Effect of core magnetization on frequency response analysis (FRA) of power transformers

IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1432-1438

  Abeywickrama, Nilanga ^a   Serdyuk, Yuriy V ^a   Gubanski, Stanislaw M ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Frequency response analysis; Magnetic viscosity; Magnetization; Power transformers

Indexed keywords

DC TRANSFORMERS; DEMAGNETIZATION; ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT TRANSFORMERS; FERROMAGNETISM; HEALTH; LEAD; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC FLUX; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETISM; MAGNETIZATION; MAGNETS; METAL RECOVERY; POWER TRANSFORMERS; TRANSFORMER SUBSTATIONS; TRANSFORMER WINDINGS; WINDING;

DIAGNOSTIC MEASUREMENTS; EXCITATION FIELDS; FREQUENCY RESPONSE ANALYSIS (FRA); MAGNETIC (CE); MAGNETIC VISCOSITY; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION; SWITCHING-OFF; WINDING IMPEDANCE;

FREQUENCY RESPONSE;

EID: 47149102523     PISSN: 08858977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPWRD.2007.909032     Document Type: Article

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