Dual-Temperature Evaluation of a High-Temperature Insulation System for Liquid-Immersed Transformer

Authors :: Baojia Han
Yang Xu
Lu Ren
Xin Li
Haichuan Yu
Xiaojing Zhang
Qingquan Lei
Source :: Energies, Volume 11, Issue 8, Energies, Vol 11, Iss 8, p 1957 (2018)
Publication Year :: 2018
Publisher :: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2018.
Abstract: A high-temperature oil&ndash<br />paper insulation system offers an opportunity to improve the overloading capability of distribution transformers facing seasonal load variation. A high-temperature electrical insulation system (EIS) was chosen due to thermal calculation based on a typical loading curve on the China Southern Power Grid. In order to evaluate candidate high-temperature insulation systems, Nomex&reg<br />T910 (aramid-enhanced cellulose) immersed in FR3 (natural ester) was investigated by a dual-temperature thermal aging test compared with a conventional insulation system, Kraft paper impregnated with mineral oil. Throughout the thermal aging test, mechanical, chemical, and dielectric parameters of both paper and insulating oil were investigated in each aging cycle. The thermal aging results determined that the thermal class of the FR3-T910 insulation system meets the request of overloading transformer needs.

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