timeout. Enter a value in seconds.

Note: A default value is created in this field when you select the “Media” type.

 Password: The password for the device.

3.8.3.3 Auto-Download

When used in conjunction with Perception Server, the Auto-Download section becomes
available in the device Properties as shown in Figure 3—34.

Note: A local database permits only manual downloads. See Section 3.9.

The Auto-Download section allows the connection and downloading from devices to be
automatically scheduled. The schedule settings are unique to the device allowing a
simultaneous download to be scheduled.

Figure 3—34: Auto-Download

 Enabled: A check box that enables/disables the scheduling of downloads from

the device.
 Schedule: Defines the download schedule in terms of specific days and times
using the “Unix Cron” notation. The essential Unix Cron field values supported in
Perception scheduling are the “*” character and the “0” value.

o “0” means “at the top of” e.g. if used in the hour field, then “at the top of the
hour”.

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 o “*” means “every” e.g. if used in the hour field, then “every hour”.
Table 3—1 shows some example Cron values used in Perception scheduling and
the corresponding meaning in terms of the expected download result.
Table 3—1: Examples illustrating scheduling using Cron values

Minutes Hours Week Days Download Result

30 08 * 08:30 every day
0 * Mon On the hour, every hour on Mondays
0 0 Wed At 0:00 every Wednesday
0 * * On the hour, every hour, every day of the week

 Next Scheduled Time: Time of the next scheduled download.

3.8.3.4 Auto-Export

When used in conjunction with Perception Server, the Auto-Export option becomes
available in the device Properties page as shown in Figure 3—35.

Figure 3—35: Auto-Export

You can enable the auto export to occur at scheduled intervals. The Perception Server
export table is empty by default, which results in the use of the default Perception
export format. To define a custom CSV format, you must define the export table with
appropriate mappings for the data using the Perception Server Configuration Tool. See
Section 3.11. The data is automatically exported to the following location:

C:\Windows\ProgramData\GE_Energy\Perception

Note: Use the shortcut “%programdata%”to access C:\Windows\ProgramData.

3.8.3.5 Email

When used in conjunction with Perception Server, e-mail notification options become
available in the device Properties page as shown in Figure 3—36.

Figure 3—36: Email

Note: This is device specific, so if you need to be on the distribution email list for a number of devices, you
should complete this field for all of the required devices.

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  Notification E-Mail Address: defines the email address of the person who
receives condition alerts or communication issue notification emails for that
device. To add more than one e-mail address to the list, separate the addresses
with “;“. If on subsequent data downloads the condition of the device changes or
Perception Server fails to communicate with the device, an automatic email is
generated and sent to the recipients specified in this field.
 Expert E-mail Address: (if enabled in Perception Server) defines the email
address of the person who receives enhanced alarm notification emails. The e-
mail is a comprehensive account of a transformer’s details so that any expert
within or outside the organisation has all the necessary detail at hand. This
includes transformer nameplate details, triggered alarm information for High
High, Low Low, Digital Alarms and ROC alarms. It also includes ambient
temperature, top oil temperature and load currents information. A CSV
attachment with data records for the device in alarm is also included.

3.8.3.6 Device Connection

The Device Connection section displays the state of automated downloads to the user
as shown in Figure 3—37.

Figure 3—37: Device Connection

 State: Displays the current state of the connection to the device. E.g. Connecting,
Connected, Downloading, Disconnected.
 Progress: A progress bar shows the overall progress of a download, if one is in
progress.
 Response: Textual error message showing the last communications error that
has occurred. This may be from a previous communications session.
 Last download time: Updated with the last download time.

The Intellix BMT 300 has an additional field in the Device Connection pane, called
Service Alarm:

 Service Alarm: Reports the nature of a service alarm that has been flagged by
the Intellix BMT 300. The possible alarms are listed below:

 High Comms cpu temperature status

 High FPGA temperature status
 Field Devices Comms Error
 Rejected Phase Packet Status

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  Rejected PD Packet Status
 Low Bushing Current Warning Status
 Power System Frequency Warning Status
 Inter cpu CANBUS device error status
 High Bushing Adapter Temperature Status
 Modbus comm. error status
 No Signal warning status
 Bushing R Failure Warning status

If the Intellix BMT 300 has any of these alarms triggered, the Blue service icon will show
on the device icon in the Asset Explorer. See Section 3.2.1 for an example.

3.8.4 Setting up the Device

Once the communications settings have been established, then the device-specific
setup can be run. To set up the device, right click on the device in the Asset Explorer and
select Setup… as shown in Figure 3—38.

Figure 3—38: Setup

This will load a setup utility specific to the device.

Note: If you are connecting to the device via Modem or Serial, then the Setup option must be performed
on an instance of Perception Desktop running on the Perception Server. This is because it will be using the
local Perception Desktop resources to communicate with the device.

3.9 Data Download from Devices through Perception Desktop

To download data from a device, right click on the device in the Asset Explorer and
select Download as shown in Figure 3—39. This starts the manual download.

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 Figure 3—39: Download

When used in conjunction with Perception Server, the data can also be scheduled to
automatically download (see Section 3.8.3.3). The data can still be manually
downloaded during scheduled download intervals by triggering a manual download on
the device as above.

Note: The device icon in the Asset Explorer gains a spinning blue icon showing that the download is in
progress. Also, if the Properties tab is open, the progress bar in the Device Connection section will show
the download progress, as shown in Figure 3—40.

Figure 3—40: Download progress

3.10 Data Download via USB

Data download from a TRANSFIX device using the USB communications support must
be performed via the TransConnect application as shown in Figure 3—41.

Note: The TransConnect application is automatically installed with Perception Desktop. It is usually
located in the “Programs/GE Energy” directory.

The steps are as follows:

 Close Perception Desktop.

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  Open the TransConnect application (Start > All Programs > GE Energy >
Perception > TransConnect).

Figure 3—41: TransConnect

 Connect your PC to the TRANSFIX via a USB port.

 The TRANSFIX device should be listed under Local Connections. Select this
device, connect to it and then choose the option to download the latest records.

Note: The data is stored in a temporary folder called “FileWatcher”.

 Exit the TransConnect application.

Upon next starting Perception Desktop, the downloaded data will be automatically
imported from the FileWatcher folder to the database that Perception Desktop is
connected to on launch.

Note: If you have a copy of Perception Express on your PC and launch that before Perception Desktop,
then the downloaded data will be imported to the Perception Express database. Since Perception Desktop
already includes all the features of Perception Express, it is recommended that any prior copies of
Perception Express are removed.

3.11 Exporting and importing data

Perception provides a number of options for configuring the export and import of data
using a CSV file. This includes alarm information for all device types, measurement
diagnostics and quality status information. In addition, the Perception Server
Configuration tool allows you to define any custom CSV format. However, Perception
recognises three CSV formats out of the box:

 Perception
 TransConnect
 TOA4

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3.11.1 Export
You can export assets (transformers and/or devices) to a Perception format standalone
CSV file at the database, parent or device-node level. This is useful if you want to copy
data to another system to perform, for example, custom analysis. Other options for the
export are listed in Table 3—2.
Table 3—2: Export options
Export all of the attributes specified on the Properties
Properties
page along with the corresponding asset hierarchy.
Export device measurement data plus the corresponding
Measurements
asset hierarchy only.
‘Uncertain’ and ‘Bad data’ are attributed with diagnostic
information for each data point. Uncertain data values
are appended with ‘!U’. Bad data values are appended
with ‘!B’.
Export everything – all the Properties, Measurements and
All Data
Alarms as defined above.
In Perception Desktop, select Actions > Export to see the three export options as shown
in Figure 3—42. Select an option e.g. All Data. You can also right click on any asset in
the Asset Hierarchy to export from that level in the hierarchy as shown in Figure 3—43.

Figure 3—42: Export options

Figure 3—43: Device export options

The ‘Save Exported File As’ dialog as shown in Figure 3—44 allows you to save the data
to a Perception format CSV data file. To do this, navigate to a suitable location, specify a
name for the CSV file or select an existing file to overwrite, and then click Save to export
the data using this format.

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 Figure 3—44: Save as a CSV file

The parent-child relationship depicted in the Asset Hierarchy is also included as part of
every export. During an import, this allows assets to be recreated on the recipient
machine in the same structured way as the source machine. The metadata for the
hierarchy of assets is represented in the CSV file in the following way: A parent column
is created in the CSV file and that is used to store the value of the parent node against
each asset value in the ‘Equipnum’ column. If there is no parent node for an asset, then
the value of the parent column is left blank against the respective asset value. On
import, this asset will be created at the highest level in the asset hierarchy i.e. directly
under the database node.

3.11.2 Import
You can import assets (transformers and/or devices) from a CSV file that adheres to one
of the formats listed in Section 3.11. The CSV file may include asset properties, device
measurement data and the corresponding asset hierarchy, depending on the options
chosen at the time of export.

In Perception Desktop, select Actions > Import > Import File… as shown in Figure 3—45.

Figure 3—45: Import a file

The Open dialog allows you to select a CSV file. Click Open to import the contents of the
file to the database as shown in Figure 3—46.

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 Figure 3—46: Open a CSV file

A progress bar is displayed during the import. The diagnostic information that
accompanies ‘Uncertain’ and ‘Bad data’ is also included as part of the import, along
with the metadata to reconstruct the parent-child node structure in the Asset Explorer.

Note: The import may take several minutes (depending on the size of the file) during which time you
cannot manipulate the Asset Hierarchy.
Note Alarms are also imported, including those from TRANSPORT X units that use firmware v1.12.6.567 or
later.
Note: Nameplate information that is imported to the database is not time stamped. If a TOA file contains
several rows of nameplate information for one device, only the first row for each compartment is
imported. See Section 3.8.1.

If the data values of the following fields in the CSV file match all of the asset attributes
on the Properties pages, then the asset already exists in the database and is updated
accordingly with any new data from the CSV file. These fields are:

 Equipnum: the name of the transformer

 Serialnum: the serial number of the transformer
 Apprtype: device type (TRN for transformer)

If any one of the fields does not match, then the asset is considered to be new. A new
asset node will then be created in the Asset Hierarchy at the desired level as per the
data value listed in the parent column of the CSV file for the asset. The position of new
assets can be rearranged as required. See Section 3.7.4.

The import summary dialog is displayed, and if the import is problematic, it will also
include a link to the corresponding log file. The log file records details of the import
including any errors and is saved in the same location as the imported CSV file.

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3.12 Downloading Service Logs
Service and factory logs can be downloaded from some devices, either remotely over a
network, or directly from a TRANSFIX via a USB connection. To configure the download,
use the menu option Tools > Download Service Logs.... Note: You can also right click the
device to access a shortcut menu option.

Figure 3—47: Download Service Logs - Network

The Media field defaults to a Network source as shown in Figure 3—47. For a network
source, you have to supply the IP address and enter the secure POTM code. To obtain
the POTM code, please contact GE Customer Services. Finally, enter the destination
folder on your PC or use the Browse (…) button to navigate to the destination folder.

Figure 3—48: Download Service Logs - USB

If you are onsite at the TRANSFIX, select USB in the Media field. The dialog changes to
reflect the setup as shown in Figure 68.For a USB direct connection, you need only
supply the destination folder on your laptop.

Note: You must use the USB port inside the TRANSFIX (located behind the Control panel).

This resulting file can then be sent to GE Customer Services for analysis.

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3.13 Worksheets
Perception Desktop contains a number of worksheets that are used to visualise the
data and diagnose faults using a series of tabbed pages located at the bottom of the
screen as shown in Figure 3—49 (for a TRANSFIX device).

Figure 3—49: Worksheet tabs

The worksheets are as follows:

Properties: See Section 3.8.

Data Table: The Data Table lists the individual samples for each parameter. You can
select the data range and the parameters to suit. See Section 0.

Status: The Status tab lists the latest downloaded values of the measured parameters
and their status against the alarm thresholds. See Section 3.16. Note: The alarm thresholds
can be set by launching the device setup in Perception Desktop.

TDCG: The Total Dissolved Combustible Gasses (TDCG) chart displays a stacked chart
containing the temporal values of each gas and also the cumulative values for all
gasses. See Section 3.19.

Trend Chart: Line charts are used to display the raw data for user-selected
measurements. Multiple trend charts can be created, each displaying different sets of
gasses or peripherals. See Section 3.15.

Key Gas: IEEE C57-104 offers diagnosis through calculating the relative proportions (in
percent) of these key gases to the rest of the gases in the transformer. See Section 3.20.

Gas Ratios: Displays the proportions of key gasses on a three-dimensional cube lattice
or table, using ratios defined by IEC 60599, IEEE C57.104, Rogers Ratio and Doernenburg
Ratios. See Section 3.21.

Ratios: Trends any gas ratios that have been set up for TRANSFIX devices. You can also
add your own custom gas ratio. See Section 3.22.

ETRA: Japanese ETRA Analysis is an alternative visualisation and diagnostic tool.

Diagrams A & B are available. See Section 0.

Duval’s Triangle: Describes how the concentrations of dissolved gases or free gases
may be interpreted to diagnose the condition of oil-filled electrical equipment in service
and suggests future action. You have the choice of four different formats of Duval’s
triangle: Classic, LTC (oil filled) and Duval’s 4 & 5 low temperature triangles. See Section
3.23.

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Models: Provides diagnostics using state of the art mathematical transformer models
based on IEEE or IEC standards. Calculated using monitored transformer characteristics
taken by the Intellix MO150 and Hydran M2. See Section 0.

Bushing Monitor: This tab is activated for the Intellix BMT 300 device only. It shows a
polar plot of Bushing leakage current and phase angle. You can also switch to a
histogram view of the polar plot to obtain a better view of the measurement point
densities. See Section 3.26.

Partial Discharge: This tab is activated for the Intellix BMT 300 device only. It shows a
polar plot of Partial Discharge. See Section 3.26.2.

3.14 Default Device Charts

When a new device is added to Perception Desktop, a default set of charts as indicated
in Table 3—3 will be enabled when the device is selected in the Asset Explorer.
Additional charts can be added by the user (see Section 3.15.1).
Table 3—3: Charts per device
Data Table

Discharge
Gas Ratio

Monitor
Triangle

Bushing
Key Gas

Models
Duval’s
Trends

Partial
Status

Ratios
TDCG

ETRA
Transfix 1.6         
Transfix 1.5        
Taptrans         
Dualtrans         
Multitrans         
Transfix Plus          
Minitrans    
Hydran M2    
Hydran 201Ti    
Intellix    
MO150
Transformer        
Intellix BMT     
300

3.15 Trend Chart

The trend chart is typical of all of the diagnostic charts as shown in Figure 3—50. It can
be configured to show groups of gasses or other available measured parameters with
multiple versions of the chart being open concurrently.

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


Figure 3—50: Dissolved gas trend analysis

Key to the Chart areas:

 Select the date range for the X axis of the chart. Whenever you place your cursor
within the grey plotting area, a vertical date line follows the cursor with the
precise date and time reported in the yellow box.

