HI TECH TRANSFORMER

MAINTENANCE (PTY) LTD

COMPANY PROFILE AND OVERVIEW
19 March 2012
COMPANY BACKGROUND
The company was founded in 1996. Ownership changed in
2005.
Mainly provided site transformer maintenance service to Rotek
Engineering on a sub-contract basis.
Consisted of two fully equipped maintenance teams with
rigging gear and one 10 ton truck.
Premises was leased from Rotek Engineering. Moved into own
premises in 2008.
The company is now 100% black owned and major emphasis is
placed on black youth employment, development and training.
The company enjoys a combined experience of 200 plus years
on transformers within senior management.
COMPANY BACKGROUND
Hi Tech is a member of AMEU, SAIPPA and PIESA.
We have a CIDB rating of 6 EP.
We are a BBBEE AA Level 3 contributor.
The company is currently in the process of SANS ISO 9001,
14001 and OHSA 18001 accreditation as part of our vision to
become the leading African Maintenance and repairs
Engineering Company, operating in an environmentally
responsible manner to the benefit of all our stakeholders.
SERVICES PROVIDED

Condition monitoring (Assessments, on-line in service).
Oil sampling, analysis and interpretation.
Full range of electrical testing and interpretation.
Site transformer and tap changer maintenance and repairs.
Comprehensive insulating oil handling (Purification, regeneration,
vacuum drawing and oil filling etc.).
Moisture management in transformer insulation.
Transformer assembly, dismantling, moving and transportation.
Crane and mobile crane truck rental.
Installation, oil handling and commissioning of transformers.
Switchgear installation and commissioning.
Sergi Fire Protection System installation and commissioning.



CONDITION MONITORING
Visual assessments to determine condition of equipment.
Oil sampling, analysis and interpretation based on oil sample
history and trends.
Supply, installation and servicing of Serveron DGA analysers
(Distributorship agreement).
Electrical testing to establish base line or trends.
Determine whether critical modifications have been carried out.
Recommendations made with regards to risks and remedial
actions that need to be performed to reduce any risks.


OIL SAMPLING, ANALYSIS AND
INTERPRETATION
Oil sampling performed by Eskom accredited oil samplers to
ensure correct techniques, equipment and containers
(Prevents contamination or poor results due to bad
sampling).
Analysis performed at Eskom oil laboratory (SANAS ISO
17025 accredited).
Data and history stored in LIMS (Access to LIMS for
database interrogation).
Interpretation performed and recommendations made on
remedial action to prevent or reduce risks.
OIL SAMPLING, ANALYSIS AND
INTERPRETATION
ELECTRICAL TESTING
Doble SFRA Swept Frequency Response Analysis (Winding and core deviation).
Doble Tan-Delta (Bushings and Transformers).
Spy Tech Mk II Ratio meter HV/LV and Tertiary ratios.
Three phase variac with poly meter Excitation and Impedance %.
RMO60 T 60A Winding Resistance
Omnicron CT Analyzer - Ratio/Mag Curves/ Class/Excitation/Knee Point etc.
FDS PAX IDAX(Replaces RVM) Moisture content oil to paper insulation and
barrier boards.
Fluke 1550B Megger Insulation Resistance test on windings and core as well as
other insulation resistance functions.
Functional tests of protective devices Bucholtz, PRVs, Gas relays and other Aux.
devices.
ELECTRICAL TESTING
SITE TRANSFORMER AND TAP CHANGER MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, RIGGING,
ASSEMBLY AND INSTALLATION
Full site transformer and tap changer maintenance service and repair
functions (5 x Site Transformer Teams in JHB, 1 x Team and office in Cape
Town and 1 x Team and office in KZN).
Transport, rigging, assembly, commissioning, and dismantling of
transformers up to 910 MVA.
Full vacuum and oil handling capabilities to highest standards (Five
Mobile oil and vacuum teams One more team will be up and running in
Cape Town by May 2012).
High pressure cleaning and spray painting of transformers.
Transformer fault investigation services.
Bushing replacements.
Full site transformer refurbishment service.
Oil leak repairs and re-gasket activities on site.
SITE TRANSFORMER AND TAP CHANGER
MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT
1 x Workshop in Rosherville.
1 x 25 Ton mobile crane.
3 x 18 Ton Trucks with truck mounted cranes.
1 x 8 Ton Flat bed truck.
2 x Munters 1100 dry air machines for intrusive work.
3 x Complete rigging sets (Rails, jacks, sleepers, stools, packers etc.).
5 x Fully equipped mobile workshops (Tools, slings, pressure washers, compressors, oil spill kits, special tools etc.)
1 x Dry air compressor to pressurise transformers.
1 x Workshop with fully equipped transformer team in Cape Town.
1 x Workshop with fully equipped transformer team in Natal.
29 x ISO tanks for oil handling and processing.
6 x Rubber oil bags for oil handling and processing.
3 x Mobile oil storage tanks for site maintenance.
Dew point testers, oxygen meters, humidity meters, dry air handling equipment, impact recorders etc.
Immediate access to mobile cranes up to 500 tons


