On the estimation of elapsed life of oil-immersed power transformers

IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1962-1969

  Pradhan, Manoj Kumar ^a,b   Ramu, T S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon oxides; Degree of polymerization; Elapsed life; Empirical model; Furfurals; Transformer insulation

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; ELECTRIC TRANSFORMER TESTING; ESTIMATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); LIFE CYCLE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL FILLED TRANSFORMERS; OPTIMIZATION; RELIABILITY; THERMAL STRESS;

DEGREE OF POLYMERIZATION; ELAPSED LIFE; EMPIRICAL MODELS; FURFURALS; OIL-IMMERSED POWER TRANSFORMERS; TRANSFORMER LIFE;

ELECTRIC TRANSFORMER INSULATION;

EID: 23944494340     PISSN: 08858977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPWRD.2005.848663     Document Type: Article

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