Development, Testing and Calibration of a Low-Cost Sensor for Monitoring of Dissolved Hydrogen Gas in Transformer Oil

可再生能源继续作为增长最快的能源市场脱颖而出。太阳能电池板和风力涡轮机不会产生温室气体或其他排放，随着技术的成熟，设备成本继续下降。增加风能和太阳能的普及率需要安装大量的变压器，这是将低压可再生电力提升到配电网所需的高电压水平所必需的。在充满油的变压器中，油的热分解会产生大量可燃气体，包括甲烷、乙烯、乙炔和氢气。这一过程可能会导致一些不良和潜在危险的情况，并最终导致爆炸。因此，对变压器油中溶解气体进行定量化和暂态分析是保证变压器正常运行和安全运行的必要条件。Iris Power LP很高兴能与滑铁卢大学的David Simakov教授合作，开发、测试和校准一种低成本传感器，用于连续监测可再生能源应用中变压器油中的溶解氢。该合作研发计划的目标是完成溶解氢传感器的开发，该传感器将在项目完成后由公司进行商业化。

Renewables continue to stand out as the fastest growing energy market. Solar panels and wind turbines do not produce greenhouse gases or other emissions and, as technology matures, equipment costs continue to drop. Increasing penetration of wind and solar power requires installation of large numbers of transformers, which are necessary to step up the low voltage renewable electricity to high voltage levels required by the distribution grid. In oil-filled transformers, thermal decomposition of the oil can lead to the generation of a number of combustible gases including methane, ethylene, acetylene and hydrogen. This process can lead to a number of undesirable and potentially dangerous conditions and, ultimately, explosion. Therefore, quantification and transient analysis of dissolved gases in transformer oil is necessary for proper transformer operation and safety. Iris Power LP is excited to collaborate with Prof. David Simakov, University of Waterloo, in order to develop, test and calibrate a low-cost sensor for continuous monitoring of dissolved hydrogen in transformer oil for renewable energy applications. The aim of this Collaborative Research & Development Program is to complete the development of the dissolved hydrogen sensor, which will be commercialized by the company upon the program completion.