Transformer winding movement monitoring in service - Key factors affecting FRA measurements

IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 5-12

  Wang, M ^a   Vandermaar, A J ^a   Srivastava, K D ^b  

^a POWERTECH LABS INC   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Frequency response analysis (FRA); Lead lengths; Measurement location; Measuring impedance; Neutral connection; Transformers; Winding movement

Indexed keywords

CONDITION MONITORING; ELECTRIC ADMITTANCE; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; FREQUENCY RESPONSE;

FREQUENCY RESPONSE ANALYSIS; NEUTRAL CONNECTION; SHUNT IMPEDANCE; WINDING MOVEMENT;

TRANSFORMER WINDINGS;

EID: 5044247505     PISSN: 08837554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MEI.2004.1342427     Document Type: Article

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