H2scan, a leader in hydrogen sensor technology, has officially announced a significant expansion to its GRIDSCAN® sensor product line, bringing into market iterations like the GRIDSCAN 5010, 5015, and 5000 HP.
According to certain reports, these new products arrive on the scene bearing an ability to provide greater capabilities for utilities and industrial customers who are, at the moment, steadfastly focused on improving performance, reliability and protection of their transformer fleets.
More on that would reveal how this updated assortment of solutions will preach breakthrough advancements in accuracy, measurement range, availability and environmental resilience to better manage assets across demanding environments, ranging from underground vaults to offshore platforms.
Talk about the H2Scan’s newly-curated products on a slightly deeper level, we begin from GRIDSCAN 5010 which, at launch, will be decked up with an innovative sensor design to provide perpetual auto-calibration. The idea here is to capture sudden and very brief hydrogen excursions serving demanding applications, while simultaneously maintaining a high level of accuracy.
Available both in-gas and in-oil versions, the stated solution treads up a long distance to ensure that utilities never miss critical early warning signs of transformer deterioration.
Next up, we have GRIDSCAN 5015. This one is specifically designed for transformers that experience substantial gassing, such as those in renewable energy facilities with high harmonics loading. Alongside this, we have an impressive measurement range of 250 PPM to 40,000 PPM in nitrogen gas blankets, something which enables the solution in terms of expanding its high-performance monitoring capabilities to transformers with significantly higher hydrogen concentrations.
Another detail worth a mention here is rooted in the introduction of GRIDSCAN 5000 HP, a solution geared towards delivering twice the accuracy of the standard GRIDSCAN 5000 for more sensitive applications. Available as both in-gas and in-oil versions, the concerned technology can, markedly enough, detect potential transformer issues before they escalate into costly failures.
Not just that, like the original GRIDSCAN 5000, this new iteration is understood to feature IP68 ingress protection and high EMI/RFI rating. Furthermore, it doesn’t mandate any calibration or maintenance for 10+ years, and to make the proposition even more attractive, the technology packs together Modbus, or Modbus RTU communication options with optional 4-20mA outputs.
As for some of the holistic benefits that we can expect from GRIDSCAN lineup, they include, for instance, the promise to provide cost-effective implementation. This it does by making monitoring capabilities available at fraction of the cost associated with alternative data collection methods.
Almost like an extension of that, there is the potential for superior monitoring. We get to say so because the technology can effectively deliver 24/7 continuous transformer monitoring with auto-calibration capabilities that, on their part, eliminate monitoring downtime and maintenance costs.
H2Scan’s latest brainchild also brings to the fore hydrogen-specific measurements in the context of oil and gas. As a result, the lineup should be able to provide precise key gas (hydrogen) sensing without sensitivity to other gases.
Joining that would be the prospect of enhanced accuracy, something which is evident across a wide-ranging hydrogen concentrations’ measurement.
The lineup also conceives a significantly simpler installation mechanism. This it ensures using straightforward retrofitting of legacy equipment without infrastructure changes, while simultaneously fitting onto new transformers.
Among other things, we have a robust design, as well as a maintenance-free operation.
“Our customers need transformer monitoring that works for all their applications,” said David Meyers, CEO of H2scan. “The expanded GRIDSCAN lineup delivers this versatility—from detecting trace hydrogen amounts for early intervention, to accurately measuring elevated concentrations in transformers under high electrical stress. The field-proven technology of the GRIDSCAN 5000, combined with a newly expanded portfolio, helps maintenance teams implement timely remedies, improving safety and reducing costly downtime.”
