Figure 4 : How data can be used in CI research studies .
The asset management strategy of power transformers has been considered as one of the most essential power system equipment asset management processes because of the substantial investments in power transformers and the effect they have on the operational reliability of power transmission systems . Generally , transformers ’ asset management can be classified into the following three main activities : ( 1 ) Condition monitoring techniques , ( 2 ) Performing maintenance plans , and ( 3 ) Ageing , health , and end-of-life assessments .
Another significant application of asset management strategy of power transformer is reducing the influence of carbonisation from the current power energy system [ 4 ].
Under such circumstances , a single IT platform , linked to a data acquisition system comprising the necessary hardware such as sensors and communication peripherals for transmitting and receiving signals is required to facilitate the integration of data coming from different sources . Further data processing steps are conducted using a suite of signal processing algorithms to analyse , transform and extract useful information
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