H2scan

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4/21/20264 min read

H2scan is the industry’s gold standard for reliable, cost-effective hydrogen monitoring across transformers, industrial process and safety applications, and throughout the hydrogen economy. H2scan hydrogen sensors are engineered for maintenance-free, real-time monitoring, providing continuous and reliable data that enables AI analytics. The patented technology delivers continuous measurement in harsh and challenging environments, while eliminating the cycle-time delays and failures of traditional analyzers.


Leaders in Hydrogen Sensor Innovation

GRIDSCAN® 5000 Series Hydrogen Sensor

The H2scan GRIDSCAN® 5000 Hydrogen Sensor pairs H2scans proprietary integrated circuit with the company’s field-proven solid-state hydrogen sensor. This stand-alone sensor system has been designed to provide precision hydrogen measurement for turnkey solution for utilities and transformer and monitoring OEMs. No calibrations or maintenance is needed for up to 10 years, and the GRIDSCAN 5000 offers great value per dollar that is very disruptive in the market. H2scan is the only company in the industry that can state retail sales of over 15,000 sensor systems worldwide with no after sale calibrations performed since 2012.

The GRIDSCAN 5000 Hydrogen Sensor is the industry’s #1 solid-state hydrogen sensor technology in a robust yet compact package. Rated for a wide temperature range and marine exposure, the GRIDSCAN 5000 Hydrogen Sensor installs directly onto a transformer and can withstand the harshest industrial applications including:

  • Small Distribution Transformers

  • Vault Transformers

  • Wind Farm Transformers

  • Railroad/Traction Transformers

  • Offshore platforms

GRIDSCAN® 6000 Multi-Sense Monitor

Protect Transformers with All-In-One GRIDSCAN® 6000: Hydrogen, Moisture, Temperature and Pressure Measurement

H2scan’s GRIDSCAN® 6000 breaks new ground in transformer monitoring, being the first in the market that combines four critical measurements; hydrogen, the first fault gas, moisture, pressure and temperature. The GRIDSCAN 6000 delivers continuous, real-time data, alerting asset managers to abnormal transformer conditions that may lead to catastrophic events. It delivers more capability than competitive monitors but at half the price.

  • The only transformer monitor that combines hydrogen, moisture, pressure and temperature measurement

  • Market leading range of environmental operating conditions supported (hot/cold/salt water/submersible)

  • Ideal for a fleetwide IoT deployment strategy, but also supports conventional SCADA connectivity

  • Detects pressure drops associated with ballistic damage

GSAO-2 CONTROL HUB

Comprehensive Transformer Intelligence

The GSAO-2 provides local display functionality, supports external sensors such as load current and top oil temperature and also adds local alarming relay contacts. This helps operators correlate gassing with measurements that include load and transformer temperature.

Features

  • Combines display, communications, alarming and analog I/O for the widest range of applications

  • Out-of-the-box solution autodetects H2scan GRIDSCAN 5000 or GRIDSCAN 6000 sensors immediately with no configuration required

  • Low cost of ownership supports fleetwide coverage for transmission and distribution grids, increasing safety, smarter deployment of capital, reduction in SAIDI and all the consequences associated with equipment failure

  • Displays hydrogen gassing trends

  • Magnet mount for rapid and secure installation and eliminates the need for framing construction

SENTINEL ® PRO IOT MONITOR

Gain Grid Intelligence and Multi-Parameter Visibility with Sentinel® PRO.

H2scan’s Sentinel® PRO IoT Monitor delivers best-in-class grid intelligence for transformer monitoring and protection. As part of a comprehensive package with H2scan’s H2cloud™ platform, Sentinel PRO delivers state-of-the-art system visibility and data analytics toolkits to support a fleet-wide view of transformer health. It supports the modernization and protection of low-voltage distribution systems, including renewable energy platforms, long lines and large loads. Other distribution transformer monitoring platforms cannot diagnose gassing, a critical factor for preventing catastrophic failures. Sentinel PRO presents asset managers with a low-cost IoT-enabled hydrogen DGA (dissolved gas analysis) measurement for transformer protection.

This platform is proven at scale in nationwide deployments across distribution system operator fleets. Interfacing directly with GRIDSCAN® 5000 and 6000 series transformer monitors, Sentinel PRO combines granular power quality data like voltage, current and harmonic distortion with additional information like hydrogen, moisture and pressure. This data set allows utility asset managers to determine the root cause of an issue, take corrective actions and mitigate potential equipment and collateral damage.

  • Industry-leading and advanced power quality capabilities combining fault detection and transformer health data

  • Integrates online dissolved gas analysis, moisture, pressure, etc., into transformer health monitoring

  • Wide range of applications to identify power quality issues for renewable energy platforms, long lines or large loads

  • Centralized visibility across the entire network via cloud

H2CLOUD™ FLEET MONITORING PLATFORM

H2cloud™ Instant Real-time Access to Transformer Fleet Data

H2cloud™ is a powerful cloud-based platform providing centralized intelligence for monitoring and analyzing the health of transformer fleets. It seamlessly integrates data from H2scan’s Sentinel® line of wireless communicators, delivering cyber-secure real-time visibility into asset conditions across transformer fleets and delivering alerts of anomalies related to transformer health.

Through advanced analytics capabilities built on a cyber-secure foundation, H2cloud enables proactive management strategies by identifying developing issues and alerting asset managers to potential failures before they occur. This allows utilities to optimize transformer lifecycles, prioritize maintenance assignments and avoid costly outages and disruptions to operations that can decrease safety and reliability metrics.

Features

  • Centralized data visualization and insight across the transformer fleet to help evaluate health conditions

  • Integrated power quality data from H2scan’s Sentinel® PRO for comprehensive grid intelligence

  • Exceptional design and implementation of cloud solution specifically designed for transformer health

Reliable Data for AI and Analytics

Proprietary self-monitoring technology continuously validates sensor performance, delivering clean, accurate data your AI and predictive maintenance initiatives demand. Unlike sensors that fail silently and corrupt your data record, H2scan sensors alert you immediately if performance degrades—ensuring every data point is reliable for both today’s monitoring needs and tomorrow’s analytics.

Our H2scan Sales Engineer

Daniel Partap

daniel@yatztt.com

+1 (868) 374 4607