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	Transformer, Breaker, and Relay Maintenance For basic substation maintenance, carry a current clamp 337 and a multimeter 28II rated for the job and then check your phases with a digital phase rotation meter. Use thermal imagers to quickly evaluate equipment health, during both troubleshooting and routine maintenance. Substations and switchgear » Monitoring transformers » Line transformer inspection » Inspecting electrical vaults » Five things to consider about clamps » Best practices for checking phase rotation »
	Energy, Power Quality and Load Studies Now that customers are aware of energy costs, your expertise is worth more than ever. Documenting customer power is a business opportunity: profile their energy use, study their loads, investigate power quality disputes, or help troubleshoot. Number one troubleshooting tool » 30 day energy and load studies » Power recording » Easy single-phase leave-behind »
	Electrical Safety Not only are all Fluke electrical test tools tested to safety-standards, but some are designed specifically to improve the safety of your work conditions during substation maintenance and other applications. Install IR Windows to protect against arc flash » Watch an IR Windows video: Prevent downtime and failures » Utilities switch to safety-rated electrical testers » Are your test tools rated for the equipment you test? » More electrical measurement safety materials from Fluke »
	Grounding Experts estimate that poor grounding is behind 70 % of power quality problems – but no one thinks to check it when they troubleshoot. Other people simply don’t know that earth ground tools have gotten significantly easier to use. And then there are those grounding safety PR nightmares. Make ground tests part of your substation maintenance. Earth ground principles, testing methods and applications » Checking ground electrode impedance » Can poor grounding cause a network failure? » Your customers are checking their grounds, you should be too »
	Cabling Integrity Maintain reliability by regular regularly inspecting the integrity of windings in transformers, breakers and cables, and testing insulation resistance between conductors at installation. Substation maintenance and beyond. PG&E Case study »
	Meter Set and Reconnect As long as it’s a requirement to test meter wiring and backfeed, at least there’s a meter that makes it easy. Revenue meter socket checks » Verifying utility meters »
	Power Generation Plant Maintenance In any power generation plant, uptime and optimization are key. Here are examples and how-to to help you do what you do, better. Better ways to troubleshoot control loops » Industrial network optimization » Coal plant maintenance case study » Natural gas facility maintenance case study »
	Lab Calibration Dynamic power sourcing and electrical calibration has improved by leaps and bounds. PG&E watt-hour lab calibration » Calibrating energy meters with the 6100A » Learn about the dynamic power sourcing capabilities of the 6105 » Fluke enters the Smart Grid arena with plans to build a PMU calibrator »
	Motor/Drive Maintenance Are you maintaining the motors at your substation as efficiently as you could be? New tools like thermal imagers and handheld vibration testers make it possible to evaluate motor health on the spot. Measuring inrush » Insulation and thermal inspection points » Optimizing VFD performance » Troubleshooting interference »