 The Legend for the measured parameters. The value next to each item is the
value of the item at the yellow box date and time () time on the X axis. If the
cursor is not within the plot area, the values are as at the right-hand extreme
end of the plot lines. To change the plotted colour of an item, a double left click
on the legend colour launches a format dialog as shown in Figure 3—51.

Figure 3—51: Format Plot

 The Y axis values for the selected item from the legend. Although all of the
parameters are plotted, they have, by default, individual scales. Other scaling
methods are selectable. See Section 3.15.4.

 The slider allows you to control the degree of ‘smoothing’ that is applied to the
trend lines; the leftmost position (shown) has least smoothing and sliding it

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 leftwards progressively applies more smoothing. This can be useful in removing
spikes and revealing the overall trend of the parameters.

If you right click when your cursor is within the plot area, an options menu is displayed,
as shown in Figure 3—52.

Figure 3—52: Chart options

 Chart: Changes the method of scaling the Y axis. See Section3.15.4.

 Auto scale: Returns the Y axis scaling to default.
 Appearance: Alters the appearance of details within the trend chart.
 Reset Zoom: Returns the trend plot to display all points between the start and
finish dates.
 View: Alters whether the legend is displayed or not.
 Annotations: Allow you to place notes on the trend chart. See Section 3.15.5
 Print: Prints the trend graph to your printer.
 Print Preview: Allows you to configure the print output and see the effects before
printing.
 Copy: Copies the trend chart to the Windows Clipboard, so that it can be pasted
into another application, for instance a document.
 Save: Creates a “png” image of the trend chart that can be saved as a picture.
 Add/Remove Measurement Points: Allows you to select/deselect which
parameters are plotted on the trend graph. See Section 3.15.2.

You can zoom into part of a plot as shown in Figure 3—53. To do so, place the cursor in
the grey plotting area at the top left X-Y position of the desired zoom area and then left-
click-and-drag your mouse to the bottom right of the desired zoom area (as illustrated
by the red arrow). When you release the mouse button, the plot range will be ‘zoomed’.
The zoom can be reversed by left clicking and dragging back in the opposite direction to
the red arrow. It can also be reset by right clicking and selecting Reset Zoom.

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3.15.1 Create a new Trend Chart

To open a new trend, select View > New and choose the type of chart, for example
Trend Chart as shown in Figure 3—54.

Figure 3—54: Create a new Trend Chart

This action opens a new blank trend chart that can be configured to display groups of
measurements.

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3.15.2 Add Measurements to the Chart
To add measurements to a trend chart, right click anywhere on the trend chart and
select Add/Remove Measurement Points. Select the measurements to be trended in
the chart as shown in Figure 3—55.

Figure 3—55: Add measurements to the trend chart

The measurement parameters offered are device specific: a TRANSFIX will offer gas
measurements, whereas an Intellix BMT 300 will offer discharge and phase
measurements. The Total Dissolved Combustible Gasses (TDCG) from the TDCG
worksheet is also available as a parameter for trending.

3.15.3 Remove Measurements from the Chart

To remove measurements from a trend chart, right click anywhere on the trend chart
and select Add/Remove Measurement Points. Uncheck the measurements not to be
trended in the chart as shown in Figure 3—56.

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 Figure 3—56: Remove measurements from the trend chart

3.15.4 Change Y Scale method

A number of Y scale methods are available for the trend chart. Right click anywhere
within the trend chart and select Chart as shown in Figure 3—57.

Figure 3—57: Change Y Scale method

The available options are as follows:

 Common: All parameters are on a common Y scale. Small concentrations will be

squeezed together at the bottom of the chart.

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  Individual: The default method. Each parameter is plotted with its own vertical
scale, which gives some vertical separation to the trend lines. The parameter
selected from the legend then has its Y scale indicated on the Y axis.
 Log: All items plotted together, but the Y axis is logarithmic. This separates out
the parameters at the lower end of the chart, but will have the effect of
squashing the high value parameters.
 Conditional: Only parameters that have alarmed during the selected time period
are plotted on the graph.

3.15.5 Add Annotations

To add annotations to a trend chart, position the pointer on the X axis (time) where you
wish to place the annotation, then right click and select Annotations > New... as shown
in Figure 3—58.

Figure 3—58: Add annotations

Enter the desired text in the text box that appears on the X axis and click outside the
text box when finished to commit the text as shown in Figure 3—59.

Note: A time repeater at the top of the graph may assist in accurate placement of the annotation.

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 Figure 3—59: Example annotation

Other options as can be seen from Figure 3—58 are as follows:

 Show All: Reveal all annotations (if hidden).

 Hide All: Hide all annotations allows you to see the chart without any
annotations obscuring the data.

An individual annotation can be edited or deleted by right clicking whilst the cursor is
within the annotation text box. You are then offered the choices of Edit or Delete.

Note: When used in conjunction with Perception Server, annotations appear on the trend chart of the
device for all connected Perception Desktop clients.

3.15.6 Rename a Chart

To rename a trend chart, right click on the trend chart tab and select Rename as shown
in Figure 3—60.

Figure 3—60: Rename a trend chart

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3.16 Status Tab
The Status Tab shows the latest downloaded parameter values and is the suggested
view to start with when investigating an alarm occurrence. The alarming parameters
are highlighted with the latest downloaded data date. An example is shown in Figure
3—61.

Figure 3—61: Device Status tab

The ”High-High” and “Low-Low” alarms are highlighted in red, the “High” and “Low”
alarms in amber. The ROC column indicates whether a Rate of Change alarm has been
set for that item. If the ROC alarm is activated, the Status column will show “ROC”.

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3.16.1 Rename a Measurement Point
A measurement point display name can be changed. Right click in the Measurement
Point field, select Edit Display Name ( or double click the Measurement Point field) and
edit the text inline as shown in Figure 3—62. The renamed measurement point will be
used for all occurrences of the measurement point throughout the application.

Figure 3—62: Rename a measurement point

Note: You can also reset a single display name or all display names back to the original in the same
manner.

3.17 Data Table Tab

The Data Table Tab lists all received data, which can be filtered for the selected dates.
You can add and remove the measurements by right clicking within the display area as
shown in Figure 3—63.

Figure 3—63: Data Table - add parameters

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The selected parameters are colour-coded as follows:

White Normal (data is within all limits)

Amber Caution (i.e. data has exceeded a high or low threshold).
Red Alarming (i.e. data has exceeded a high-high or low-low
threshold).
Pink Uncertainty in the measurement accuracy.
Blue Erroneous data.

Figure 3—64 shows an example data set with colour coding.

Figure 3—64: Data sample with colour coding

Rest your mouse pointer on any cell to see the corresponding Data Table tooltip, an
example of which is shown in Figure 3—65. Note: See Appendix D for an explanation of the PGA
diagnostic details.

Figure 3—65: Data table tooltip

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3.18 Rate of Change Alarm
The Rate of Change (ROC) alarm is designed to alert the user if there is a gradual
change in the gas levels of the transformer over a set period of time. The user will
receive notification in the Status worksheet.

When used in conjunction with Perception Server with e-mail notification configured
(see Section 3.8.3.5), an alarm notification email, similar to that shown in Figure 3—66
will be sent to the designated recipients.

Figure 3—66: Example Rate of Change e-mail alert

To set up the ROC limits, launch the device setup option from the Asset Explorer. In the
Alarms tab, you can set the maximum Rate of Change in ppm/hours for Caution and
Alarm, as shown in the example in Figure 3—67.

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 Figure 3—67: ROC settings in TransConnect

The ROC time window measurement unit is days and the default is one hour, as shown
in the ‘ROC Time Window’ field, highlighted above. The minimum number of samples
within the time window used to calculate the ROC is set in the ‘ROC Minimum Samples’
field. If you set the number to >1, then an isolated measurement should not trigger the
ROC alarm i.e. it would take a more persistent change to trigger the alarm.

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3.19 Total Dissolved Combustible Gases (TDCG) Chart
The Total Dissolved Combustible Gases (TDCG) Chart as shown in Figure 3—68 is a pre-
set chart with very similar controls to the basic Dissolved Gas Trend Analysis chart
discussed previously.

Figure 3—68: TDCG Chart

The key differences are:

 It is a pre-set chart; you cannot change the selection of the gasses.

 The values are stacked upon each other, so that you can see the relative
proportions of each gas.
 The Change Compartment option in the right-click menu allows to you to
change the phase/compartment of the device being displayed.

Note: Once you have settled on your selection of parameters, it is suggested that you rename the chart to
indicate which compartment/phase is being displayed.

By glancing left and right, you can focus on spikes or adverse trends in the total gas
concentrations.

Note: Use this graph to find the date range of interest. If you set the “From” and “To” dates here; they get
carried over to the other views, so that they are all displaying the same peaks.

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3.20 Key Gas
The Key Gas tab compares the concentrations of key gasses against thresholds for four
deterioration conditions:

 Arcing from load current.

 Corona, Partial discharge.
 Overheated oil.
 Overheated paper.

The set of readings for each condition are rendered graphically (one chart for each
condition) for the specified date range as shown in the example of Figure 3—69. The
date of the readings is also shown in the centre of the four graphs (denoted by the blue
rectangle).

Note: The lower chart is replicated below for descriptive purposes.

Figure 3—69: Key Gas graphical displays

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The bar graphs indicate the percentage of each gas as a proportion of the total of the
six gasses being presented. For each gas, the coloured bar indicates the actual
percentage and the ‘buff’ bar indicates the threshold percentage used in the fault
condition indication. The numeric values for the percentages are located across the top
of the chart, as denoted by the red rectangle, for example, for C2H2.

The percentage figure in the centre of each graph (denoted by the green rectangle) is
the percentage of confidence in the most likely fault condition of the four. This will be
influenced by the number and extent of the parameters exceeding their thresholds.

3.21 Gas Ratios

The Gas Ratios tab displays the concentrations of gases in a 3 axis cube graph as
shown in Figure 3—70. The position of the plot points is indicative of certain fault
conditions.

Figure 3—70: Gas Ratios tab

The method of plotting the gas ratios can be selected in the Ratios dropdown,
highlighted by the blue rectangle. The choices are as follows:

 IEC 60599
 IEEE C57.104
 Ratios Table

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When you click the Gas Ratios tab, the last plot point in the timeline is automatically
chosen and its values displayed in the Selected Point drop down. The trend range that
is plotted from the main date range is shown in the time line bar (denoted by the red
rectangle). The plot points (denoted by the green rectangle) are similarly coloured from
cyan to dark blue along the time line.

Note: The span of the timeline plotted is the latest available reading within the main date range and the
last 50 readings prior to that.

You can rotate the cube by clicking the left mouse button to one side of the cube and
then dragging the mouse.

If you select another plot point node, then black dotted lines project its position onto the
cube surfaces and the Selected Point drop down is updated. The Selected Point
information on the legend is also updated. A diagnosis for the Selected Point is
displayed (as highlighted) in the Selected Point drop down.

The IEEE C57.104 version of the Gas Ratios is shown in Figure 3—71.

Figure 3—71: IEEE C57.104 version of Gas Ratios

In addition, the ‘Ratios Table’ option, an example of which is shown in Figure 3—72
indicates the IEC 57.104 Transformer Condition, Rogers Ratio and Doernenburg Ratio
with their resultant diagnoses for the selected point.

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 Figure 3—72 Ratios Table display for Gas Ratios

3.22 Transfix Ratio Alarm Trending

The Ratios tab displays any gas ratio on a trend chart (for a TRANSFIX device) and the
corresponding alarm limits set on the device.

Figure 3—73: Ratios Trend Graph

When displaying a preset ratio retrieved from the device, the fractional formula ratio is
greyed out, though it can be seen which gases are used in the ratio.

To create your own custom ratio, use the Ratios drop down to select Custom Ratio.
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plotted, there is no appropriate alarm limits to plot, so just the ratio is plotted, as shown
in Figure 3—74.

Figure 3—74: Custom ratio trend plot

3.23 Duval’s Triangle

The Duval’s Triangle tabbed page as shown in Figure 3—75 is laid out similarly to the
Gas Ratios tabbed page described previously. Duval’s Triangle is an alternative method
of mapping the gas concentrations to possible fault conditions. The Duval’s Triangles
dropdown offers four available formats:

 The Classic.
 LTC – the ‘Type 2’ for Load Tap Changer (mineral oil filled).
 Type 4 – Low temperature faults, using different gasses from the ‘Classic’.
 Type 5 – Low temperature faults, using the same gasses as the ‘Classic’.

Note: The Low Temperature faults Duval’s Triangles should only be applied to faults identified by the
Classic Duval Triangle as possible faults PD, T1 or T2, and should be viewed only as a complement of
information for the Classic Duval Triangle.

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 Figure 3—75: Duval's Triangle

A data point can be selected either from the plot on the Duval’s Triangle or by sliding
along the time line at the bottom of the display. Both the time line and the plot points
are coloured with the earliest plot point represented by a cyan colour ranging to deep
blue for the most recent plot point. The Selected Point dropdown reveals the plot data
and the diagnosis for the selected point, in this example, an electrical and thermal fault.
The other versions of the Duval’s Triangle for the same data point are shown in Figure
3—76.

LTC
Example Diagnosis: T2 –
severe thermal fault
(300<T<700 °C, coking)

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Type 4 – Low Temperature
Faults
(using Hydrogen, Methane &
Ethane)
Example Diagnosis: S – Stray
gassing of mineral oil

Type 5 – Low Temperature

Faults
(using Methane, Ethylene &
Ethane)
Example Diagnosis: C – Hot
spots with carbonization of
paper (T>300 °C)

Figure 3—76: Other versions of Duval's Triangle

3.24 Japanese ETRA Charts

The ETRA tabbed page displays gas ratios according to the Japanese ETRA standards. It
offers two ETRA diagrams as shown in Figure 3—77:

 Diagram A: classifies overheating and discharges.

 Diagram B: categorises the discharges.

The page layout follows the same display and control conventions as the Gas Ratios
and Duval’s Triangle tabbed pages, namely that the:

 Type of diagram is selected from the ETRA diagrams dropdown.

 Plot points and time line have the earliest plot point represented by a cyan
colour ranging to deep blue for the most recent plot point.
 Selected plot point has dotted lines to the axes to enable the ratio values to be
read off.
 Selected Point dropdown has the plot point source data values and the
diagnosis.

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Diagram A: Classification of
Overheating & Discharges

Example Diagnosis: D -
Discharges

Diagram B: Details of
Discharges

Example Diagnosis: PD –
Partial Discharges (Low
Energy)

Figure 3—77: ETRA displays

3.25 Models
The Intellix MO150 and Hydran M2 devices provide an array of parameters (such as
current, voltage, temperature and moisture etc). Perception Desktop utilises algorithms
(or models) to combine these parameters to calculate and infer other transformer
conditions and displays the graphical models.

