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Transformer Related Information
Management System (TRIMS) |
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The primary purpose of TRIMS is to provide
an asset management tool that supports the business process of electrical
utilities in performing the complete life cycle management of distribution
transformers. TRIMS is a reliable, cost-effective management tool for transformer
accountability.
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Transformers are special pieces of electrical
equipment which transfer alternating-current energy by electromagnetic
induction from one winding to another winding at the same frequency, but
usually with different voltage and current values. These pieces of
equipment are essential to the distribution of electrical power and are
an ever-expanding inventory item for a utility company. New transformers
have to be purchased, fielded, and maintained, thus creating long-term
management issues for utilities.
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There are hundreds of transformer manufacturers
within the United States making dry, oil-filled, pad-mounted and pole-mounted
transformers for the electric power industry. As these transformers
enter the utility company’s inventory, they have to be tracked for positive
identification, location, service and repair records, performance history,
and final disposition, since hazardous materials are involved. T he quantity
of transformer transactions that take place in a utility company each year
represents an ever-expanding process with constant turnover that demands
close monitoring.
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Currently, utility companies use cumbersome
manpower-intensive procedures to process and manage information on transformers.
These processes were instituted long ago before the age of computers and
are accompanied by large amounts of paper to record and track transformer-related
data. The information stream begins when the transformer is ordered
from the manufacturer and concludes when the transformer is disposed of
as waste material. This manual process is time-consuming, prone to
errors, and accompanied by massive paper files, which are hard to manage
and store. In addition to the normal or routine inventory tracking
requirements, these manual systems have had to be adjusted to meet the
demands of new government regulations and reporting criteria placed upon
electric power utilities.
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Buy TRIMS?
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- The data capturing
capability of TRIMS, coupled into the database, reduces the time to process
year-end inventory.
- Tagging and tracking
of transformer information assists in the decision for routing of inventory
to be resold, oil to be disposed, and metal to be recycled.
- TRIMS adds value for
the transformer resale with a complete maintenance history, by serial number,
of all repairs and all testing.
- TRIMS prepares bid
lists for lot buys, saving labor, time, and maximizing the items for sale.
- TRIMS is able to track
and consolidate different types of transformers to direct the recycled
material to the highest bidder.
- The increased accuracy
of TRIMS promotes complete audit trails for all transformers, thus preventing
EPA or DOT imposed fines.
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