SITE TRANSFORMER AND TAP CHANGER
MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT
INSULATING OIL PURIFICATION
2 x 2300 m vacuum pumps
3 x 1400 m vacuum pumps
5 x Heat and vacuum mobile oil plants with 7500 liters per
hour capacity
5 x Full teams fully equipped for vacuum process, oil
purification, oil filling etc.
All necessary oil tanks, bags etc. to ensure full oil quality
according to Specification
Temporary bund wall construction material
Oil spill equipment and contract with oil spill company
INSULATING OIL PURIFICATION
INSULATING OIL REGENERATION
Regenerate insulating oil to conform to Eskom Specification
ESP 32-406 with regards to:
Viscosity, Flash point, Water content, Acidity, Dielectric strength,
Density, Corrosive sulphur ( IEC method), Oxidation Stability/RBOT,
Dissipation factor, 2-Furfural content/Total furans, Particle Count
Certified glass bottle(Particle count test), Colour, Appearance, Sludge,
Silicon, PCB, Inter Facial Tension (IFT), Anti oxidant additives(FTIR).
Oil supplied in drums or in bulk (Drums and tankers conform to
specification cleanliness, certification, batch traceability etc.)
Note: The tests used to be referred to as SANS 555 (14 tests).
However, due to the changes in oil, more tests have been included.


INSULATING OIL REGENERATION
MOISTURE MANAGEMENT IN TRANSFORMER
INSULATION
Own majority stake in Expiotech company (Specialists in
moisture management).
Evaluation of moisture in transformer oil and paper insulation
through installation of sensors and monitoring.
Calculate amount of moisture that can be removed safely
without putting the transformer at risk.
Remove moisture continuously with transformer in service using
the operating temperature of the transformer.
Stop moisture removal when the calculated safe value has been
obtained (no over drying).

MOISTURE MANAGEMENT
www.expiotech.co.za
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
Testing 4%
Conditioning
Monitoring
33%
Site
Transformer
61%
Cape Town 2%
Other 7%
Rotek 7%
Powertech 9%
Namane
Electrical 10%
Eskom
Northern
Region 25%
Siemens 31%
Eskom Distr.
7%
Assmang 4%
Nett Turnover in 2006 = R 6 million
Nett turnover in 2012 = R 53 million
GROWTH ASSET VALUE
2005 R 323 k
2012 R 9,6 million
WHY HI TECH?
Our experience in the transformer industry (More than 200 years).
Best riggers and Project Managers in South Africa in the transformer industry.
We install transformers and provide services to all Eskoms suppliers and Eskom (SIEMENS, SMIT,
WEG, Powertech, Actom, AE Power Sumitomo, Daewoo Hyundai)
We know all the requirements of Eskom (Health and safety, environment, specifications,
procedures, etc.).
We know the oil business very well and can save our clients money in the way we manage these
activities (In line with Eskom requirements).
We can offer turnkey service which also includes project management.
We are well known in the Eskom environment.
We provide services to the whole electrical industry in South Africa (Municipalities, Mines, Steel
industry and others).
Our equipment is the best in terms of Eskom requirements (Vacuum plants, oil plants, ISO tanks,
test equipment, dry air generators, rigging equipment etc.)
We consult to Eskom on certain technical problems due to our involvement in writing of
specifications etc.
We add value, not margins!