The models available in Perception Desktop are:

 Dynamic Loading: This model provides the operator with a continuous estimation
of the capacity of the transformer to continue safe operation under temporary
overloading conditions. See Appendix E.2.1 for a brief description of the model.
 Insulation Ageing: This model monitors the key parameters that lead to the
breakdown of the insulation paper in the transformer windings. See Appendix
E.2.2 for a brief description of the model.
 Moisture and Bubbling: This model monitors the water content in the oil and the
current oil temperature compared to the temperature at which bubbles would

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 form in the oil (dependent upon the atmospheric pressure). See Appendix E.2.3
for a brief description of the model.
 Apparent Power in MVA: This model continuously monitors the load carried by
the transformer. See Appendix E.2.4 for a brief description of the model.
 Winding Hot-Spot Temperature (WHST): This model uses a number of parameters
to estimate the temperature of the hottest spot in the winding, as opposed to the
general winding temperature. See Appendix E.2.5 for a brief description of the
model.
 Cooling Status: This model allows identification of the cooling stage currently in
service. This information is also essential to other cooling models, such as
Cooling Efficiency and Cooling Control. See Appendix E.2.6 for a brief description
of the model.
 Cooling Efficiency: This model computes the top oil temperature that should be
expected considering the load current, the ambient temperature, the cooling
mode, the oil time constant and the altitude. See Appendix E.2.7 for a brief
description of the model.
 On-Load Tap Changer (OLTC) Tap Position: This model provides additional
information for monitoring the tap changer driving mechanisms. See Appendix
E.2.8 for a brief description of the model.
 OLTC Differential Temperature: This model continuously compares the top oil
temperature in the main tank with the tap changer compartment. See Appendix
E.2.9 for a brief description of the model.

In addition, there are device-specific sensor reading history graphs:

Hydran M2 Only

 Temperature Model. Displays the history of various key transformer

temperatures: (see Appendix E.2.10 for a brief description of the model.)

 RH sensor temperature.
 Heater power (in % of full power).
 Top oil temperature.
 RH sensor hourly average temperature.
 Hydran sensor temperature.
 Base plate temperature.

 Hydran Readings. Displays the history of various key Hydran readings: (see
Appendix E.2.11 for a brief description of the model.)

 Hydran reading in ppm.

 Hydran reading hourly trend, in ± ppm.
 Hydran reading daily trend, in ± ppm.
 Hydran sensor temperature.

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Intellix MO150 Only

 Transformer Status: This model provides a display of the main sensors feeding
the Intellix MO150. It can accommodate up to six analog and/or digital signals
and/or model outputs. (see Appendix E.2.12 for a brief description of the model).

 Temperature sensors
 Current transformers (CT’s) for load current
 Hydran® intelligent transmitter
 Aquaoil® 400 relative humidity-in-oil analyser
 Electric or acoustic partial discharge (PD) detectors
 Geomagnetically-induced current detectors.

 Cooling Control: This model provides additional cooling control features to

improve the performance of the cooling system. (see Appendix E.2.13 for a brief
description of the model).

The individual models are selected by the appropriate tab in the Models worksheet.

Figure 3—78 shows a typical format for a Model display tab: a trending graph with
gauges to indicate the spot values.

Figure 3—78: Example of a Model display

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3.25.1 General Controls
The general controls for the Models tabbed page are:

 All of the available parameters for that model are plotted on the trend graph,
unless they are positively de-selected.
 To de-clutter the trend graph, individual parameters can be de-selected from the
plot by clicking the relevant square in the colour-coded legend so that it toggles
to the large size. For example, the upper graph in Figure 3—79 shows all
parameters plotted, whereas the lower graph shows the purple plot de-selected.

Figure 3—79: Example of deselecting a parameter

Note: If you rest the mouse over a square in the colour-coded legend, a description of the parameter
appears. The parameter colour also signifies the appropriate gauge above.

 The gauges indicate the most recent reading in the selected date range. If the
cursor is within the graph area, then the gauges represent the value at the
cursor position.
 The gauges show the reading on a dial with an appropriate scale. The value is
also shown in digital form at the 6 o’clock position. If there is no digital number,
then there are no values (as opposed to the value zero).

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  Some gauges may have green, yellow and red borders on their circumference as
shown in Figure 3—80. This indicates the normal, low and high operating ranges
that may have been set on the Hydran M2/Intellix MO150 devices.

Figure 3—80: Gauge Representation - examples

 Some models have a user-selected averaging period (at the source device). If
that is the case, the Text parameters between the Gauges and the Graph Plot
show the settings for the averaging period.

3.26 BMT 300 Polar Charts

The Polar Charts are only available with Intellix BMT 300 devices. There are two sets of
polar charts:

 Bushing Monitor
 Partial Discharge

Each is available on a separate tab. The use of polar charts is to better identify and
quantify which bushing (%C1 and %PF) or phase (PD) is being affected with respect to
the other two. External factors such as temperature and load variations affect all three
bushings (and thus all three phases) equally. When data is plotted on the polar charts,
the temperature and load variations are negated and have no effect on the output that
is displayed on the polar charts. Each plot point represents the sum of all three bushings
OR phases. The radius of the plot gives its magnitude (e.g. % change) and the angle on
the polar chart gives a visual indication of which bushing(s) are affected.

3.26.1 Intellix BMT 300 ‘Bushing Monitor’ Tab Polar Charts

The Bushing Monitor tab presents two polar charts displaying the following parameters
as shown in Figure 3—81:

 The change in the Bushing Capacitance\C1 (%) change over time.

 The change in the Bushing Relative Power Factor (%) change over time.

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 Figure 3—81: Intellix BMT 300 Polar Charts

The tab has the following controls as highlighted in one of the panes in Figure 3—82:

 The Date/Time picker allows you to specify the date/time range to display
(situated on the top left of each pane). This range is also repeated in the colour
bar at the bottom of the pane with the earliest plot point represented by a cyan
colour ranging to deep blue for the most recent plot point.
 The Reset Dates button resets the date range to include all available data,
ending in the most recent.
 The Zoom slider controls the radial scale and allows you to zoom in and out of
the polar chart (situated in the red rectangle directly below the polar chart).

Figure 3—82: Intellix BMT 300 Polar Charts - controls

The effects of zooming and restricting the date range are shown in Figure 3—83.
Zooming in and restricting the date range makes tracking a parameter over time more
visible.

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 Figure 3—83: Zoomed-In Bushing Monitor polar Chart

Both the left and right pane controls in the tab are independent allowing the user to
view different data or date ranges alongside each other.

If you right-click inside the plot area as shown in Figure 3—84, you can configure the
display as follows:

 Select Plot to toggle between a Polar or Histogram view.

 Select Primary or Secondary Bushings as the source.
 Change the measurement parameter. For example, you could set both polar
charts to Power Factor and have different date ranges or zooms side by side.

Figure 3—84: Bushing Monitor display options

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 Figure 3—85: Histogram (left) and Polar view (right)

In Figure 3—85:

 The left pane has been changed to a histogram view, while the right pane shows
the same data selection and zoom, but using a plain polar view.
 The colouration of the histogram pixels indicates the density of measurements
at that point. This is useful when there are a large number of plot points: the
plain polar view indicates the range of values, while the histogram indicates the
commonality of the values. The histogram view can also be zoomed to give
greater density detail.

Figure 3—86: Toggle charts

 The graph button (left most, denoted by the green rectangle in Figure 3—82 and
shown in Figure 3—86), toggles between a trend chart and a polar chart.
 The ‘?’ button gives a description of the polar chart or trend chart that is
currently depicted.

3.26.1.1 Capacitance Alarms

The Intellix BMT 300 is shipped from the factory with the following default alarm
settings for % capacitance change:

A change in capacitance within ±5% from the original capacitance nameplate value
signifies that the bushing is acceptable and in good health. The polar chart
representation will be shaded in green.

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First Level: A change in capacitance between ±5% and 10% from the original
capacitance nameplate value signifies that the bushing characteristics have changed
and the bushing needs to be monitored more carefully. The polar chart representation
will be shaded in yellow.

Second Level: A change in capacitance of 10% or greater from the original capacitance
nameplate value signifies that the characteristics of the bushings have significantly
changed and that the bushing should be removed from service for further internal
diagnoses. The polar chart representation will be shaded in red.

Figure 3—87 shows an example with alarm settings at 0.5% and 2% capacitance.

Figure 3—87: Bushing monitor polar chart - alarms

3.26.1.2 Relative Power Factor Alarms

The Intellix BMT 300 is shipped from the factory with the following default alarm
settings for % relative power factor change:

A change in relative power factor up to 150% from the original power factor nameplate
value signifies that the bushing is acceptable and in good health.

First Level: A change in relative power factor between 150% and 200% from the original
power factor nameplate value signifies that the bushing characteristics have changed
and the bushing needs to be monitored more carefully.

Second Level: A change in relative power factory of 200% or greater from the original
power factor nameplate value signifies that the characteristics of the bushings have
significantly changed and that the bushing should be removed from service for further
internal diagnoses.

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Figure 3—88 shows a trend chart with the %relative power factor change and default
alarm limit set points. This provides an indication of the movement of the
measurements over time.

The default alarm set points for both the % capacitance change and the %relative
power factor change alarms are user adjustable and can be changed via the BMT 300
configuration software as detailed in the BMT 300 User Manual.

Figure 3—88: Trend chart for Power factor and Alarms

Note: the displayed parameters are pre-set, but many of the display features can be altered in a similar
manner to the standard trend graph as outlined in Section 3.15.

Figure 3—89: Return to Polar view

You can return to the Polar Chart view by clicking the left ‘Polar’ button of Figure 3—89
(situated top right of Figure 3—88).

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3.26.2 Intellix BMT 300 ‘Partial Discharge’ Tab Polar Charts
The Partial Discharge tab displays polar charts concerning the partial discharges
detected by the Intellix BMT 300. The layout consists of three polar charts — one in a
‘major’ pane and two in ‘minor’ panes as shown in Figure 3—90.

Figure 3—90: Partial Discharge type Polar charts

The three polar plots are as follows:

 Partial Discharge Count.

 Partial Discharge Index (PDI) – measured in mW.
 Partial Discharge Value – measured in pico Coulombs (pC).

Either of the polar charts in the minor panes can be brought into focus by moving it to
the major pane. To do so, click the relevant ‘double arrow’ button (situated on the top
left corner of the minor display panes and denoted by red circles in Figure 3—90).

The display controls apply to the polar chart in the major pane only. These controls are:

 The Date/Time picker allows you to specify the date/time range to display
(situated on the top left of each pane). This range is also repeated in the colour
bar at the bottom of the pane with the earliest plot point represented by a cyan
colour ranging to deep blue for the most recent plot point.
 The Reset Dates button resets the date range to include all available data,
ending in the most recent.
 The Zoom slider controls the radial scale and allows you to zoom in and out of
the polar chart (situated in the red rectangle directly below the polar chart).

Note: Changes persist when moved in and out of the major ‘in focus’ pane.

If you right-click inside the plot area of the major pane as shown in Figure 3—91, you
can configure the display as follows:

 Select Plot to toggle between a Polar or Histogram view.

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 Figure 3—91: Partial Discharge display options

Figure 3—92: Toggle charts

 The graph button (left most, denoted by the green rectangle in Figure 3—90 and
shown in Figure 3—92), toggles the major pane to display a trend chart using the
values of the polar chart, an example of which is shown in Figure 3—93.
 The ‘?’ button gives a description of the polar chart or trend chart that is
currently depicted.

Figure 3—93: Trend chart from a Polar Discharge Polar chart

 The device High and High-High alarms thresholds are plotted as amber and red
lines respectively.

Figure 3—94: Return to Polar view

 You can return to the Polar Chart view by clicking the left ‘Polar’ button of Figure
3—94 (situated top right of Figure 3—93).

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3.27 Transformer Status Report
The transformer status report produces a one-page document containing key overview
details of the transformer using Perception-based data.

To generate the report, right click on a qualifying asset in the asset tree as shown in
Figure 3—95. You can select a transformer or a device. All TRANSFIX-family devices
(including MULTITRANS, MINITRANS, TAPTRANS and DUALTRANS) are supported,
including Hydran M2 & Intellix MO150 devices. Note: BMT 300 devices are not supported by this
feature.

Figure 3—95: Transformer Status report context menu

The Report option lists the selected transformer or device with any qualifying child
assets below. Select an asset to launch the Report Configuration Wizard as shown in
Figure 3—96.

Figure 3—96: Report Configuration Wizard

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The ‘Organization Details’ section allows you to customize the report with the Name and
Logo of the Company as shown in the example of Figure 3—97.

Note: The recommended dimensions for the logo are 128x128 pixels.

Figure 3—97: Report Configuration Wizard - populated

The details of the report can be further configured in the ‘Report Configuration’ section.
The relevant settings are:

 The Date Range sets the range of dates that the report will span.
 The Duval’s Triangle dropdown allows you to select which of the four Duval’s
triangle options to display on the report.
 The Gas Ratio dropdown allows you to select which of the two gas ratio
diagnostics to display on the report.

Note: The diagnostic information provided by the Gas Ratio is displayed on the report (above the
conclusion). However, the Gas Ratio diagram is not displayed.

 The Select Trend Chart dropdown contains a list of the trend charts available for
the report. If you have multiple trend charts in the device workbook area, these
will appear here. You can choose to use one of the predefined trend charts or
you can create a custom trend chart. To create a custom trend chart, select
from the available variables to display as shown in Figure 3—98.

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 Figure 3—98: Report Configuration Wizard – custom trend chart

 The Reset button resets all options back to the default settings.
 The Report button generates the report on screen.

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A sample generated Transformer Status report is shown in Figure 3—99. A description
outlining the layout of the report and any further customization options follows.

Figure 3—99: Transformer Status Report

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The top section of the report contains the:

 Date Range of the data contained in the report.

 Company details.
 Location and monitor information of the asset (from the Asset Explorer).
 Status of the asset (in alarm or not)
 Date the report was generated.

The report also contains three free-text entry boxes that the user populates before
printing. These are the Overview; body (situated in the middle above the Diagnostics
charts) and the Conclusion.

The Trend chart section shows the chosen trend chart as selected in the Report
Configuration Wizard and the data table to its right lists the measurement point
information depicted in the trend chart.

 You can select a point in the trend chart by left clicking within the chart. This will
draw a red line on the trend chart and also populate the ‘selected’ section of the
data table.
 The scale on the trend chart is set to ‘individual scale’ and is based on the first
measurement added to the chart.
 The ‘Current’ column in the data table contains the latest measurement point
information in the selected date range.
 The ‘Status’ column shows the current alarm status of the displayed
measurement points.

The Diagnostics section shows the tank that was selected for the report in brackets
beside the Diagnostisc title. The Duval’s Triangle, most probable Key Gas chart and
TDCG chart are also displayed with their corresponding key diagnosis under each chart.
There is also a statement which shows the corresponding key diagnosis from the Gas
Ratio.

