On-load tap changer diagnosis - An off-line method for detecting degradation and defects: Part 1

IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 49-59

  Erbrink, Jur J ^a   Gulski, Edward ^a   Smit, Johan J ^a   Seitz, Paul P ^b   Quak, Ben ^b   Leich, Rory ^c   Malewski, Ryszard A ^c  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b Seitz Instruments AG   (Switzerland)

^c Liandon ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

contact resistance; contacts; dynamic response; power transformer; resistance measurement

Indexed keywords

CONTACTS; OFF-LINE METHODS; ON-LOAD TAP CHANGERS; POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS; RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT; ROUTINE INSPECTION; TIME-PERIODS; TRANSFORMER TANKS;

CONTACT RESISTANCE; DEGRADATION; DISTRIBUTED POWER GENERATION; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT; INSPECTION; POWER TRANSFORMERS; TRANSFORMER SUBSTATIONS; VOLTAGE CONTROL; WINDING;

TRANSFORMER WINDINGS;

EID: 77957606527     PISSN: 08837554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MEI.2010.5585008     Document Type: Article

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