Calculation of the activation energy of oil-paper insulation in a distribution transformer

IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 52-58

  Koufakis, Emmanuel I ^a   Halevidis, Constantinos D ^b   Polykrati, Aikaterini D ^b   Tsarabaris, Panagiotis T ^b  

^a Public Power Corporation   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

activation analysis; impregnated insulation; insulation testing; transformer

Indexed keywords

AGING FACTORS; DISTRIBUTION TRANSFORMER; ELECTRIC POWER; ELECTRICAL INTEGRITY; IMPREGNATED INSULATION; INSULATING SYSTEM; INSULATION SYSTEM; INSULATION TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; OIL PAPER INSULATION; OIL-PAPER INSULATION SYSTEM; RELIABLE OPERATION; STRESS FACTORS; SYNERGY EFFECT; TRANSFORMER;

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; ACTIVATION ENERGY; ELECTRIC TRANSFORMERS; STRESSES;

THERMAL INSULATION;

EID: 84858189400     PISSN: 08837554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MEI.2012.6159181     Document Type: Article

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