The bottom section of the report contains the following buttons:

 The Save button saves the completed report as a ‘png’ image file allowing the
report to be emailed.
 The Print button sends the report to your configured printer.
 The Close button closes the report.

Note: Report details are not stored, so closing the report will remove any selected point information as
well as the user-added text.

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3.28 Workflow Scheduler
Workflows can be scheduled from Perception Desktop via the Tools menu as shown in
Figure 3—100.

Figure 3—100: Tools menu

Click the Workflow Scheduler option to launch the ‘Workflow Scheduler’ dialog as
shown in Figure 3—101.

Figure 3—101: Workflow Scheduler dialog

To enable scheduling, select the Enabled checkbox and then specify when the workflow
should run. For example, every 6 hours of every day is specified as shown in Figure 3—
102.

Figure 3—102: Workflow Scheduler enabled

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3.29 Launching External Applications
External applications can be launched from Perception Desktop via the Tools menu as
shown in Figure 3—103.

Figure 3—103 External Tools Menu Option

Select the External Tools option to launch the ‘External Tools’ dialog as shown in Figure
3—104.

Figure 3—104: External Tools dialog

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To create a new entry, click the Add button as shown in Figure 3—105. The Title and
Path fields become available and must be populated.

Figure 3—105: External Tools dialog – after clicking ‘Add’

Enter the name of the external tool and the path of the executable file in the respective
fields.

Note: A (…) browse button to the right of the path field allows you to browse to the executable location.

Figure 3—106 shows an example of adding Windows ‘Notepad’ as a tool.

Figure 3—106: External Tools – Notepad example

You can also add an argument parameter to the external tool. The argument can be a
command or file to open when the external application is launched. An example is
shown in Figure 3—107.

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 Figure 3—107: External Tools – Notepad example with an argument

Click OK to add the configured external tool to the Tools menu as shown in Figure 3—
108.

Figure 3—108: Tools Menu option with Notepad added to external tools

Any of the listed externals tools can be launched independently from Perception
Desktop, if configured correctly.

To delete an external tool:

 Select Tools > External Tools to launch the ‘External Tools’ dialog.
 Select the external tool entry to delete and click Delete.
 Click Yes to the prompt as shown in Figure 3—109.

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 Figure 3—109: Deleting an External Tool

The external tool is no longer listed on the Tools menu as shown in Figure 3—110.

Figure 3—110: Tools Menu with Notepad removed

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 Appendix A Installing the TRANSPORT X driver in Windows 7

Transport X is a portable device that can be used to visit the assets and sample the oil
by direct connection to the assets. The TRANSPORT X device is then brought back to the
office and connected via USB to your PC. The data collected from the assets is then
transferred to your PC and Perception will then load the data into the server database.

The TRANSPORT X device is installed in the same manner as any plug and play device
attached to a PC.

A.1 Installing Mobile Device Center

The generic Microsoft Mobile Device Center must be downloaded from the Microsoft
website.

For Windows Vista/7 x86 (32-Bit):

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaying=en&id=14

For Windows Vista/7 x86 (64-Bit):

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=3182

As part of the download process, you will have to allow the Microsoft Validation to take
place. More information about the Validation requirements can be obtained by a ‘click
here’ link as shown in Figure A—1.

Figure A—1: Validation

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After the validation process click Download as shown in Figure A—2.

Figure A—2: Download

Then click Run on the File Download - Security Warning dialog as shown in Figure A—3.

Figure A—3: Security Warning

And click Run again on the Internet Explorer – Security Warning dialog as shown in
Figure A—4.

Figure A—4: Browser Security Warning

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The software prepares to install and displays the following series of dialogs as shown in
Figure A—5.

Figure A—5: Installation dialogs

If Figure A—6 appears during the process or at the end, then the installation has been
unsuccessful. Click the Close button and install the TRANSPORT X device manually as
outlined in Section A.2.

Figure A—6: Unsuccessful device driver installation

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A.2 Installing TRANSPORT X

To connect the TRANSPORT X (running Windows CE 5.0 or 4.2) to a computer running

Windows 7, follow the steps below:

 Power up the device.

 Connect the device to your computer with the supplied USB cable.
 You will see a ‘Found New Hardware’ screen.
 If you had already installed or attempted installing a driver, you can right-click
Computer, choose Manage and go to Device Manager.
 If the device appears under ‘Mobile Devices’, then use the ‘Update Device Driver’
utility.
 Select the option to locate and install software as shown in Figure A—7.

Figure A—7: Control Panel

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  Under Devices and Printers, select Device Manager as shown in Figure A—8.

Figure A—8: Devices and Printers

 Expand Other devices to display Kelman Transport X as shown in Figure A—9.

Figure A—9: Device Manager

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  Right-click Kelman Transport X and select Update Driver Software as shown in
Figure A—10.

Figure A—10: Device Manager – Update Driver Software

 On the Windows Permission Request screen, click Continue.

 On the next screen, select Browse my computer for driver software as shown
in Figure A—11.

Figure A—11: Update Driver Software - Kelman Transport X

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  Select Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer as shown in
Figure A—12.

Figure A—12: Browse for driver software

 Select Mobile devices, then click Next as shown in Figure A—13.

Figure A—13: Choose the device type

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  Clear the Show compatible hardware checkbox.
 In the Manufacturer column, choose Microsoft as shown in Figure A—14.
 In the Model column, choose Microsoft USB Sync.
 Click Next.

Figure A—14: Select the device driver

 Select Connect without setting up your device.

 In the ‘Update Driver Warning’ dialog, click Yes as shown in Figure A—15.

Figure A—15: Update driver warning

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  The Installing Driver Software progress bar displays as shown in Figure A—16.

Figure A—16: Installation progress bar

 When the driver has successfully updated, the following screen as shown in
Figure A—17 displays.

Figure A—17: Driver update complete

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  A successful connection is indicated by a green check mark and the word
‘Connected’ as shown in Figure A—18.

Figure A—18: Successful connection

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 Appendix B Database mappings for import and export

During a Perception export, only the browse names get exported to the CSV file for oil
source and peripheral measurements including their group names. For example,
multiple oil sources, such as the Main, Selector and Diverter tanks, are represented in
the software with the following browse names OilSourceA, OilSourceB and OilSourceC
respectively. On export it is only these underlying browse names that get exported to
the CSV file (not the user-defined names for multiple oil sources specified in the device
setup). The reason for this is that Perception analytics (such as Duval, GasRatio, KeyGas)
recognises only the browse name for the oil sources. Common browse names also
allow Perception data to be imported into any other localised version of Perception.

Table B—1 lists all the CSV headers, the corresponding field mappings in the Perception
database and a brief description below (where required). When creating custom import
and export mappings, refer to this table to ensure valid data exchange.
Table B—1: Database Mappings

CSV header Field mapping

equipnum equipnum
The name of the asset shown in the Asset Explorer on import. Data must contain an ‘equipnum’ or ‘Serialnum’ field.
Assettype assettype
The type of asset. Required, otherwise a transformer asset will be created on import (used for TOA and TransportX
format files).
Serialnum SerialNumber
The serial number of the asset. Data must contain an ‘equipnum’ or ‘Serialnum’ field.
sampledate sampledate
The data records. Required field if importing ‘measurement data’. If importing ‘properties’ only, this field can be
omitted.
Tank Tank
The tanks listed under the transformer. Required for the import of TOA format files only.
apprtype apprtype
The type of asset. E.g. Transfix 1.6 (used for Perception and TransConnect format files)
pgaerrorcodes pgaerrorcodes

OilSourceA|H2 OilSourceA|H2
The first value denotes the measurement group or oil source that gets created on import, the second value denotes
a measurement point under that group or oil source. Required for all CSV headers, except the following:
- headers that represent property fields
- headers appended with the text ‘Diagnostic’.
OilSourceA|H2|Diagnostic OilSourceA|H2|Diagnostic
Any header format appended with the text ‘Diagnostic’, imports the diagnostic information for the measurement
where the data is of bad or uncertain quality (!B or !U).
OilSourceA|CH4 OilSourceA|CH4

OilSourceA|CH4|Diagnostic OilSourceA|CH4|Diagnostic

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OilSourceA|C2H2|Diagnostic OilSourceA|C2H2|Diagnostic

OilSourceA|C2H4 OilSourceA|C2H4

OilSourceA|C2H4|Diagnostic OilSourceA|C2H4|Diagnostic

OilSourceA|C2H6 OilSourceA|C2H6

OilSourceA|C2H6|Diagnostic OilSourceA|C2H6|Diagnostic

OilSourceA|CO OilSourceA|CO

OilSourceA|CO|Diagnostic OilSourceA|CO|Diagnostic

OilSourceA|CO2 OilSourceA|CO2

OilSourceA|CO2|Diagnostic OilSourceA|CO2|Diagnostic

OilSourceA|O2 OilSourceA|O2

OilSourceA|O2|Diagnostic OilSourceA|O2|Diagnostic

OilSourceA|TDCG OilSourceA|TDCG

OilSourceA|TDCG|Diagnostic OilSourceA|TDCG|Diagnostic

OilSourceA|H2O OilSourceA|H2O

OilSourceA|H2O|Diagnostic OilSourceA|H2O|Diagnostic

OilSourceA|AmbientTemp OilSourceA|AmbientTemp

OilSourceA|AmbientTemp|Diagnostic OilSourceA|AmbientTemp|Diagnostic

OilSourceA|NormalizationTemp OilSourceA|NormalizationTemp

OilSourceA|NormalizationTemp|Diagnostic OilSourceA|NormalizationTemp|Diagnostic

OilSourceA|OilPressure OilSourceA|OilPressure

OilSourceA|OilPressure|Diagnostic OilSourceA|OilPressure|Diagnostic

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 OilSourceA|OilTemp OilSourceA|OilTemp

OilSourceA|OilTemp|Diagnostic OilSourceA|OilTemp|Diagnostic

OilSourceA|N2 OilSourceA|N2

OilSourceA|N2|Diagnostic OilSourceA|N2|Diagnostic

OilSourceA|TDG OilSourceA|TDG

OilSourceA|TDG|Diagnostic OilSourceA|TDG|Diagnostic

Peripherals|Analog|Analog Input-2 Peripherals|Analog|Analog Input-2

On import of this header format, for example, a ‘Peripherals’ group is created with an ‘Analog’ subgroup. Input-2 is
the measurement created under the Analog subgroup. This interpretation is similar for all peripheral inputs.
Note: If the CSV header contains more than one attribute separated by a pipe character (|), it is the value after the
last pipe character that is considered the measurement point. All preceding values are treated as subgroups. The
only exceptions to this behavior are headers with the appendage ‘Diagnostic’.
Peripherals|Analog|Analog Input-1 Peripherals|Analog|Analog Input-1

Peripherals|Analog|Analog Input-6 Peripherals|Analog|Analog Input-6

Peripherals|Analog|Analog Input-5 Peripherals|Analog|Analog Input-5

Peripherals|Analog|Analog Input-4 Peripherals|Analog|Analog Input-4

Peripherals|Analog|Analog Input-3 Peripherals|Analog|Analog Input-3

Peripherals|TransOpto|Channel1 Peripherals|TransOpto|Channel1

OilSourceB|H2 OilSourceB|H2

OilSourceB|CH4 OilSourceB|CH4

OilSourceB|C2H2 OilSourceB|C2H2

OilSourceB|C2H4 OilSourceB|C2H4

OilSourceB|C2H6 OilSourceB|C2H6

OilSourceB|CO OilSourceB|CO

OilSourceB|CO2 OilSourceB|CO2

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OilSourceB|TDCG OilSourceB|TDCG

OilSourceB|H2O OilSourceB|H2O

OilSourceB|AmbientTemp OilSourceB|AmbientTemp

OilSourceB|NormalizationTemp OilSourceB|NormalizationTemp

OilSourceB|OilPressure OilSourceB|OilPressure

OilSourceB|OilTemp OilSourceB|OilTemp

OilSourceB|N2 OilSourceB|N2

OilSourceC|H2 OilSourceC|H2

OilSourceC|CH4 OilSourceC|CH4

OilSourceC|C2H2 OilSourceC|C2H2

OilSourceC|C2H4 OilSourceC|C2H4

OilSourceC|C2H6 OilSourceC|C2H6

OilSourceC|CO OilSourceC|CO

OilSourceC|CO2 OilSourceC|CO2

OilSourceC|O2 OilSourceC|O2

OilSourceC|TDCG OilSourceC|TDCG

OilSourceC|H2O OilSourceC|H2O

OilSourceC|AmbientTemp OilSourceC|AmbientTemp

OilSourceC|NormalizationTemp OilSourceC|NormalizationTemp

OilSourceC|OilPressure OilSourceC|OilPressure

OilSourceC|OilTemp OilSourceC|OilTemp

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GasRatioFormulaContainer|OilSourceA|FormulaInfo2|Formula
GasRatioFormulaContainer|OilSourceA|FormulaInfo3|Formula
GasRatioFormulaContainer|OilSourceA|FormulaInfo4|Formula
GasRatioFormulaContainer|OilSourceA|FormulaInfo5|Formula
GasRatioFormulaContainer|OilSourceB|FormulaInfo1|Formula
GasRatioFormulaContainer|OilSourceB|FormulaInfo2|Formula
GasRatioFormulaContainer|OilSourceB|FormulaInfo3|Formula
GasRatioFormulaContainer|OilSourceB|FormulaInfo4|Formula
GasRatioFormulaContainer|OilSourceB|FormulaInfo5|Formula
GasRatioFormulaContainer|OilSourceB|FormulaInfo1|Formula
GasRatioFormulaContainer|OilSourceB|FormulaInfo2|Formula
GasRatioFormulaContainer|OilSourceB|FormulaInfo3|Formula
GasRatioFormulaContainer|OilSourceB|FormulaInfo4|Formula
GasRatioFormulaContainer|OilSourceB|FormulaInfo5|Formula
GasRatioFormulaContainer|OilSourceC|FormulaInfo1|Formula
GasRatioFormulaContainer|OilSourceC|FormulaInfo2|Formula
GasRatioFormulaContainer|OilSourceC|FormulaInfo3|Formula
GasRatioFormulaContainer|OilSourceC|FormulaInfo4|Formula
GasRatioFormulaContainer|OilSourceC|FormulaInfo5|Formula

