Comparison and analysis of aging characteristics of insulation paper between mine power transformer and ordinary power transformer

Collect screen paperboard of mine power transformer and ordinary power transformer in practical lifetime cycle to make insulation test samples, and according to the standard of power, use test means such as viscosity tester, scanning electron microscopy to compare and analyze microstructures of insulation paper such as polymerization degree, surface morphology of mine power transformer and ordinary power transformer, as well as electrical properties such as partial discharge and electrical strength; at the same time, effect of microstructure changes on electrical performances during aging was discussed. The analysis results show that the insulation defects gradually form and expand in the insulation paper during the aging process; compared with the insulation paper of ordinary power transformers, the surface morphology changes of the insulation paper of mine power transformers are more obvious, and the formed defects are more significant.In the aging process, the polymerization degree of insulation paper of ordinary power transformer and mine power transformer presents a gradual decline trend, but the decline speed of polymerization degree of mine power transformer insulation paper is faster.The operating environment of mining area is the main reason that the aging of insulation paper of mine power transformer is more serious than that of ordinary power transformer.In the process of operation, the insulation paper of mine power transformer will produce more discharge quantity, more discharge times and wider discharge phase than ordinary power transformer.In the aging process, the electrical strength of insulation paper of both ordinary power transformer and mine power transformer decreases gradually, but the electrical strength of insulation paper of mine power transformer is lower than that of ordinary power transformer.The microstructural defects of insulation paper of mine power transformers are the direct causes of the more significant changes in their electrical properties.In the process of state monitoring and maintenance of power equipment, it is suggested that the insulation state monitoring of mine power transformers should be carried out strictly according to the power standards,electrical property parameters are more suitable for insulation status monitoring and fault diagnosis of mine power transformer.