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Does the TOR-5 online monitoring system eliminate the need for chromatographic gas analysis in maintenance?
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January 20, 2026 at 9:03 pm by William Foster
In practice, TOR-5 does not eliminate the need for chromatographic DGA, it complements it. TOR-5 continuously tracks key indicator parameters such as hydrogen, moisture, and trends, which is very effective for early fault detection and alarming. However, it does not provide full multi-gas composition (methane, ethane, ethylene, acetylene) required for fault type classification. Periodic laboratory chromatography is still necessary for root-cause analysis and condition assessment, while TOR-5 mainly reduces the risk of missing fast-developing problems between scheduled DGA tests.