Having critical parts on hand can significantly reduce the down-time associated with transformer maintenance and failure.
Some of these parts can be purchased quickly “off-the-shelf” from the manufacturer. Other parts can take months to obtain.
ABB has access to the original design documents for the impressive number of transformers installed worldwide, which belong to the ABB family: ABB, ASEA, Ansaldo, Breda, BBC, CGE, Elektrisk Bureau, Elta, IEL, ITE Indelve, Italtrafo, Lepper, MFO, GE, Gould, Marelli, Moloney, National Industri, Ocren, OEL, OTE, Richard Pfeiffer, Sécheron, Strömberg, TIBB, Thrige, Westinghouse and others. This makes it possible to trace part numbers and obtain original parts for replacement within a record time.
ABB can also provide in addition engineering support to find equivalent parts or to redesign parts to replace the ones that are no longer available.
ABB proposes the following spare parts solutions :
- Assessment of a transformer or transformer bank to determine what critical spare parts should be kept at hand for emergencies
- Recommendation of parts to order in advance for a planned maintenance
- Asset inventory
- Stock management
- Recommendations on storage methods