Kelman Ltd.
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| Company type | Engineering Design |
|---|---|
| Founded | Lisburn, Northern Ireland (1994) |
| Headquarters | Lisburn, Northern Ireland |
| Products | Dissolved Gas Analysis |
| Website | www.kelman.co.uk/ |
Kelman Ltd. is a Northern Ireland-based company that produces advanced monitoring and diagnostics technologies for large electrical transformers. It is a fully owned subsidiary of General Electric (GE Energy). Kelman's DGA division was acquired by GE in August 2008 for $50M [1] and the company's product line became part of GE Energy's Transmission & Distribution Automation business.
Early years
[edit]Kelman was initially focused on the electrical distribution. During the first years of operation Kelman developed a number of award-winning products, including a low voltage autorecloser, a circuit breaker analyser and fault location equipment.
Railway sector
[edit]In 2002 Kelman became involved in the railway sector and launched SIGNET, an automatic reconfiguration system for the power supplied to the rail signalling network.
Dissolved Gas Analysis
[edit]Early in 2003 Kelman moved into the area of Dissolved Gas Analysis (DGA), which is the essential test for condition monitoring of electrical transformers. Kelman produced both portable and on-line DGA equipment, which are currently in use by many utility companies.
Sales offices
[edit]Kelman's HQ is in Northern Ireland (UK). Sales is handled by GE sales regional teams
References
[edit]- ^ Press Release from kelman.co.uk