GasRatioFormulaContainer|OilSourceA|FormulaInfo1|FormulaName
GasRatioFormulaContainer|OilSourceA|FormulaInfo2|FormulaName
GasRatioFormulaContainer|OilSourceA|FormulaInfo3|FormulaName
GasRatioFormulaContainer|OilSourceA|FormulaInfo4|FormulaName
GasRatioFormulaContainer|OilSourceA|FormulaInfo5|FormulaName
GasRatioFormulaContainer|OilSourceB|FormulaInfo1|FormulaName
GasRatioFormulaContainer|OilSourceB|FormulaInfo2|FormulaName
GasRatioFormulaContainer|OilSourceB|FormulaInfo3|FormulaName
GasRatioFormulaContainer|OilSourceB|FormulaInfo4|FormulaName
GasRatioFormulaContainer|OilSourceB|FormulaInfo5|FormulaName
GasRatioFormulaContainer|OilSourceC|FormulaInfo1|FormulaName
GasRatioFormulaContainer|OilSourceC|FormulaInfo2|FormulaName
GasRatioFormulaContainer|OilSourceC|FormulaInfo3|FormulaName
GasRatioFormulaContainer|OilSourceC|FormulaInfo4|FormulaName
GasRatioFormulaContainer|OilSourceC|FormulaInfo5|FormulaName

Peripherals|Digital|Digital Input-1 Peripherals|Digital|Digital Input-1

Peripherals|Digital|Digital Input-2 Peripherals|Digital|Digital Input-2

Peripherals|Digital|Digital Input-3 Peripherals|Digital|Digital Input-3

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 Hydran|Hydran Hourly Trend Period Hydran|Hydran Hourly Trend Period
The first value denotes the measurement group that gets created on import e.g. Hydran, the second value denotes
a measurement point under that group e.g. Hydran Hourly Trend Period. This interpretation is similar for all CSV
headers of this format.
Hydran|Hydran Daily Trend Period Hydran|Hydran Daily Trend Period

System|Battery System|Battery

System|Transformer Type System|Transformer Type

Moisture|%RH Hourly Average Period Moisture|%RH Hourly Average Period

Moisture|Standard Temperature for RH Moisture|Standard Temperature for RH

Temperature|Ambient Temperature Temperature|Ambient Temperature

Temperature|Top Oil Temperature Temperature|Top Oil Temperature

Temperature|Calculated Top Oil Temperature Temperature|Calculated Top Oil

Temperature

Temperature|Calculated Top Oil Difference Temperature|Calculated Top Oil Difference

Temperature|Calculated Bottom Oil Temperature|Calculated Bottom Oil

Temperature Temperature

Power|Apparent Power from H Winding Power|Apparent Power from H Winding

Power|Apparent Power from X Winding Power|Apparent Power from X Winding

Power|Apparent Power from Y Winding Power|Apparent Power from Y Winding

Current|Current Winding H Current|Current Winding H

Current|Current Winding X Current|Current Winding X

Current|Current Winding Y Current|Current Winding Y

Winding Hot Spot|Per Unit load on the most Winding Hot Spot|Per Unit load on the
loaded winding most loaded winding

Winding Hot Spot|Winding Hot-Spot Winding Hot Spot|Winding Hot-Spot

Temperature in Winding H Temperature in Winding H

Winding Hot Spot|Winding Hot-Spot Winding Hot Spot|Winding Hot-Spot

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Winding Hot Spot|Winding Hot-Spot Winding Hot Spot|Winding Hot-Spot

Temperature in Winding Y Temperature in Winding Y

Winding Hot Spot|Highest Winding Hot-Spot Winding Hot Spot|Highest Winding Hot-
Temperature Spot Temperature

Winding Hot Spot|Per Unit load on the most Winding Hot Spot|Per Unit load on the
loaded winding corrected for Ambient and most loaded winding corrected for
Altitude Ambient and Altitude

Winding Hot Spot|Highest Winding Hot-Spot Winding Hot Spot|Highest Winding Hot-
Temperature Source Winding Spot Temperature Source Winding

Winding Hot Spot|Per Unit load on the most Winding Hot Spot|Per Unit load on the
loaded winding source most loaded winding source

OLTC|OLTC Tank Temperature OLTC|OLTC Tank Temperature

OLTC|OLTC Differential Temperature OLTC|OLTC Differential Temperature

OLTC|Short Term Average of Tap Changer OLTC|Short Term Average of Tap Changer
Temperature Differential Temperature Differential

OLTC|Short Term Filtering Value OLTC|Short Term Filtering Value

OLTC|Long Term Average of Tap Changer OLTC|Long Term Average of Tap Changer
Temperature Differential Temperature Differential

OLTC|Long Term Filtering Value OLTC|Long Term Filtering Value

Cooling|Cooling Efficiency Index Cooling|Cooling Efficiency Index

Cooling|Cooling Stage 0 Total Activity Time Cooling|Cooling Stage 0 Total Activity Time

Cooling|Cooling Bank1 Total Activity Time Cooling|Cooling Bank1 Total Activity Time

Cooling|Cooling Bank2 Total Activity Time Cooling|Cooling Bank2 Total Activity Time

Cooling|Cooling Bank 1 Current Cooling|Cooling Bank 1 Current

Cooling|Cooling Bank 2 Current Cooling|Cooling Bank 2 Current

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 Cooling|Cooling Bank1 Activated Cooling|Cooling Bank1 Activated

Cooling|Cooling Bank2 Activated Cooling|Cooling Bank2 Activated

Cooling|Cooling Stage Cooling|Cooling Stage

Insulation Aging|Thermal Aging Acceleration Insulation Aging|Thermal Aging

Factor Acceleration Factor

Insulation Aging|Moisture Aging Acceleration Insulation Aging|Moisture Aging

Factor Acceleration Factor

Insulation Aging|Global Aging Acceleration Insulation Aging|Global Aging Acceleration

Factor Factor

Insulation Aging|Cumulative Aging Insulation Aging|Cumulative Aging

Insulation Aging|Service Time Insulation Aging|Service Time

Tap Position|Permanent Tap Position Transition Tap Position|Permanent Tap Position

Count Transition Count

Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count for Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count

Position 1 for Position 1

Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count for Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count

Position 2 for Position 2

Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count for Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count

Position 3 for Position 3

Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count for Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count

Position 4 for Position 4

Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count for Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count

Position 5 for Position 5

Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count for Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count

Position 6 for Position 6

Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count for Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count

Position 7 for Position 7

Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count for Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count

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Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count for Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count

Position 9 for Position 9

Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count for Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count

Position 10 for Position 10

Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count for Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count

Position 11 for Position 11

Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count for Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count

Position 12 for Position 12

Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count for Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count

Position 13 for Position 13

Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count for Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count

Position 14 for Position 14

Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count for Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count

Position 15 for Position 15

Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count for Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count

Position 16 for Position 16

Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count for Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count

Position 17 for Position 17

Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count for Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count

Position 18 for Position 18

Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count for Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count

Position 19 for Position 19

Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count for Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count

Position 20 for Position 20

Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count for Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count

Position 21 for Position 21

Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count for Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count

Position 22 for Position 22

Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count for Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count

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Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count for Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count

Position 24 for Position 24

Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count for Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count

Position 25 for Position 25

Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count for Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count

Position 26 for Position 26

Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count for Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count

Position 27 for Position 27

Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count for Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count

Position 28 for Position 28

Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count for Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count

Position 29 for Position 29

Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count for Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count

Position 30 for Position 30

Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count for Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count

Position 31 for Position 31

Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count for Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count

Position 32 for Position 32

Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count for Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count

Position 33 for Position 33

Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count for Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count

Position 34 for Position 34

Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count for Tap Position|Permanent Transition Count

Position 35 for Position 35

Tap Position|Operator Tap Position Transition Tap Position|Operator Tap Position

Count Transition Count

Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position 1 Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position
1

Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position 2 Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position

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Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position 3 Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position
3

Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position 4 Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position
4

Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position 5 Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position
5

Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position 6 Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position
6

Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position 7 Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position
7

Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position 8 Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position
8

Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position 9 Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position
9

Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position 10 Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position
10

Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position 11 Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position
11

Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position 12 Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position
12

Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position 13 Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position
13

Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position 14 Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position
14

Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position 15 Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position
15

Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position 16 Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position
16

Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position 17 Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position

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Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position 18 Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position
18

Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position 19 Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position
19

Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position 20 Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position
20

Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position 21 Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position
21

Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position 22 Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position
22

Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position 23 Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position
23

Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position 24 Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position
24

Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position 25 Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position
25

Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position 26 Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position
26

Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position 27 Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position
27

Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position 28 Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position
28

Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position 29 Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position
29

Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position 30 Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position
30

Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position 31 Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position
31

Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position 32 Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position

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Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position 33 Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position
33

Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position 34 Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position
34

Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position 35 Tap Position|Resettable Count for Position
35

Tap Position|Actual Tap Position Tap Position|Actual Tap Position

DLG|Rated Voltage on LV side DLG|Rated Voltage on LV side

DLG|Rated Voltage on HV side DLG|Rated Voltage on HV side

DLG|Rated Power at Cooling Stage 0 DLG|Rated Power at Cooling Stage 0

DLG|Rated Power at Cooling Stage 1 DLG|Rated Power at Cooling Stage 1

DLG|Rated Power at Cooling Stage 2 DLG|Rated Power at Cooling Stage 2

DLG|User estimated Water content in Winding DLG|User estimated Water content in

insulation Paper Winding insulation Paper

DLG|Number of Cooling Banks DLG|Number of Cooling Banks

DLG|OverLoad Duration #1 DLG|OverLoad Duration #1

DLG|Load Limiting Factor #1 DLG|Load Limiting Factor #1

DLG|OverLoad Duration #2 DLG|OverLoad Duration #2

DLG|Load Limiting Factor #2 DLG|Load Limiting Factor #2

DLG|OverLoad Duration #3 DLG|OverLoad Duration #3

DLG|Load Limiting Factor #3 DLG|Load Limiting Factor #3

DLG|OverLoad Duration #4 DLG|OverLoad Duration #4

DLG|Load Limiting Factor #4 DLG|Load Limiting Factor #4

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DLG|Load Limiting Factor #5 DLG|Load Limiting Factor #5

DLG|OverLoad Duration #6 DLG|OverLoad Duration #6

DLG|Load Limiting Factor #6 DLG|Load Limiting Factor #6

DLG|OverLoad Duration #7 DLG|OverLoad Duration #7

DLG|Load Limiting Factor #7 DLG|Load Limiting Factor #7

DLG|OverLoad Duration #8 DLG|OverLoad Duration #8

DLG|Load Limiting Factor #8 DLG|Load Limiting Factor #8

DLG|OverLoad Duration #9 DLG|OverLoad Duration #9

DLG|Load Limiting Factor #9 DLG|Load Limiting Factor #9

DLG|OverLoad Duration #10 DLG|OverLoad Duration #10

DLG|Load Limiting Factor #10 DLG|Load Limiting Factor #10

DLG|Max. Top Oil Temp. DLG|Max. Top Oil Temp.

DLG|Max. Hot Spot Temp. DLG|Max. Hot Spot Temp.

DLG|Min. Bubbling Margin Temp. DLG|Min. Bubbling Margin Temp.

DLG|Max. Load Factor on HV Bushing DLG|Max. Load Factor on HV Bushing

DLG|Max. Load Factor on LV Bushing DLG|Max. Load Factor on LV Bushing

DLG|Max. Load Factor on Tap Changer DLG|Max. Load Factor on Tap Changer

Communications|ConnectionString Communications|ConnectionString
Communications|CronString Communications|CronString
Communications|IsScheduleEnabled Communications|IsScheduleEnabled
Communications|NextScheduledDownload Communications|NextScheduledDownload
Communications|ServiceAlarmDescription Communications|ServiceAlarmDescription
Communications|NotificationEmail Communications|NotificationEmail
Communications|ExpertEmail Communications|ExpertEmail
Communications|IsAutoExportEnabled Communications|IsAutoExportEnabled

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 Communications|ExportCronString Communications|ExportCronString
Communications|DownloadError Communications|DownloadError
Communications|ServiceAlarmDescription Communications|ServiceAlarmDescription
These are all property fields. No mapping is required.
Environmental|Ambient Humidity Environmental|Ambient Humidity

Environmental|Ambient Temperature Environmental|Ambient Temperature

Environmental|Bottom Oil Temperature Environmental|Bottom Oil Temperature

Environmental|Top Oil Temperature Environmental|Top Oil Temperature

PrimaryBushing|C1% A PrimaryBushing|C1% A

PrimaryBushing|C1% B PrimaryBushing|C1% B

PrimaryBushing|C1% C PrimaryBushing|C1% C

PrimaryBushing|C1% Polar Plot Level PrimaryBushing|C1% Polar Plot Level

PrimaryBushing|C1% Polar Plot Angle PrimaryBushing|C1% Polar Plot Angle

PrimaryBushing|PF% A PrimaryBushing|PF% A

PrimaryBushing|PF% B PrimaryBushing|PF% B

PrimaryBushing|PF% C PrimaryBushing|PF% C

PrimaryBushing|PF% Polar Plot Level PrimaryBushing|PF% Polar Plot Level

PrimaryBushing|PF% Polar Plot Angle PrimaryBushing|PF% Polar Plot Angle

PrimaryBushing|AngleACReferenceDiff PrimaryBushing|AngleACReferenceDiff

PrimaryBushing|AngleABReferenceDiff PrimaryBushing|AngleABReferenceDiff

PrimaryBushing|Current A PrimaryBushing|Current A

PrimaryBushing|Current B PrimaryBushing|Current B

PrimaryBushing|Current C PrimaryBushing|Current C

PrimaryBushing|System Frequency PrimaryBushing|System Frequency

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 SecondaryBushing|C1% A SecondaryBushing|C1% A

SecondaryBushing|C1% B SecondaryBushing|C1% B

SecondaryBushing|C1% C SecondaryBushing|C1% C

SecondaryBushing|C1% Polar Plot Level SecondaryBushing|C1% Polar Plot Level

SecondaryBushing|PF% A SecondaryBushing|PF% A

SecondaryBushing|PF% B SecondaryBushing|PF% B

SecondaryBushing|PF% C SecondaryBushing|PF% C

SecondaryBushing|PF% Polar Plot Level SecondaryBushing|PF% Polar Plot Level

SecondaryBushing|PF% Polar Plot Angle SecondaryBushing|PF% Polar Plot Angle

SecondaryBushing|AngleABReferenceDiff SecondaryBushing|AngleABReferenceDiff

SecondaryBushing|AngleACReferenceDiff SecondaryBushing|AngleACReferenceDiff

SecondaryBushing|Current A SecondaryBushing|Current A

SecondaryBushing|Current B SecondaryBushing|Current B

SecondaryBushing|Current C SecondaryBushing|Current C

PD|PD Count Polar Plot Angle PD|PD Count Polar Plot Angle

PD|PD Count Polar Plot Level PD|PD Count Polar Plot Level

PD|PD Average Polar Plot Angle PD|PD Average Polar Plot Angle

PD|PD Average Polar Plot Level PD|PD Average Polar Plot Level

PD|PDI Polar Plot Angle PD|PDI Polar Plot Angle

PD|PDI Polar Plot Level PD|PDI Polar Plot Level

PD|PhaseA|Correlation PDi-RH PD|PhaseA|Correlation PDi-RH

PD|PhaseA|PD Count PD|PhaseA|PD Count

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 PD|PhaseA|PD Average Apparent Charge PD|PhaseA|PD Average Apparent Charge

PD|PhaseA|PDI PD|PhaseA|PDI

PD|PhaseB|Correlation PDi-RH PD|PhaseB|Correlation PDi-RH

PD|PhaseB|PD Count PD|PhaseB|PD Count

PD|PhaseB|PD Average Apparent Charge PD|PhaseB|PD Average Apparent Charge

PD|PhaseB|PDI PD|PhaseB|PDI

PD|PhaseC|Correlation PDi-RH PD|PhaseC|Correlation PDi-RH

PD|PhaseC|PD Count PD|PhaseC|PD Count

PD|PhaseC|PD Average Apparent Charge PD|PhaseC|PD Average Apparent Charge

PD|PhaseC|PDI PD|PhaseC|PDI

Parent Parent
This is used to maintain the parent-child hierarchy so that the asset can be created at the appropriate level. No
mapping is required.

