Transformer condition review, packaged for human decision
This specimen shows the evidence pack GridAPM produces — source-linked evidence, agent rationale, engineer review, and a clear next action — laid out page by page, exactly as a reviewer reads it.
This is a synthetic specimen. Every value on this page is fabricated to demonstrate report structure and review flow — not a measurement from a real asset, and not diagnostic advice.
TX-47 is a 230/69 kV, 60 MVA transmission supply transformer commissioned in 1998. Its health index reads 82/100 — in the Good band — but two drivers pull it down: an active dissolved-gas trend and a warm B-phase connection. The agent drafts targeted follow-up instead of routine deferral.
Health index with score driversSynthetic specimen data — illustrative values, not measurements from a customer fleet.
82 / 100
Good
Poor 0–40 Fair 40–70 Good 70–100
Score drivers
DGA
−8
Thermal
−6
Bushings
−3
OLTC
−1
Health index
82
AI draft — awaiting engineer review
EP-TX47-2026-07 02 / 06
Dissolved gas analysis
Hydrogen crossed its 80 ppm watch level after the gassing event and now reads 148 ppm; methane and ethylene climb in step while acetylene stays low at 11 ppm. The ratios plot in Duval zone T2 — a thermal fault between 300 °C and 700 °C — consistent with a localized hot-metal source rather than arcing.
Dissolved gas trend — 13 monthly samplesSynthetic specimen data — illustrative values, not measurements from a customer fleet.
H2
CH4
C2H4
C2H2
160 ppm12080400
H2 watch level Gassing event
H2 CH4 C2H4 C2H2
AprJunAugOctDecFebApr
H2 (latest)
148 ppm At risk
C2H2 (latest)
11 ppm Watch
Duval triangle 1 — sample positionSynthetic specimen data — illustrative values, not measurements from a customer fleet.
PD
Partial discharges
T1
Thermal fault below 300 °C
T2
Thermal fault 300–700 °C
T3
Thermal fault above 700 °C
DT
Mixed thermal and electrical fault
D2
High-energy discharges
D1
Low-energy discharges
CH4
62 %
C2H4
35 %
C2H2
3 %
Indicated zone
T2 Watch
AI draft — awaiting engineer review
EP-TX47-2026-07 03 / 06
Partial discharge
PRPD shows clusters on both sine flanks with a 460 pC peak concentrated between 30° and 110° — a pattern the agent flags as a possible bushing-PD counter-hypothesis to the thermal story. The pack keeps both hypotheses open and routes a PD-monitor action into the work package.
Phase-resolved PD patternSynthetic specimen data — illustrative values, not measurements from a customer fleet.
AC reference
Amplitude (pC)
5000−500
0°90°180°270°360°
Peak amplitude
460 pC Watch
Phase concentration
30°–110°
AI draft — awaiting engineer review
EP-TX47-2026-07 04 / 06
Frequency response (SFRA)
The measured sweep tracks the 2019 baseline below 2 kHz (correlation 0.99) but deviates in the 10–200 kHz band, where correlation drops to 0.87. The reviewer schedules a bushing-configuration check before the next outage rather than an immediate winding-movement call.
SFRA — baseline vs measuredSynthetic specimen data — illustrative values, not measurements from a customer fleet.
Baseline (2019)
Measured
0 dB-20-40-60
Deviation 10–200 kHz
20 Hz200 Hz2 kHz20 kHz200 kHz2 MHz
Correlation 10–200 kHz
0.87 Watch
Correlation < 2 kHz
0.99 Normal
AI draft — awaiting engineer review
EP-TX47-2026-07 05 / 06
Thermal & loading
The infrared scan places the hot-spot at 98 °C near the winding top at 0.82 pu load, with top-oil at 71 °C. The rise stays inside the design envelope, but the B-phase LV connection reads warm — the work package books a thermographic follow-up and a re-torque at the next planned outage.
Winding thermal profileSynthetic specimen data — illustrative values, not measurements from a customer fleet.
Hot-spot 98 °C
Winding bottomWinding top
Hot-spot
98 °C Watch
Top-oil
71 °C Normal
AI draft — awaiting engineer review
EP-TX47-2026-07 06 / 06
Engineer decision & work package
The reviewing engineer accepted the thermal hypothesis, added the bushing-PD counter-hypothesis to the monitoring plan, and approved the draft with edits. The decision, the edits, and the released work package are all on the record below.
M. Okafor, P.E.Senior substation engineer
Audit log
Draft v2 created by agent/dga-v2.3 — confidence 0.78
Draft opened for review by m.okafor
Rationale edited — bushing-PD counter-hypothesis added to the monitoring plan
Approved Approved — work package WP-2026-0141 released as CMMS draft
WP-2026-0141TX-47 thermal follow-up
Re-sample oil in 30 days
Keep the PD monitor trending on the HV-B bushing
Thermographic follow-up on the B-phase LV connection