Abstract: A method for using adaptive alarm thresholds for rate of change in dissolved gas concentrations for power transformer fault detection may include receiving first dissolved gas data of a power transformer; determining a first rate of change (ROC) of a first gas concentration of the first dissolved gas data; generating, based on the first ROC, a first adaptive alarm threshold for ROC with which to detect a fault in the power transformer; receiving second dissolved gas data of the power transformer; determining a second ROC of a second gas concentration of the second dissolved gas data; comparing the second gas concentration to a static gas concentration threshold; comparing, based on the comparison of the second gas concentration to the static gas concentration threshold, the second ROC to the first adaptive alarm threshold for ROC; detecting the fault based the comparisons; and generating an alert indicative of the fault.

Abstract: A method for using forecasting power transformer faults may include receiving dissolved gas data of power transformers; receiving features of the power transformers; generating, based on the features and the dissolved gas data, clusters of transformers, wherein each respective cluster of the clusters comprises transformers exhibiting similarities to each other; selecting, for each respective cluster and respective gas of the first dissolved gas data, from among machine learning models trained to minimize a difference between a forecast gas concentration and an actual gas concentration, a machine learning model; generating, using a selected machine learning model, a forecasted concentration of the respective gas of the respective cluster; estimating, using forecasted gas concentration, a ROC of the respective gas of the respective cluster; predicting, based on a comparison of the ROC to an ROC alarm threshold, a future fault of a transformer; and generating an alert indicating the transformer maintenance is re

Abstract: A discharge device for a refrigeration compressor is provided. The device can include a discharge tube connected with the discharge of the refrigeration compressor. A bellows surrounds a perforated portion of the discharge tube. The length of the discharge tube can be minimized to decrease pressure loss. The discharge can be insulated to prevent the distribution of heat to the compressor and/or to allow for the recovery of heat energy later in the refrigeration cycle.

Abstract: Suction and discharge mechanisms for the compressor of a refrigeration cycle are provided. Two discharge ports for the removal of refrigerant from a compressor are described. Additionally, the present invention can provide a suction valve having an aperture for the flow of refrigerant around and through the suction valve when it is in an open position. As such, the present invention can provide a refrigerant compressor having an improved coefficient of discharge and increased efficiency.