Interface stability of oil-water system under electric stress

Author

Bandaru, S. ; Tiwari, A. ; Bohori, A. ; Asokan, T.

Author_Institution

GE India Technol. Center, Bangalore, India

fYear

2005

Firstpage

37

Lastpage

40

Abstract

The interface characteristics of oil-water system, under electric stress, are characterized through partial discharge (PD) measurements. Wavelet transform analysis is performed on the PD signals to yield unambiguous information of the events under electric stress. The intensity of PD as a function of electric stress is studied till the breakdown. A steady increase of PD magnitude as a function of electric stress is observed in the air-water system. Interestingly, the oil-water system displays three transition regions in the PD intensity vs electric stress plots. The dielectric properties of the oil-water system are affected by the electric stress significantly. The observed results are discussed in relation to the interface charges.

Keywords

discharges (electric); electric strength; insulating oils; interface phenomena; surface tension; water; breakdown; dielectric properties; electric stress; interface stability; oil-water system; partial discharge; surface tension; wavelet transform analysis; Electric variables measurement; Information analysis; Partial discharge measurement; Partial discharges; Performance analysis; Signal analysis; Stability; Stress measurement; Wavelet analysis; Wavelet transforms;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Dielectric Liquids, 2005. ICDL 2005. 2005 IEEE International Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8954-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICDL.2005.1490021

Filename

1490021