A field study of two online dry-out methods for power transformers

IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 32-39

  Lelekakis, Nick ^a   Martin, Daniel ^a   Guo, Wenyu ^a   Wijaya, Jaury ^a   Lee, Meng ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Wilson Transformer Company   (Australia)

Author keywords

cellulose cartridge filters; dielectric response analysis; Karl Fischer titration; moisture equilibriumcurves; molecular sieves; power transformers

Indexed keywords

CARTRIDGE FILTERS; DIELECTRIC RESPONSE; DRY-OUT; FIELD STUDIES; HUMID AIR; KARL FISCHER TITRATION; PAPER INSULATION;

MOLECULAR SIEVES; OIL FILLED TRANSFORMERS; PAPER; WATER ABSORPTION;

POWER TRANSFORMERS;

EID: 84860865536     PISSN: 08837554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MEI.2012.6192365     Document Type: Article

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