Understanding the power transformer component failures for health index-based maintenance planning in electric utilities

Engineering Failure Analysis

Volumn 96, Issue , 2019, Pages 274-288

  Murugan, Raji ^a   Ramasamy, Raju ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

And maintenance planning; Component failure modes; Health index approach; Power transformers; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FAULT CURRENTS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FAULT DETECTION; HEALTH; OUTAGES; PLANNING; REPAIR; STATISTICAL METHODS; THERMAL INSULATION;

COMPONENT FAILURES; EXPERT CONSULTATION; HEALTH INDICES; INSULATION DEGRADATION; MAINTENANCE DECISIONS; MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL; MAINTENANCE PLANNING; TRANSFORMER COMPONENTS;

POWER TRANSFORMERS;

EID: 85055541012     PISSN: 13506307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfailanal.2018.10.011     Document Type: Article

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