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Pantograph Isolator Hot Spot Elimination
Pantograph Isolator Hot Spot Elimination
spot elimination
QC TEAM VIDYUT VAHINI
SURESH
Leader
JEGATHESWARAN
Dy. leader
IDENTIFICATION
OF PROBLEM
1.IDENTIFICATION OF PROBLEMS
SELECTION
OF
PROBLEM
STEP 2: SELECTION OF PROBLEMS
For this selection only A type of the problem only considered to solve at earliest
STEP 2: SELECTION OF PROBLEMS
SL. No. PROJECT SURESH JAGATHESWARAN MANOJ N MAJI MANORAMJAN TOTAL
11 Switching parameter. 9 6 7 6 9 37
S.NO Project 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
6 DEVELOPMENT OF SOLUTION
8 TRIAL IMPLEMENTATION
9 REGULAR IMPLEMENTATION
STEP:3
DEFININING
THE
PROBLEM
DEFINE THE PROBLEM
Hot spot
observed in
L plate
between
isolator gear
box and
flexible
jumper.
DEFINE THE PROBLEM
ANALYSIS
OF THE
PROBLEM
4W -1H ANALYSIS
IDENTIFICATION
OF CAUSE
Ageing Poor quality
Poor Planning
Machine
Unavailability
Man
Poor awareness & communication
Worn out of Nuts &
Poor skill Insufficient support to Bus bar Quality checklistbolts
absent
No specific flatness
Poor workmanship
measurement system
Wrong tightening equipment
Worn out of m/c parts
Incompetent person
assigned to JOB High dust
New joinee/Job Dust ingression in Due to Environment condition
bushing Wrong installation during Project
misalignment of clamps
Improper surface contact
HOTSPOT IN
No Quality cross check/Validation of incoming material JOINTS
Wrong installation
Poor nut/bolt material
No standard guideline/manual on
Hot-spot
Material degradation due to improper Poor clamp material System constrained
Handling/storage to follow right
procedure
Wrong material selection Wrong tightening equipment
Wrong Conductor
material Poor flat surface of clamp Unavailability of tool
Design issue
No proper standard available
Material Method No proper awareness
wo
IDENTIFICATION OF CAUSE
FIND OUT
THE ROOT
CAUSE
WHY-WHY ANALYSIS for pantograph isolator Fixed Clamp
DATA
ANALYSIS ON
ROOT CAUSE
Data Analysis :
Equipment Date Temperature
BAY-4, PENTO ISOLATOR 89 B (B ) 09.01.2017 102.7
BAY-11,PENTO ISOLATOR 89 B ( Y) 09.01.2017 98.8
BAY-11,PENTO ISOLATOR 89 B ( B ) 09.01.2017 163.8
BAY-13,PENTO ISOLATOR 89 B ( R ) 09.01.2017 143.8
BAY-11,PENTO ISOLATOR 89 B ( Y) 12.01.2017 124 Temperature
BAY-11,PENTO ISOLATOR 89 B ( B ) 12.01.2017 174.5 recorded as per
BAY-13,PENTO ISOLATOR 89 B ( B ) 12.01.2017 166.1 CBM report
BAY-11,PENTO ISOLATOR 89 B ( B ) 01.02.2017 104
BAY-4, PENTO ISOLATOR 89 B (R ) 20.02.2017 107.7
BAY-13, PENTO ISOLATOR 89-B PHASE-B 30.05.2017 143.8
BAY-1, PENTO ISOLATOR 89B, B phase 30.05.2017 94.7
BAY-1, PENTO ISOLATOR 89B, R Phase 16.07.2017 100.4
BAY-4, PANTOGRAPH ISOLATOR-2, B Phase 02.08.2017 103.7
BAY-4, PENTO ISOLATOR 89A, B phase 16.09.2017 99.7
BAY-11,PANTO ISOLATOR-2,PHASE-B 07.10.2017 105.4
ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS for pantograph isolator Fixed Clamp
Pantograph
Gear Box
L-Plate
DEVELOPMENT
OF SOLUTION
PROBABLE SOLUTIONS for pantograph isolator Fixed Clamp
1 Remove connecting pad & weld dropper & fixed Welding joint may fail while rejected
contact isolator operation
2 New set of pantograph isolator from other vendor High cost rejected
1 Civil work to be done again for adjustment of level Not possible in operational rejected
switchyard
FORESEING
THE PROBABLE
RESISTANCE
FORESEING THE PROBABLE RESISTANCES
S. No Probable Resistances
TRIAL
IMPLEMENTATION
RESPONSIBLE MATRIX
5 Training Jagadiswaran
STEP:11
REGULAR
IMPLEMENTATION
IMPLEMENTATION for Fixed Clamp
After installation of modified fixed clamps Hotspots are eliminated & the system is
running smoothly
IMPLEMENTATION for L-Clamp
Hot spot
point
BEFORE AFTER
After reversing of L-clamp to 180 deg. Hotspots are eliminated & the system is
running smoothly
BENEFITS
OPERATION
• 400 KV Bay shutdowns deuced
FOLLOW
UP &
REVIEW
CONTROL MEASURES