Utilities Oil Condition Monitoring Case Study
Cut oil consumption and maintenance costs by up to 30%
Tan Delta’s utilities monitoring system helps you to cut oil consumption and maintenance costs by up to 30%. Servicing is especially costly and time-consuming for utilities providers because of the large and distributed asset portfolio. OEMs typically prescribe aggressive maintenance schedules based solely on operating hours that ignore the actual equipment status and result in significant unnecessary maintenance and oil wastage.
Tan Delta’s utilities monitoring solution uses advanced real time oil analysis to tell you the actual status of your oil and thus when equipment maintenance is really needed. Instantly optimising maintenance programs whilst maintaining engine reliability and continuous oversight.
Case Study Summary
CUSTOMER
A UK water management company covering over 12000 sq km with a large and diverse range of assets, including hundreds generators and high-volume pumps.
PROBLEM
Usable oil is disposed of, and very limited engineering time is wasted due to the rigid time-based maintenance schedules. The operator needs to minimise maintenance costs whilst maintaining and even increasing reliability.
SOLUTION
Each asset is easily retrofitted with a SENSE-3 kit, transmitting real-time data on oil condition. Our sensors continually analyse and track actual equipment and oil condition, with the data sent via WiFi or 4G to be monitored by the maintenance team. They are informed when to undertake servicing based on actual equipment need instead of operating arbitrary schedules.
RESULT
Changing to a condition-based maintenance schedule using Tan Delta has enabled the service interval to be increased from 400hrs to 534 hours, resulting in a 25% reduction in maintenance costs and oil consumption. Service disruptions can be minimised as the Tan Delta system will detect any equipment anomalies or contamination before damage, enabling preventative maintenance.
