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Kelman PERCEPTION* Transformer Management Software

What is Perception?
A bespoke software platform, Perception has been specifically developed to address the changing needs of the modern day utility and power company. Perception allows the utility Engineer and Asset Manager to monitor the condition of critical transformer assets. With a fully integrated approach Perception takes transformer monitoring data and allows the user to make decisions based on reliable information. With a simple user interface, sophisticated diagnostic tools and flexible tree structure for viewing the network, Perception allows the user to manage individual transformers up to complete power systems.

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Asset Management

Specially designed for the Power Industry for managing transformer assets. Icons highlight transformer status.

Data Acquisition

Perceptions built in scheduling automatically downloads results, populating a centralised database allowing instant user access.

Data Display

Using the Asset Tree, the user can select a transformer and view the data in various formats to identify trends.

Alarm Management, Email & SMS Alerts

Emails and SMS alerts outline the current state of the transformer, indicating the nature of the event Alarm, Caution or a return to the OK state providing numerical details of the gas levels and historical measurements. Plot against load and other sensor readings.

When Caution and Alarm limits have been exceeded, Perception highlights these using a predefined colour coding system.

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Analysis/Diagnostics
Transformer diagnostics; using IEEE C57.104 and IEC 60599

Perception has the ability to plot gas readings and diagnose the current state of the transformer.

Visual analysis and monitoring of critical combustible gases over time.

Plotting the obtained data on industry standard Key Gas diagrams of known fault gas concentration percentages again provides the user with a powerful cross reference tool.

Using IEC and IEEE standards, Perception provides the tools to analyse and diagnose problems.

Network Topology

Computer Specifications
1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor 512 MB of system memory 20 GB hard drive with at least 15 GB of available space Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 - Service Pack 1

For use with GE Energy Kelman Products: TRANSFIX*, MULTITRANS*, TAPTRANS*, MINITRANS*, TRANSPORT X* with support for GE Energy Hydran* & Intellix MO150*. GE Energy Lissue Industrial Estate East Lissue Road Lisburn BT28 2RE United Kingdom +44 (0) 2892622915 www.kelman.co.uk || www.ge.com/energy
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