Implementing Continuous Improvement in the High Voltage Testing Industry

1. Implementing Continuous Improvement in the
High Voltage Test Industry

2. How do you feel
when you turn on
the light switch and
nothing happens?

3. Right now is your
freezer running at
home?

4. Welcome
* Peter May –
* Asset Integrity Specialist

5. Domestic
Industrial
Commercial
* Power Generation
* Power Transmission

6. Northern
Power
Station
* Port Augusta
* Playford A
(decommissioned)
* Playford B

7. “Asset
Integrity
Specialist”
* High Voltage Testing
throughout the grid

8. Olympic Dam
* Increased Demand
on the grid

9. Delivery of Power
* From Generating Plant
to End User
* Transmission – Electranet
* Distribution – ETSA

10. Main Contracts -
 Electranet
 AGL
 International Power
 ETSA
 SA Water

11. Specialties -
* Transformers
* Instrument Transformers
* Circuit Breakers
* Capacitor Banks
* Reactors

12. Reactor
* Davenport Substation
Port Augusta

13. Holistic Service
 Mobilise to the site
 Switch out the equipment [Isolation]
 Disconnect the equipment
 Test the equipment
 Analyse the results
 Reconnect the equipment
 Switch the equipment back on [Restoration]
 De-mobilise from the site

14. Doble M4100
* 10000 volts

15. High Voltage Testing
 Test set – Hardware / Software
 Connections
 Equipment
 Analysis & Interpretation
 Final Report

16. World’s Best Practice!
 Substation Design Manuals
 Endorsed Company
 Continuous Improvements
 Standard Working Procedures

17. New Process!

18. Unit wired

19. Diagnostics
* On a daily basis

20. Summary
 Proactive (testing)
 Routine (testing)
 Prevents (outages)
 Provides (continuity)

21. Thank-you!