Characterization of aging transformer oil-pressboard insulation using some modern diagnostic techniques

European Transactions on Electrical Power

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1110-1127

  Fofana, I ^a   Bouaicha A ^a   Farzaneh, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

Author keywords

aging by products; dielectric spectroscopy; infrared spectroscopy; recovery voltage measurement; spectrophotometry; turbidity

Indexed keywords

AGING BY-PRODUCTS; AGING OF TRANSFORMER; CELLULOSIC MATERIAL; CHEMICAL DIAGNOSTICS; CHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; CHEMICAL TESTS; CONTROLLED LABORATORIES; DECAY PRODUCTS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS; ELECTRICAL DIAGNOSTICS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; FREQUENCY DOMAINS; FTIR; INSULATION CONDITIONS; INSULATION DEGRADATION; OIL INSULATIONS; OIL PAPER INSULATION; POLARISATION/DEPOLARISATION CURRENT; PRACTICING ENGINEERS; PRESSBOARD INSULATION; RECOVERY VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT; RECOVERY VOLTAGE MEASUREMENTS; SOLID SUSPENSIONS; SPECTROSCOPY MEASUREMENTS; TRANSFORMER OIL; UTILITY PROFESSIONALS;

DEGRADATION; DIAGNOSTIC PRODUCTS; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; DIELECTRIC SPECTROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INSULATION; MINERAL OILS; RECOVERY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); TURBIDITY; VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT;

OIL FILLED TRANSFORMERS;

EID: 79551505079     PISSN: 1430144X     EISSN: 15463109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etep.499     Document Type: Article

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