An example hierarchy is as follows:

Area
Substation
Transformer1
Transfix 1.6
HydranM2
Transformer2
TapTrans
BMT300

Perception data exported to CSV format adheres to the following rules:

 The Parent header column against Transfix 1.6 and HydranM2 data rows will have the value ‘Transformer1’.
 The Parent header column against TapTrans and BMT 300 data rows will have the value ‘Transformer2’.
 The Transformer1 and Transformer2 data rows will have the value ‘Substation’ against their Parent header
column.
 The Substation data row will have the value ‘Area’ against its Parent header column.

Data imported from a CSV file follows a three-step process for each asset to ensure that the same asset structure is
maintained in the Asset Explorer. This is best explained as follows:

1) Perception first checks the Parent value of the asset. If the Parent node doesn’t already exist in the database,
Perception creates the Parent node and any associated child nodes in the hierarchy. If the Parent value in
the CSV file is empty, then any child nodes are created at the top level of the hierarchy i.e. directly under the
database node.

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 2) If the Parent node already exists in the database, then it checks the ‘equipnum’ and ‘serialnum’ fields. If both
the values match, then any child assets will be created under that parent. If any one of them doesn’t match,
then a new Parent node will be created with the corresponding child assets.
3) The same logic of step 2 also applies to any child assets. If any asset already exists i.e. there is a match of
the values ‘parent’, ‘equipnum’ and ‘serialnum’, then the data will be replaced for that asset on import.
Otherwise if any one of them doesn’t match, a new asset will be created.

Alarm Mappings
During import and export, alarms are treated as attributes of measurement points.
Measurement points have various attributes. The alarm-specific attributes are as follows:

[OilSource] | [MeasurementType] | HighLimit (numeric)

[OilSource] | [MeasurementType] | HighEnabled (boolean)
[OilSource] | [MeasurementType] | HighHighLimit (numeric)
[OilSource] | [MeasurementType] | HighHighEnabled (boolean)
[OilSource] | [MeasurementType] | LowLimit (numeric)
[OilSource] | [MeasurementType] | LowEnabled (boolean)
[OilSource] | [MeasurementType] | LowLowLimit (numeric)
[OilSource] | [MeasurementType] | LowLowEnabled (boolean)

[OilSource] | [MeasurementType] | Formula (text)

[OilSource] | [MeasurementType] | FormulaName (text)
[OilSource] | [MeasurementType] | UpperAlarmValue (numeric)
OilSource] | [MeasurementType] | LowerAlarmValue (numeric)
OilSource] | [MeasurementType] | UpperRatioAlarmEnabled (Boolean)
OilSource] | [MeasurementType] | LowerRatioAlarmEnabled (Boolean)

The attributes required vary according to the measurement point. For example, the alarm for
the O2 measurement point is defined as follows:
OilSourceA | 02
(the measurement point)
OilSourceA | 02 | EngineeringUnits
(ppm for gases)
OilSourceA | 02 | HighLimit
(numeric value)
OilSourceA | O2 | HighEnabled
(boolean flag to mark the High limit enabled or disabled by setting as TRUE or FALSE)
GasRatioFormulaContainer | OilSourceA | FormulaInfo1 | Formula
(numeric formula)
GasRatioFormulaContainer | OilSourceA | FormulaInfo1 | FormulaName
(text value)
GasRatioFormulaContainer | OilSourceA | FormulaInfo1 | UpperAlarmValue
(numeric value)
GasRatioFormulaContainer | OilSourceA | FormulaInfo1 | UpperRatioAlarmEnabled
(boolean flag to mark the Upper limit enabled or disabled by setting as TRUE or FALSE)

OilSourceA|O2 OilSourceA|O2|EngineeringUnits OilSourceA|O2|HighLimit OilSourceA|O2|HighEnabled

15838 ppm 100 TRUE

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 GasRatioFormulaContainer|OilSourceA|FormulaInfo1|Formula
(H2+C2H4+C2H6+CH4)/(C2H4)

GasRatioFormulaContainer|OilSourceA|FormulaInfo1|FormulaName
Ratio 1

GasRatioFormulaContainer|OilSourceA|FormulaInfo1|UpperAlarmValue
15

GasRatioFormulaContainer|OilSourceA|FormulaInfo1|UpperRatioAlarmEnabled
TRUE

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 Appendix C Troubleshooting

Issue Resolution

Failure to Connect to the Server Server certificate not trusted. See Section 2.5
Perception Service does not This can be caused by a number of incorrect
appear in Desktop Discovery configurations.
wizard.
 Ensure IP Address or Hostname of
Perception Server is correct.
 If Perception Server is installed on a PC with
another OPC service, ensure that the UA
Discovery Server service is running. Verify in
services.msc.
 Ensure the Perception Server Service is
running, check in services.msc.
 Ensure the SQL Service is running, check in
services.msc.
 Ensure the Kelman database is configured in
the Perception Server Config Tool.
 Ensure the Microsoft Distributed Transaction
Coordinator service (MS-DTC) has started on
the PC running the Perception Server. If it
was not running you may need to restart the
Perception Server and UA Local Discovery
Server services after starting.
 Ensure MS-DTC is configured correctly:
Windows Server 2008. See
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/817064
 Ensure the Perception Server and Discovery
Server certificates exist in the trusted
certificate folder and that they are
configured correctly within the services
configuration files. To correct configuration,
run the Perception Server installer and select
the repair option.
Security parameters not Ensure the ports required by the Perception
appearing at the end of the applications are not blocked by a firewall (ports
Perception Server discovery 4840 & 62541).
connection wizard.

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The Gas Ratios 3D graph does not Ensure you have the latest drivers for you graphics
appear on the Gas Ratios card.
workbook.
When you launch Perception Ensure you have the latest drivers for you graphics
Desktop the application or card.
activation window is blank.
Users are no longer able to log in This can occur if a new server certificate has been
even though usernames and created on the Perception Server host. To correct
passwords are correct. the issue you need to delete and re-add the users.
HydranM2: Exception raised when Intermittent issue. The workaround is to use the
configuring HM2 via Perception Multihost software instead to configure the device.
Setup
While importing CSV files into a This may be hardware performance related. Wait
local KPD file, the browsing until the KPD import completes. This is not an issue
performance of Asset Explorer is using SQL Server.
slow.
Perception Desktop Freezes when Delete the Perception folder located in:
you open a KPD database or try
%APPDATA%\GE_Energy
to connect to Perception Server.
Note: ‘%APPDATA%’ points to the ‘Roaming’ application
data folder

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 Appendix D PGA Diagnostic Error codes and Status Flags

The Data Table tooltip, an example of which is shown below, includes a Diagnostic row
that lists PGA diagnostic information. E.g. PGA;0,0,6. The syntax for the PGA entry is:

PGA;[errorState],[errorCodes],[flagNumber]

Figure D—1: PGA diagnostic information

Note: Perception displays the flag number in decimal, but this must be converted to binary in order to
draw comparison with the bitmap outlined in Table D—2. E.g. a decimal status flag of 6 in the above
example equates to binary 0000000000000110. Using Table D—2, this would indicate that the PPM values
are valid and that it is the first measurement after a reset.

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Figure D—1 lists all PGA Diagnostic Error Codes and their meaning.
Table D—1: PGA Error codes

Error Code Meaning

00 Missing mains input
01 PGA power supply voltage too low
02 PGA chopper frequency outside range
03 PGA IR-source outside range
04 Gas flow lower than limit
05 Background noise/vibration too high
06 Microphone test failed
07 No fill level sensor 1 signal
08 No drain level sensor 3 signal
09 Fill level 1 shows Oil
10 Over Fill 2 shows Oil
11 PGA Air temperature outside limits
12 Bad communication with control PCB
13 Gas leak test: Pump pressure too low
14 Gas leak test: Pressure decay too high
16 Oil temperature too low
17 Oil temperature too high
18 Oil pressure too low
19 Oil pressure too high
20 Oil pump tacho count too high
21 Oil pump pressure too low
22 Oil pump speed out of range
23 Manual oil sampling switch
24 Oil pump tacho count too low
25 Oil pump not turning
26 {not used/defined}
27 Temperature Sensor(s) 1 disconnected
28 Temperature Sensor(s) 2 disconnected

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Table D—2 lists all PGA Status Flags and their meaning.
Table D—2: PGA Status flags

Status Flag Meaning

(bit field)
bit 0 1 = ESHL Valid
bit 1 1 = PPM values valid
bit 2 1 = First measurement after reset
bit 3 1 = Sampling Skipped
bit 4 1 = Error checking disabled
bit 5 1 = Nitrogen Valid
bit 6 1 = TDG Valid
bit 7 1 = Oil Switch failed
bit 8 1 = Spurious alarm suspected
bit 9 1 = Manual Sample
bit 10 1 = Measurement Manually Stopped
bit 11 1 = Weak NHC Indication
bit 12 1 = Strong NHC Indication
bit 13 1 = Measured with PreSens sensor
bit 14 1 = External Alarm ON
bit 15 1 = TDH Valid

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 Appendix E Model Descriptions

E.1 Japanese ETRA Models

Reference source: “Latest Diagnostic Methods of Gas-in-oil Analysis for Oil-filled

Transformer in Japan; Proceedings of 13th International Conference on Dielectric
Liquids (ICDL ’99), Nara Japan 20-25th July 1999.”

An extract of the summary and introduction are reproduced below:

DGA is one of the most widely used diagnostic techniques for detecting and evaluating
types of faults in a transformer. The first edition of "Supervision and Maintenance by
DGA” standardized by the ETRA in 1980, has been widely used for oil filled transformers
in Japan. The standard, however, lacked diagnoses for some cases and had no
detection limits nor precision requirements for DGA. Therefore, the ETRA started to
investigate the actual status of conventional diagnosis by DGA in Japan and overseas.
Also, DGA data have been investigated on about 1300 operating transformers which
are now in service including some which have experienced inner faults. As a result, a
new "Supervision and Maintenance by DGA" which is the second edition was released in
February 1999. This paper summarizes that standard.

Regarding gas analysis methods in oil which are used presently in Japan, torricelli,
toepler pump, vacuum piston and stripping methods are used for the extraction of
dissolved gases in oil and gas chromatography is used for analysis of the extracted
gases. Review of the analysis sensitivity of each gas in 12 laboratories showed the
detection and determination limits had some scattering among the laboratories. By
considering the detection limits that were standardized in IEC 567 (1992) and the
determination limits which are necessary to improve the precision of present diagnoses
by DGA, the detection limit was defined as 3 times the noise level and the determination
limit was defined as 5 times the detection limits. The repeatability and reproducibility
were evaluated by the Round Robin Test with the three gas-in-oil-standard samples
and the sample oils taken from transformers in service. By using the evaluation formula
of repeatability which was prescribed by IEC 567 (1992) and the detection limit, it was
found that the repeatability for each gas at each laboratory satisfied the evaluation
formula at a 93.9% probability. It was found that the repeatability and reproducibility of
the stripping method were better than those of the other extraction methods.

The paper then defines some new gas correlations that have prognostic utility.

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E.2 Multi-Host Models

Reference source: GE Multi-Host Manual, part# 18415

E.2.1 Dynamic Loading Model

The purpose of this model is to provide the transformer owner and operator with a
continuous estimation of the capacity of the transformer (and its associated
components) to continue safe operation under overloading conditions. Starting with
current conditions of oil temperature and ambient temperature and using a steady load
of a given magnitude, the model computes how long this load can be carried until a
limit condition is reached. The implementation of this model in the Hydran M2 with
Models and Intellix MO150 Devices is also known as ‘Time vs Steady Load.’

The model’s Device Provider setup offers two choices for the Ambient Air Temperature
and Top Oil Temperature — either to use manual input values or sensor-measured
values. Manual input values are useful for simulation purposes and are used only in the
calculations of the model. The device will still always gather sensor-measured values
and render these in all other areas of the software where these values are used e.g.
data view charts and dashboards. This feature is available only for the MO150 device
with firmware version 3.06 or higher.

This model is intended for short-duration overloads, as when a parallel transformer is

removed from service for maintenance for a few hours or less. Model computations are
made with the assumption that the transformer is operating on the top-cooling mode.
Computations of the top oil and winding temperatures are carried out according to
Section 7.2 of IEEE C57.91-1995, Guide for Loading Mineral-Oil-Immersed Transformers.
A similar calculation method is described in Section 8.2.2 of IEC 60076-7, Loading Guide
for Oil-Immersed Power Transformers.

Calculation starts with a load of 1.1 p.u. and actual values for Ambient Temperature and
Top Oil Temperature (from sensors). The ambient temperature is assumed to remain
constant for the period of overload being considered. The actual top oil temperature will
be used as a starting point for oil temperature calculation at each load level.
Calculations are done with this load level (1.1 p.u.) and with a time increment of 0.1 hour
(6 minutes) until one of the Limiting Factors (or Overload Limit) is exceeded or when the
acceptable duration exceeds 12 hours (720 minutes). The calculation is then repeated
with a load of 1.2 p.u. and the acceptable duration is determined (less or equal to 720
minutes) again along with the Limiting Factor that was first reached. This calculation is
repeated until a load of 2.0 p.u. is reached.

For each Load level, the time duration to reach the limit is recorded along with the
Limiting Factor that was first reached. If the 12 hours (720 minutes) were reached but
no Limiting Factor was exceeded, the Limiting Factor is shown as “Duration.” If the
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operation, then the computation is repeated every 10 minutes using the actual sensor
values. If the Hydran M2 with Models and Intellix MO150 Devices are working in the off-
line mode of operation, then the output screen reflects the values computed during the
last on-line operation.

E.2.2 Insulation Ageing Model

Winding insulation is made of oil-impregnated cellulose material. In order to properly

fulfil its function, this material must have a certain mechanical strength and flexibility.
These properties depend on the length of the cellulose chain constituent of the paper
and pressboard. With time and temperature, these long polymer chains break down
into shorter segments, a process called depolymerisation. The practical effect is that the
paper loses its flexibility and tensile strength to become a brittle material. The winding is
continuously submitted to clamping forces and vibrations. Moreover, during short-
circuit on the system, these forces are increased tremendously and if the insulating
paper is too brittle, it may rupture under the pressure and create a weak point in the
insulation that will later allow flashover between adjacent turns when a voltage surge
occurs on the transformer.

