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Distribution Transformer Monitoring: Load and Temperature with Alerts

Approx. component budget: Rs. 6,000 - 11,000

Objective

Monitor transformer loading and temperature, estimate remaining safe loading and send alerts before overload.

What you will build

A small transformer (test unit) with load and temperature sensing, oil/winding temperature probes, a microcontroller with a simple thermal model, GSM or Wi-Fi alerts and a dashboard.

Results you can expect

• Load vs temperature curve
• Estimated hot-spot temperature
• Alert thresholds tested
• Load profile over several days

What you will learn

Transformer thermal behaviour, condition monitoring and IoT alerting, used by power utilities.

Tools and notes

ESP32, thermistors or DS18B20, CT sensors, Excel. Connects to mains, so use an enclosed, isolated test set-up and supervision.

Resume points from this project

• Built and tested Distribution Transformer Monitoring: Load and Temperature with Alerts; objective: monitor transformer loading and temperature, estimate remaining safe loading and send alerts before overload.
• Measured and analysed load vs temperature curve and estimated hot-spot temperature; wrote the report and presented the results in a viva. Add your own numbers: [x].

Replace [x] with your own measured results. Write only what you really did.

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