IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine 

About: IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine is an academic journal published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Partial discharge & Transformer. It has an ISSN identifier of 0883-7554. Over the lifetime, 1239 publications have been published receiving 40185 citations. The journal is also known as: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers electrical insulation magazine & Electrical insulation magazine, IEEE.

Review of condition assessment of power transformers in service

Abstract: As transformers age, their internal condition degrades, which increases the risk of failure. To prevent these failures and to maintain transformers in good operating condition is a very important issue for utilities. Traditionally, routine preventative maintenance programs combined with regular testing were used. The change to condition-based maintenance has resulted in the reduction, or even elimination, of routine time-based maintenance. Instead of doing maintenance at a regular interval, maintenance is only carried out if the condition of the equipment requires it. Hence, there is an increasing need for better nonintrusive diagnostic and monitoring tools to assess the internal condition of the transformers. If there is a problem, the transformer can then be repaired or replaced before it fails. An extensive review is given of diagnostic and monitoring tests, and equipment available that assess the condition of power transformers and provide an early warning of potential failure.

A review of dielectric polymer composites with high thermal conductivity

Abstract: The continuing miniaturization of electronic devices and the increasing power output of electrical equipment have created new challenges in packaging and insulating materials. The key goals are to develop materials with high thermal conductivity, low coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE), low dielectric con stant, high electrical resistivity, high breakdown strength, and most importantly, low cost. Polymeric materials have attracted increasing interest because of their excellent processability and low cost; however, most polymers are thermally insulating and have a thermal conductivity between 0.1 and 0.5 W-m-ι-K"1. One approach to increase the thermal conductivity of a polymer is to introduce high-thermal-conductivity fillers, such as aluminum oxide, aluminum nitride, boron nitride, silicon nitride, beryllium oxide, or diamond. In this review paper, we explore how dielectric polymer composites with high thermal conductivity have been developed.

Vegetable oils for liquid-filled transformers

Abstract: Several billion litres of transformer oil are used in transformers worldwide. To meet the challenges posed by environmental concerns, fully biodegradable vegetable oils have been developed for use in electrical equipment, particularly in transformers. Against this background the author discusses the development of vegetable oils for transformer use, their biodegradability, decomposition products, functional life test, fire hazard tests and the special challenges presented by cold weather. Further exploitation of these fluids for use in capacitors and cables needs further study and tests.

A review of faults detectable by gas-in-oil analysis in transformers

Abstract: IEC Publication 60599 provides a coded list of faults detectable by dissolved gas analysis (DGA): PD = partial discharges; D1 = discharges of low energy; D2 = discharges of high energy; T1 = thermal faults of temperature 700/spl deg/C. The IEC TC10 databases of DGA results corresponding to faults identified by visual inspection of faulty transformers in service have been presented in a previous paper (see IEEE Elec. Insulation Mag., vol. 17, no. 2, p.31-41, 2001). The present paper reviews these DGA results in a more user-friendly graphical form. It also reviews the DGA results of laboratory models attempting to simulate these faults, as published in the scientific literature or technical reports. The specific case of on-load tap changers (OLTC) is reviewed much more extensively, and separately, since DGA interpretation in this case must take into account the large background of residual gases resulting from the normal current-breaking operation of the OLTC. Particular attention is also given to DGA results related to PDs and low-temperature thermal faults.

Dielectric spectroscopy in time and frequency domain for HV power equipment. I. Theoretical considerations

Abstract: Most dangerous breakdowns are caused by the aging effects of HV insulation systems used within HV components, and there is still a lack of appropriate tools to diagnose such systems non-destructively and reliably in the field. This review introduces the theoretical background of dielectric spectroscopy in the time and frequency domains and provides an overview about the specific measuring methods based on this background. The specific methods treated are used for diagnosing electric insulation materials used in power engineering. It indicates that some of these methods may not be sufficient to gain full information about the actual conditions of a test object and that either measurements of polarization and depolarization currents (PDC in the time domain or measurements of C-tan/spl delta/ values (or complex permittivity) in the frequency domain (FDS) should be preferred to obtain a "dielectric response function" which offers much more information to judge the actual state of an insulation material or system.