This insulation aging process is irreversible. It is also the main factor determining the
transformer’s end of life. The rate of aging of cellulose insulation material is a function
of the following factors:

 Insulation temperature at the hot spot: The effect of temperature is the most
important, as described in the IEEE and IEC Loading Guides. The effect of
temperature on aging is a function of the type of paper. It is therefore important
to state in the configuration page the type of paper used for winding insulation.
 Water content in the winding insulation paper: It is assumed that the aging
acceleration factor is directly proportional to the water content with 0.5 % as
reference value for dry paper. The water content in winding insulation is
computed in the Moisture Content in Insulating Barrier model. The effect is more
severe on normal Kraft paper than on thermally-upgraded paper and it can be
practically neglected on Aramid paper.
 Oxygen content of the insulating oil: This oxygen content can be inferred from the
type of oil preservation system. The IEEE Loading Guide recommends using an
aging acceleration factor of 2.5 for free-breathing conservators while the
sealed-type transformers and those with a membrane in the conservator are
practically oxygen-free.

The following Model Output Text Parameters are displayed in the Insulation Ageing
Model:

 Thermal Aging Acceleration Factor: It considers only the hot-spot current

temperature.

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  Moisture Aging Acceleration Factor: It considers only the effect of moisture in
paper.
 Global Aging Acceleration Factor: This is the actual aging rate or aging
acceleration factor, considering the cumulated effect of temperature, moisture
and oxygen in oil.
 Cumulative Aging: This field indicates the aging cumulated since the
commissioning of the system, adding the “Previous Aging” if this value was
configured on the Insulation Aging Model configuration page. The value is
expressed in days of operation at rated temperature; for instance, a transformer
with thermally upgraded paper operating 24 hours at 117 °C will undergo 2 days
of “normal aging at rated temperature.”
 Service Time: This field indicates the number of days the transformer has been in
service since the commissioning of the system, adding the “Previous Service
Time” if this value has been configured.

E.2.3 Moisture and Bubbling Model

The moisture content of the oil and the solid insulation is a serious concern for power
transformers, especially for aging units. Extensive drying procedures are applied at the
manufacturing stage and sustained efforts are deployed in service to maintain a high
level of dryness. However, with time, water can penetrate through various paths such
as the air breather and leaky gaskets. Aging of cellulose also releases some water.
Moisture tends to accumulate in the solid insulation and leads to several detrimental
consequences, namely:

 Acceleration of insulation aging.

 Risk of water vapour bubbles being released from the winding insulation.
 Reductions of dielectric strength of insulating barriers.
 Risk of water condensation in transformer oil at low temperatures.

Moisture content assessment is too often derived from a single oil sample submitted to
a Karl Fischer test in laboratory. This is a valid approach for oil evaluation but it does not
allow evaluation of the moisture content in the solid insulation as the rate of water
exchange between the oil and the paper has to be considered. On-line monitoring of
moisture in oil allows the integration of temperature variations and the computation of
a dependable value for moisture content in the various components of the solid
insulation system, even if they are at different temperatures and characterized by
different diffusion rates.

The most critical part of the winding insulation is the top of the winding that operates at
the hot-spot temperature. This is the area where the aging is most severe, and the
effect of the water content can be computed. The determination of the critical
temperature for bubble evolution takes into account the atmospheric pressure, the oil
pressure above the hot-spot area, and the amount of gas dissolved in the oil.

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The moisture sensor continuously monitors the oil’s temperature and relative moisture
saturation at the sensor location. A filtering is applied to remove the effect of cyclic
heating created by the sensor to ensure oil circulation. This filtered value is used to
calculate the absolute value of the water content in the oil, the temperature of water
condensation, and the relative saturation at the reference temperature.

Since the oil and winding temperature varies continuously, this moving target is used
with an integrating algorithm taking into account the diffusion time constant and the
temperature. The calculated value of the water content in the winding insulation allows
prediction of the bubbling temperature. It is also used in the Insulation Aging model
(described above).

E.2.4 Apparent Power Model (MVA)

The primary function of this model is to continuously monitor the load carried by the
transformer in MVA (Mega Volt-Amperes). The Apparent Power can be computed on the
primary, secondary, and tertiary windings, depending on the input configuration. The
historic maximum MVA value is retained with a time stamp and can be reset.

The current signal is a mandatory input, whereas the voltage signal is configured as a
fixed value. Since voltage variations occurring in service and tap changer operations
are not taken into consideration, the MVA is an approximate reading, and used only for
display purposes.

The model’s Device Provider setup offers two choices for the Apparent Power model
computations — either to use manual input values or sensor-measured values. The
former requires the user to assign three new types to the output models of an Analog
input:

 Rated Voltage on HV side

 Rated Voltage on LV side
 Rated Voltage on tertiary side

When a new measurement sensor for voltage output is assigned to an Analog input, the
Apparent power model is calculated based on this measured voltage instead of the one
manually configured on the device, and displayed in the appropriate worksheets in
Perception.

Manual input values are useful for simulation purposes and are used only in the
calculations of the model. The device will still always gather sensor-measured values
and render these in all other areas of the software where these values are used e.g.
data view charts and dashboards. This feature is available only for the MO150 device
with firmware version 3.06.

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E.2.5 Winding Hot-Spot Temperature Model (WHST)

The rating of a transformer is closely linked to the winding temperature as it governs

the insulation aging rate and bubbling release threshold (both estimated by other
models described above). This winding temperature can also raise an alarm if
excessively high values occur. In the industry standards, the winding temperature limit
is defined as a temperature rise above the ambient air temperature. The cooling system
is designed to ensure that at full load, the average winding temperature rise does not
exceed the industry-accepted value (usually 65 °C).

However, it is not the average winding temperature that is of most interest but rather
the temperature in the hottest area (the ‘hot-spot temperature’). This temperature
cannot be measured directly as it is not possible to insert thermocouples in a winding
that is to be put in service. It is possible to use fibre optic temperature sensors that do
not interfere with dielectric strength, but this procedure is costly and is usually limited to
the validation of the manufacturer calculation methods. Therefore the traditional
method was to use a Winding Temperature Indicator to fulfil that function.

A more accurate and reliable evaluation of the hot-spot temperature can be provided,
using the equations provided in the IEEE and IEC Loading Guides:

 IEEE C57.91 - 1995, IEEE Guide for Loading Mineral-Oil-Immersed Transformers

 IEC 60076-7 - 2005, Power Transformers - Part 7: Loading Guide for Oil-
Immersed Power Transformers

In the computation methods described in these Loading Guides, a key value is the
temperature difference between the winding hot-spot and the top oil at rated
conditions. This value is normally provided by the transformer manufacturer after
suitable validation of their computation method. In the Winding Hot-Spot Temperature
model, this rated value is corrected to account for actual load current and winding
thermal time constant. The computed hot-spot temperature rise is then added to the
measured top oil temperature to provide the actual winding hottest-spot temperature.

The winding hot-spot temperature is computed separately for each winding. The
highest value of winding hot-spot temperature is identified and used to raise an alarm
signal on the transformer. The hottest winding might not always be the same,
depending on the load on the tertiary winding and on the position of the tap changer.

For autotransformers, the winding hot-spot temperature is calculated for the series
winding (H), the common winding (C) and the tertiary winding (Y). The current in the
common winding is calculated by subtracting the secondary load current minus the
primary load current.

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E.2.6 Cooling Status

This model allows identification of the cooling stage currently in service. The cooling
bank refers to the cooling device. A transformer can have several sets of fans and each
one will be supplied by a feeder where the current can be measured. Information
concerning the status of each cooling device (oil pumps, water pumps, fans) can be
provided from several sources. The most common is a set of digital inputs giving the
status (ON / OFF) of the relay supplying the cooling device. This information is adequate
to allow determination of the cooling stage and the cumulative operating time for each
device. A measurement of the current consumption by each cooling device can also be
provided by AC RMS sensors or DC analog sensors. If this is the case, additional
information can be developed such as detection of inoperative fans or bearing gripping.
The digital indication of cooling bank status is to be used as the prime source of
information. For determination of cooling bank status, cooling bank feeder current is to
be used only if no digital information is available. The digital indication of cooling bank
status is to be used as prime source of information. For determination of cooling bank
status, cooling bank feeder current is to be used only if no digital information is
available.

E.2.7 Cooling Efficiency

This model computes the top oil temperature that should be expected considering the
load current, the ambient temperature, the cooling mode, the oil time constant and the
altitude.

The calculated value is then compared with the measured value and an alarm is raised
if the transformer is found to be overheating. This calculation is used to detect
obstructions, such as dirt on the coolers, which could be a limiting factor when the
transformer is required to operate at full load or under overload conditions.

During the initial model computation, the measured values of top oil temperature and
ambient temperature are used to provide a starting point for the calculated value of top
oil temperature rise. From then on, the calculated temperature at the end of the time
interval is used as the initial temperature for the next time interval. This calculation is
run with load current in the H winding only. The rated current for each cooling stage is
calculated from the rated power on each stage and the rated current on the top cooling
stage. The ultimate temperature rise and the current temperature rise are calculated
considering the actual cooling stage and the actual oil time constant. This value is
added to the ambient temperature to provide a calculated top oil temperature. This
value is subtracted from the measured top oil temperature and the difference is
averaged over a configurable period. An alarm is raised when the difference exceeds a
configured value for a period of time that is also configurable. The model can
accommodate a transformer with one, two or three cooling stages.

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E.2.8 OLTC Tap Position

Tap changer driving mechanisms are always provided with a visual tap position
indicator and a counter indicating the total number of operations. This model provides
additional information that is useful to monitor the proper operation of this critical unit,
such as:

 The cumulative number of operations at each tap since commissioning

 Resettable variables for operation and maintenance counts
 Warnings for excessive number of operations over a certain period
 The time spent since the last operation of the reversing switch
 A warning to avoid contact cooking because of insufficient operation

A position transducer, driven by the visual indicator shaft (also called Geneva shaft),
provides a 4–20 mA signal that is proportional to the tap changer mechanical position.
The multi position switch can be equipped with jumpers (instead of resistors) in the
“through positions” where the tap position indicator stays only momentarily during
operation of the reversing switch. In this case, the potentiometer provides an indication
of the electric position of the tap changer. When the tap changer operates, the signal
should remain steady, until it changes to a new value without falling to zero.

It is assumed that the Geneva shaft rotates by a fixed value for each step on the
transducer. The signal from the Geneva shaft position transducer is read at regular
intervals and is analyzed to determine the actual position of the visual position
indicator.

The position generated may refer to the mechanical position of the Geneva gear or the
electrical position. In the first case, the mechanical position is converted into the
electrical position considering the number of through positions specific to this tap
changer when it moves to the neutral position.

The number of operations on each tap position is presented by histograms using the
tap position denomination configured. The system provides three separate registers to
record the number of operations carried out by the tap changer:

 The Permanent Tap Position Transition Count is intended to sum all operations
since the commissioning of the system. However, if the monitoring system is
moved to a different transformer, the System Administrator can reset this value
to zero. This counter provides the number of operations on each tap position, the
total number of operations, and the date when the system was put in service.
The total number of operations performed prior to the commissioning of the
system can also be taken into account.
 The Operator Tap Position Transition Count can be reset by the Operator when
there is a need to check the number of operations in one day, or several days, in
order to demonstrate that the tap changer control unit is operating properly.

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maximum and minimum positions visited by the tap changer since the last reset,
and the date of the last reset.
 The Maintenance Tap Position Transition Count is used by maintenance
personnel to assess the need for maintenance and to plan maintenance
schedules. It is typically reset every three or four years when an inspection
activity is performed on the unit. This counter provides the number of operations
on each tap position, the maximum and minimum positions visited by the tap
changer since the last reset, and the date of the last reset.

E.2.9 OLTC Differential Temperature

The On-Load Tap Changer (OLTC) Temperature Differential model continuously

compares the top oil temperature in the main tank with the tap changer compartment
temperature. Monitoring of the tap changer temperature is a recognized method of
detecting abnormal operating conditions in the tap changer. This monitoring method is
intended for tap changers mounted on a separate compartment on the transformer
tank. The tap changer temperature is normally lower than the main tank temperature
because no heat source is expected in the tap changer. If the tap changer temperature
rises above the main tank temperature, it is indicative of an overheating contact.

The temperature difference is calculated by subtracting the tap changer temperature

minus the main tank temperature, thus yielding a negative value. This method allows to
set the alarm on a positive threshold value rather than a negative value. This
temperature difference is averaged with a low-pass filter to eliminate normal variations
arising from sunshine and wind.

A short-term averaged value is generated with a configurable filtering factor typically

set at 60 minutes. This short-term average is intended to detect severe heat sources
such as resistor overheating when the mechanical links break while the switches are
between two contacts.

A long-term averaged value is generated with a configurable filtering factor typically set
at 7 days. This long-term average is intended to detect slow-evolving thermal problems
such as contact overheating. The measured temperature difference is averaged over a
round number of days to filter out the daily temperature variations.

E.2.10 Temperature Model

The Temperature Model is specific to the Hydran M2. It displays a trend for the
temperature readings taken for the thermal sensors supported on the Hydran M2.

The following values are displayed:

 Tank #1 %RH Sensor Temperature °C (Relative Humidity)

 Sensor #1 Heater Power in %

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 Tank #1 %RH Sensor Temperature °C Hourly Average (Relative Humidity)
 Sensor #1 Hydran Sensor Temperature °C
 Sensor #1 Base Plate Temperature °C

E.2.11 Hydran Reading

The Hydran Reading worksheet is specific to the Hydran M2. It displays the Hydran gas
level readings taken from the device as well as the Hydran Sensor Temperature.

The gas levels are displayed as actual level in PPM, Hourly Trend in PPM and Daily Trend
in PPM.

The Hydran Sensor Temperature is displayed in Degrees Celsius.

E.2.12 Transformer Status Model

The Transformer Status Model is specific to the Intellix MO150. It combines information
from other models calculations into one worksheet.

