The Pure I/O ™ Smart Circuit Breaker Monitoring combined with OPEX 3000 ™ is designed to give the end user the ability to understand the problem and it's severity. With this information decisions can be managed with a better understanding of what action is required and when it should be taken. Pure I/O ™ Smart Circuit Breaker monitors the major components that make up the Circuit breaker. The hardware is designed to capture information on the major components and the support equipment, which can be called sub-system and its components. For example, on Circuit Breakers oil or gas, the Pure I/O ™ hardware will capture the trip or close event along with the breakers operating drive mechanism: air compressor, hydraulic pump or the charge spring, with this information Tri-Data Solutions develops the Circuit Breaker status or condition, such as contact duty life. This is the amount of material of the contact being eliminated during a trip event. The duty life is then accumulated until the value meets factory allowable limits. An e-mail notification will be generated and sent to the proper personnel.
One of the major maintenance concerns on an air operated drive is the air compressor. Pure I/O ™ calculates the condition of the compressor. The monitoring system looks at several major conditions on the compressor' such as the charging rate (how long does it take the charge the receiver tank). To do this, Pure I/O ™ takes ambient air temperature and calculates the charge rate based on gas density law, if the charge rate is taking longer than base line, the compressor event data results are transfer to OPEX 3000 ™, where a notification is generated that there is an problem with air compressor, belt slipping (worn), air filter dirty and/or internal ware. The second condition is if the air compressor is cycling frequently, OPEX 3000 ™ will generate a notification that there is an air leak. Pure I/O ™ will distinguish if the cycling time is due to fluid build up in the receiver tank. Which tells OPEX 3000 ™ to generate a notification stating that there is fluid build up in reservoir tank and needs to be drained. It also monitors the current on the compressor motor and will generate a notification if the current has met an unacceptable limit (amperage).
The OPEX 3000 system has embedded a handheld data collection application that allows the end user to develop its own routine for Circuit Breaker inspection. The application allows multiple types of handheld data collectors and does not force the user into dependency on one type of manufacturer. This innovative application which automates periodic inspections and diagnostic activities such as PdM type rounds: Air Compressor, Bushings, A,B,C Phase Tanks, Control Cabinet, and Overall equipment Inspection for Thermograph, acoustics, oil sampling, off-Line Testing etc. Using these low-cost electronic data loggers with bar coding capability allows field personnel to collect, store, and analyze the data that has been routinely collected. Once the data is collected in the field, it is uploaded to the central database for processing, analysis, and data warehousing. Using a standard Internet browser, site personnel can then gain access to equipment status, condition monitoring data, trends, alarms, exceptions, and reports for evaluating equipment condition. The benefits include: an increase in productivity, better utilization of data for decision making, easy access to information and trends, and automatic alarming (via email) for out-of-spec conditions. The OPEX 3000 system is designed to facilitate the integration of information collected regarding equipment health, and provides a cost-effective process for disseminating and sharing information within the organization to make operating and maintenance decisions.