Cut oil consumption and maintenance costs by up to 50%
Our biogas engine monitoring system helps you to cut oil consumption and maintenance costs by up to 50%. Oil changes are a significant proportion of a biogas plant’s running costs. The unpredictable composition of the fuel is very hard on the lubricating oil, so plants are forced into aggressive maintenance schedules that ignore the actual equipment status and result in significant unnecessary maintenance and oil wastage. Tan Delta’s biogas engine monitoring solution uses advanced real time oil analysis to tell you the actual maintenance status of your equipment and thus when maintenance is really needed – instantly optimising maintenance programs whilst maintaining engine reliability and providing continuous insights.
Case Study Summary
Customer
A 150-hectare farm in Germany cultivating mixed crops and livestock, with 2 anaerobic digestors and 2 bio-gas fuelled engines selling green energy to the grid.
Problem
Usable oil is disposed of, and the plant sees excessive downtime due to the rigid time-based maintenance schedule. The plant needs to minimise maintenance costs whilst maintaining and even increasing reliability.
Solution
Each engine has been easily retrofitted with a Tan Delta SENSE-2 kit. SENSE-2 continually analyses and tracks actual oil condition, accurately informing the operator of equipment condition and when to undertake maintenance based on real equipment need – instead of arbitrary schedules.
Result
Previous time-based rotas had the engines being maintained every 400 hrs. Changing to a condition-based maintenance schedule using Tan Delta has enabled this to be increased to an average of 800 hrs, resulting in a 50% reduction in maintenance costs and oil consumption. The operator experiences fewer unexpected breakdowns as the Tan delta system will detect any equipment anomalies or contamination before damage, enabling preventative maintenance.
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