Oil Condition Monitoring for Utilities Equipment

Reduce service costs, extend equipment life, and improve reliability across utility networks with real-time oil condition monitoring.

Oil Condition Monitoring for Utility Infrastructure and Equipment

Reduce service costs, extend equipment life, and improve reliability across utility networks with real-time oil condition monitoring.

Why Oil Monitoring is Critical in Utility Operations

Utility providers depend on uninterrupted performance from gensets, pumps, turbines, and switchgear systems. These assets often run continuously or cycle under load, where oil degradation and mechanical wear can quickly escalate into failure.

Tan Delta’s real-time oil condition monitoring helps reliability teams detect issues before failure, optimise maintenance intervals, and reduce service costs—all while improving network uptime and asset longevity.

Continuous Monitoring for Biomass and Power Systems

  • Live Oil Monitoring

    Continuously tracks oil degradation, contamination, and wear.

  • Fits Any Equipment

    Use on engines, hydraulic systems, transformers, pumps, and turbines.

  • Simple Installation

    Mounts using existing oil ports or sampling points—minimal disruption to operations.

  • TDN Output

    One numerical value summarises oil condition and trend. No lab required.

  • Easy Integration

    Connect to in-dash systems, telematics, or remote dashboards.

  • Maintenance Alerts

    Detect early-stage failure and schedule intervention before it escalates.

Avoid Service Interruptions and Asset Failures

  • Thermal and Load Stress

    Continuous operation degrades oil and increases risk of accelerated wear.

  • Moisture and Contaminant Ingress

    Ingress from weather, dust, or coolant can reduce oil effectiveness and cause failure.

  • Unplanned Shutdowns

    Unexpected oil-related faults cause pump, generator, or transformer failures.

  • Over-Servicing

    Fixed schedules can lead to oil changes before condition requires it.

  • Limited Monitoring Windows

    Traditional sampling can miss critical changes between inspections.

  • Fleet-Wide Visibility Gaps

    Remote or dispersed assets are hard to monitor consistently without live data.

Proven Benefits Across Utility Operations

PREVENT UNPLANNED DOWNTIME

Catch early signs of oil issues and reduce service disruptions.

OPTIMISE MAINTENANCE TIMING

Use real-time oil condition data to extend or shift service intervals safely.

CUT OPERATING COSTS

Lower oil use, minimise labour, and reduce emergency part replacements.

TRACK EQUIPMENT HEALTH

Monitor high-value assets like gensets, pumps, and switchgear systems.

IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL OUTCOMES

Reduce waste oil volumes and unnecessary part consumption.

ENABLE PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE

Act on live data trends instead of relying on fixed schedules or visual inspections.

Used Across Water, Power, and Emergency Backup Systems

Tan Delta sensors are used by water utilities, electricity distributors, and backup power operators. They help prevent failure in remote assets, extend oil life in critical systems, and reduce reactive maintenance costs.

Reliable Oil Monitoring for Utility Equipment

Tan Delta’s real-time oil monitoring system is designed for critical utility equipment. It integrates with remote and distributed systems, providing maintenance teams with actionable data to reduce failures, lower costs, and maintain uptime.

Oil Sensors

Real-time oil condition analysis for fixed installations in standard and hazardous environments.

Kits

Pre-configured kits with sensors, displays, and cabling — engineered for quick install into engines, gearboxes, hydraulics, and rotating equipment.

Accessories and System Interfaces

Displays, gateways, and manifolds for integration, readout, and remote monitoring in any environment.

Tan Delta enabled us to prevent a catastrophic failure which would have cost us hundreds of thousands of dollars.

The data we are getting is incredible. We can push our gear much harder with complete confidence.

Detecting degradation early has allowed us to prevent damage, and ensure equipment is always good to go.

Optimising our mobile plant maintenance across site allowed us to minimise downtime and increase productivity.

We have grown to trust Tan Delta’s solutions to tell us what’s really happening inside our equipment.

We were initially skeptical about whether we’d realise the cost savings, but not anymore.

Frequently Asked Questions

It provides real-time visibility into oil degradation, contamination, and wear, helping detect faults early and extend equipment service life.

The system is compatible with generators, pumps, transformers, switchgear, hydraulics, and rotating equipment using lubricating oils.

The system can detect thermal degradation, soot and fuel dilution, water ingress, and early-stage mechanical wear—well before failure occurs.

Yes. Oil condition data can be accessed via SCADA, PLCs, dashboards, or cloud platforms depending on your site setup.

TDN (Tan Delta Number) is a single real-time value that represents overall oil condition. It is calculated from the sensor’s raw data and allows users to track oil health and rate of change over time. TDN enables data-driven decisions on when to service or replace oil.

Data can be displayed in-cab, sent to mobile devices, or viewed remotely via Tan Delta’s online platform, depending on your integration setup.

Data is available through on-site controllers or remotely via cloud dashboards, SCADA systems, or integrated control panels.

Useful Resources

Tan Delta Brochure

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FSH™ Technology

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Case Studies

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Talk to a Condition Monitoring Specialist

We’ll help you identify key equipment, plan integration, and support deployment across power or water systems.

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