The following information is displayed:

 Top Oil Temperature °C

 Ambient Temperature °C
 Tank #1 %RH Level (Relative Humidity)
 Tank #1 Hydran Level
 Tank #1 H2O PPM Hourly Average
 Highest Winding Hot Spot Temperature °C
 Highest (P.U) (Per unit load on the most loaded winding)
 % Moisture Content In Winding Paper
 % Moisture Content in Insulating Barrier

E.2.13 Cooling Control

The transformer manufacturer usually provides a control system that offers several
basic features that are not duplicated by this model and need to be maintained:

 Individual thermal protection on each motor

 Electrical protection as specified by local electrical code
 Manual interruption of power to allow for maintenance activity (removal and
replacement of a fan)
 Temporization system to avoid the starting of two cooling banks simultaneously,
especially if the Device monitoring system experiences a power failure

However, taking advantage of a monitoring system to improve the performance of the

cooling system extends the useful life of the transformer while reducing maintenance

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costs. Beyond the basic features provided by the transformer manufacturer control
system, this model provides the following functions:

 Beside input from top oil and winding temperature, it is now possible to link
cooler initiation to the load current, thus providing an earlier start when a
sudden overload occurs.
 The transformer rating can be adjusted to the ambient temperature to have a
more consistent cooler operation. For example, in winter, cooling stages 1 and 2
start at ahigher current.
 The transformer rating can also be adjusted to the altitude. At higher altitude,
the ratedcurrent is reduced to account for reduced air density, therefore the
cooling system should be started at lower load current.
 For transformers with two cooling banks, a duty-sharing function can be
initiated. Many users prefer to alternate the usage of cooling banks to equalize
the wear on bearings and extend the period between fan motor maintenance.
 The cumulative operating time is computed for each cooling bank.
 A temporization function is included to avoid the two cooling banks from starting
at the same time.
 The current drawn by the two cooling banks is monitored with two dedicated
analog inputs. These values can be used to detect cooling bank status if no
digital input is available for this purpose.
 A cooler exercising routine can be used to run the units for a few minutes every
week.
 Continuous measurement of cooling bank current is also used to detect
malfunction when the current is significantly below or significantly above the
rated values.
 A cooling discrepancy function will raise an alarm whenever the cooling status
of one cooling bank is not reflecting the cooling control instruction that was
issued.

The Cooling Control model is intended for transformers that have two or three ratings
related to specific cooling modes. The lowest rating is defined as “cooling stage 0”, and
it usually applies to the natural cooling of the transformer tank without any fan or
pump. In other words, this mode is not controlled by the cooling control system. Some
transformers (such as indoor generating units) have only one cooling mode, so that
whenever the transformer is energized, the full cooling is automatically initiated. These
units are treated as having only cooling stage 0, and several of the control features
described below are not applicable.

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 Appendix F Offline DGA & Oil Quality Workflow

Perception Fleet deploys the Offline DGA & Oil Quality workflow to evaluate transformer
risk. The workflow evaluates DGA data including moisture and additional oil properties
from laboratory analysis results to calculate the risk index for a transformer.

F.1 Implement the offline risk workflow

Follow these steps to implement the offline risk workflow in Perception Desktop.

Note: Perception Server and Perception Workflow Designer must be installed.

F.1.1 Prepare a CSV file with offline measurements data

Use an editor to create or modify a CSV file with the necessary offline measurements
data. The available parameters are listed in Table F—1.

Specify the list of parameters, populate them with values and save the file. Note: A sample
CSV file called “Offline_Oil_Analysis_Example.csv” is located on the installation CD in the “Example Files”
folder.

Table F—1: CSV fields

Mandatory fields Comment

equipnum TransformerID
serialnum
apprtype Always set to TRN
tank Name of the compartment e.g. ‘MAIN’ in
‘Offline_Oil_Analysis_Example.csv’ associated
with the Offline Oil Quality measurements.
sampledate Sample timestamp
Oil property fields Comment
visual Standardized oil appearance remarks
color Fluid color index
iec156 Dielectric breakdown - IEC 156
fq_water Moisture concentration
acidnum Acid number
tan_delta Fluid dissipation factor
resistivity Resistivity at 90 C (gigohm-meters)
inhibitor Oxidation inhibitor concentration
ift Interfacial tension (IFT)
totalpcb Total PCB concentration
d1275a, d1275b Corrosive sulfur test result
passivator Passivator concentration
d1816_1, d1816_2 Dielectric Breakdown Voltage VDE electrode-

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pf25 Fluid Power Factor at 25 C
pf100 Fluid Power Factor at 100 C
totalfuran Total furans
resistivity_20 Resistivity at 20 C (gigohm-meters)
sludge Sediment and sludge, %
h2 Hydrogen concentration in PPM
ch4 Methane concentration in PPM
c2h6 Ethane concentration in PPM
c2h4 Ethylene concentration in PPM
c2h2 Acetylene concentration in PPM
co Carbon Monoxide concentration in PPM
co2 Carbon Dioxide concentration in PPM

Standard TOA4 field names are also supported. See Appendix F.2 for more details on
supported parameters.

F.1.2 Run the workflow

Use Perception Desktop to run the workflow.

1. Start Perception Desktop.

2. Connect to the Perception Server.
3. Select Actions > Import > Import File and choose the CSV file created previously.
A transformer instance appears in the asset tree using the CSV field value from
"equipnum".
4. Select the transformer instance and then select the Properties tab.
5. In the Main Transformer Details section, complete the following as shown in
Figure F—1 (see Appendix F.2 for configuration details):
 Rated Voltage Max (kv)
 Inhibited (check or uncheck)

Figure F—1: Main Transformer Details

6. In the Workflow Associations section, complete the following as shown in Figure

F—2: Workflow Associations (see Appendix F.2 for configuration details):
 In the Offline Algorithm Standard, select either IEC or IEEE.
 In the ‘Workflows’ dropdown, select Offline DGA and Oil Quality.

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7. Select Tools > Workflow Scheduler, select Enabled and specify the period.
 An asterisk (*) in each time field signifies workflow calculation on a minute-
by-minute basis.
8. Wait the specified workflow calculation period e.g. 1 minute.
9. Select the transformer instance and then select the Dashboard tab.
10. Select the Ranking Graph.
 The Risk Index and status message display.
11. In the Asset Explorer, select the Ranking tab and rest the mouse pointer over a
transformer.
 A popup displays with the Risk Score.

F.2 Offline risk workflow configuration

The following data is required for offline oil quality:

 Transformer voltage class

 Standard for oil quality tests: IEC or IEEE
 Oil type: inhibited or uninhibited

The voltage class is configured using the ‘Rated Voltage Max. (kV)’ property.

The IEC standard defines 4 classes as follows:

 O (RV > 400 kV)

 A (170 kV < RV <= 400 kV)
 B (72.5 kV < RV <= 170 kV) and
 C (RV <= 72.5 kV)

The IEEE standard doesn't define literal values and differentiates classes as follows:

 >=230kV
 >69kV - <230kV
 <=69kV

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F.2.1 IEC Oil Quality Configuration Parameters

F.2.1.1 Fluid Color Index

ISO 2049 & ASTM D1500 specifies a method for the visual determination of the colour of
a variety of petroleum products.

Name Color
Type Float
Units 0-8
Standard ISO 2049

F.2.1.2 Standardized Oil Appearance Remarks

A method of visually inspecting the appearance of the oil and categorising it as either
‘Dark’ or ‘Clear’.

Name Visual
Type Text(30)
Units -
Standard -

F.2.1.3 Dielectric Breakdown Voltage

IEC 60156 specifies the method for determining the dielectric breakdown voltage of
insulating liquids at power frequency.

Name iec156
Type float
Units kV
Standard IEC60156

F.2.1.4 Moisture Concentration

IEC 60814 describes methods for the determination of water in insulating liquids and in
oil-impregnated cellulosic insulation with coulometrically generated Karl Fischer
reagent.

Name fq_water
Type float
Units ppm
Standard IEC60814

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IEC 62021-1 & 2 describes the procedure for the determination of the acidity of unused
and used electrical mineral insulating oils.

Name acidnum
Type float
Units mg KOH/g
Standard IEC 62021-1
Or
IEC 62021-2

F.2.1.6 Fluid Dissipation Factor (tan delta)

IEC 60247 describes methods for the determination of the dielectric dissipation factor
(tan δ), relative permittivity and d.c. resistivity of any insulating liquid material at the test
temperature.

Name tan_delta
Type float
Units %
Standard IEC 60247

F.2.1.7 Resistivity at 20 °C

Describes methods for the determination of the dielectric dissipation factor (tan δ),
relative permittivity and d.c. resistivity of any insulating liquid material at the test
temperature of 20 °C.

Name resistivity_20
Type float
Units Gohm-m
Standard IEC 60247

F.2.1.8 Resistivity at 90 °C

Describes methods for the determination of the dielectric dissipation factor (tan δ),
relative permittivity and d.c. resistivity of any insulating liquid material at the test
temperature of 90 °C.

Name resistivity
Type float
Units Gohm-m
Standard IEC 60247

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IEC 60666 specifies the concentration of the oxidation inhibitor for the detection and
determination of specified additives in unused and used mineral insulating oils.

Name inhibitor
Type float
Units %
Standard IEC 60666

An Inhibitor value can be added at any time. However, Perception doesn’t automatically
update the initial concentration value — this must be done manually by the user via the
Transformer Properties as shown in Figure F—3.

Figure F—3: Inhibitor Concentration

An offline measurement of the inhibitor concentration should reveal a drop from the
initial inhibitor concentration. The user should calculate the percentage drop and record
this percentage value in the Inhibitor field of the CSV file. Perception calculates the risk
for the inhibitor component based on the rate of change from the initial concentration.

If the initial inhibitor concentration is unknown, the user can specify the volume and
then click Default to generate a reference point value (based on 0.3% of the oil volume).

F.2.1.10 Sediment and Sludge

Annex C of IEC 60422 describes a test method for the determination of sediment and
sludge.

Name sludge
Type float
Units %
Standard Annex C of IEC 60422

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ASTM D971 describes the measurement of the interfacial tension between mineral oil
and water, under non-equilibrium conditions

Name ift
Type float
Units mN/m
Standard ASTM D971, EN 14210
Note: Risk is calculated in different ways for inhibited and uninhibited oil.

F.2.1.12 Total PCB Concentration

IEC 61619 specifies a method for the determination of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)
concentration in non-halogenated insulating liquids by high-resolution capillary column
gas chromatography using an electron capture detector (ECD).

Name totalpcb
Type float
Units ppm
Standard IEC 61619
Note: This parameter is specified in ppm (mg/kg) and recorded in the CSV file. The default value is 50 and
is compared to the Total PCB Limit transformer property as shown in Figure F—4. Excluding a value (or
any value less than 50) means the parameter does not factor in risk calculations.

Figure F—4: Total PCB concentration

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F.2.1.13 Corrosive Sulfur Test Result

IEC 62535 specifies a test method for the detection of potentially corrosive sulfur in
used and unused mineral insulating oil.

Name d1275a, d1275b

Type text(30)
Units -
Standard IEC 62535

F.2.1.14 Passivator

IEC 60666 specifies the detection and determination of additives in unused and used
mineral insulating oils. Annex B specifically defines the analysis method for
determination of passivators in mineral oils by high performance liquid
chromatography (HPLC)

Name passivator
Type float
Units ppm
Standard IEC 60666-2010 annex B

If a passivator is added to the oil, the Passivator value should be modified accordingly.
However, Perception doesn’t automatically update the Passivator value — this must be
manually performed by the user via the CSV file.

F.2.1.15 Total Furans

IEC 61198 specifies test methods for the analysis of 2-furfural and related furan
compounds resulting from the degradation of cellulosic insulation and found in mineral
insulating oil samples taken from electrical equipment.

Name totalfuran
Type float
Units ppb
Standard IEC 61198

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F.2.2.1 Fluid Color Index

ASTM D1500 & ISO 2049 specifies a method for the visual determination of the colour of
a variety of petroleum products.

Name color
Type float
Units -
Standard ASTM D 1500

F.2.2.2 Dielectric Breakdown Voltage VDE electrode-1 mm and -2 mm

ASTM D1816 specifies the method for determining the dielectric breakdown voltage of
insulating liquids at power frequency for a 1 mm gap and 2 mm gap.

Name d1816_1, d1816_2

Type float
Units kV
Standard ASTM D1816 1 mm gap, ASTM D1816 2 mm gap

F.2.2.3 Moisture Concentration

ASTM D1533 specifies methods for the determination of water in insulating liquids and
in oil-impregnated cellulosic insulation with coulometrically generated Karl Fischer
reagent.

Name fq_water
Type float
Units ppm
Standard ASTM D 1533

F.2.2.4 Acid Number (acidity)

Name acidnum
Type float
Units mg KOH/g
Standard ASTM D 664, ASTM D974

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F.2.2.5 Fluid Power Factor at 25 °C

Describes methods for the determination of the dielectric dissipation factor (tan δ),
relative permittivity and d.c. resistivity of any insulating liquid material at the test
temperature of 25 °C.

Name pf25
Type float
Units %
Standard ASTM D924 25C

F.2.2.6 Fluid Power Factor at 100 °C

Describes methods for the determination of the dielectric dissipation factor (tan δ),
relative permittivity and d.c. resistivity of any insulating liquid material at the test
temperature of 100 °C.

Name pf100
Type float
Units %
Standard ASTM D924 100C

F.2.2.7 Oxidation Inhibitor Concentration

ASTM D2668 & ASTM D4768 specify the determination of 2,6-ditertiary-butyl para-cresol
and 2,6- ditertiary-butyl phenol in new and used insulating liquids at concentrations up
to 0.5 %.

Name inhibitor
Type float
Units %
Standard ASTM D2668, ASTM D4768
Note: The calculation is based on the value provided in the CSV file according to the risk index table. The
‘Initial inhibitor concentration’ field is not used in the IEEE standard.

F.2.2.8 Interfacial Tension (IFT)

ASTM D 971 & ASTM D2285 specified a test method covering the measurement of the
interfacial tension between mineral oil and water, under non-equilibrium conditions.

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Type float
Units mN/m
Standard ASTM D 971, ASTM D2285

F.2.2.9 Total PCB Concentration

ASTM D4059 specifies a method for the determination of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)
concentration in non-halogenated insulating liquids by high resolution capillary column
gas chromatography using an electron capture detector (ECD).

Name totalpcb
Type float
Units ppm
Standard ASTM D4059
Note: The calculation is performed in the same way as the IEC standard.

F.2.2.10 Corrosive Sulfur Test Result

ASTM D1275 method A & DIN 51353 method B describes the detection of corrosive
sulfur compounds (both inorganic and organic) in electrical insulating oils of petroleum
origin.

Name d1275a, d1275b

Type text(30)
Units -
Standard ASTM D1275 method A, B DIN 51353

F.2.2.11 Passivator

ASTM D3487 specifies properties for new mineral insulating oil of petroleum origin for
use as an insulating and cooling medium in new and existing power and distribution
electrical apparatus.

Name passivator
Type float
Units ppm
Standard ASTM D3487
Note: The calculation is performed in the same way as the IEC standard.

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ASTM D5837 specifies test methods for the analysis of 2-furfural and related furan
compounds resulting from the degradation of cellulosic insulation and found in mineral
insulating oil samples taken from electrical equipment.

Name totalfuran
Type float
Units ppb
Standard ASTM D5837

F.2.3 DGA Configuration Parameters

IEEE C57.104 specifies condition levels for absolute dissolved gas concentration in
transformer insulation oil.

Name h2
Type float
Units ppm
Standard C57.104

Name ch4
Type float
Units ppm
Standard C57.104

Name c2h6
Type float
Units ppm
Standard C57.104

Name c2h4
Type float
Units ppm
Standard C57.104

Name c2h2
Type float
Units ppm
Standard C57.104

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Type float
Units ppm
Standard C57.104

Name co2
Type float
Units ppm
Standard C57.104

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