Partial discharge study in transformer oil due to particle movement under DC voltage using the UHF technique

Electric Power Systems Research

Volumn 78, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1819-1825

  Sarathi, R ^a   Reid, A J ^a   Judd, M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Condition monitoring; Converter transformers; Insulation; Partial discharges; Transformer oil; UHF sensors

Indexed keywords

DC TRANSFORMERS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC MACHINE INSULATION; ELECTRIC TRANSFORMER INSULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FLUID MECHANICS; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; GARNETS; HYDROCARBONS; INSULATING OIL; INSULATION; MINERAL OILS; OIL FILLED TRANSFORMERS; PAPER; POWER TRANSFORMERS; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; TESTING; UHF DEVICES;

AC STRESS; CONDITION MONITORING; CONVERTER TRANSFORMERS; DC VOLTAGES; DISCHARGE MAGNITUDE; ELECTRIC FIELD STRESSES; HIGH VOLTAGES; INSULATION SYSTEMS; KEY COMPONENTS; MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES; OIL INSULATION; PARTIAL DISCHARGE ACTIVITY; PARTICLE CONTAMINATION; PARTICLE MOVEMENT; TRANSFORMER OIL; TRANSFORMER OILS; UHF SENSORS; ULTRA-HIGH FREQUENCY;

PARTIAL DISCHARGES;

DISCHARGE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FLUID MECHANICS; HYDROCARBONS; INSULATION; MINERAL OIL; PAPER; SENSORS; SILICA; SILICATES; TESTING; TRANSFORMERS;

EID: 49849094292     PISSN: 03787796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsr.2008.03.022     Document Type: Article

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