Impact of Aging By-Products on Moisture Estimation in Transformers using Dielectric Response Measurements

Author

Hernandez, Ronald ; Lachman, Mark ; Griffin, Paul ; Lewand, Lance

Author_Institution

Doble Eng. Co., Watertown, MA, USA

Volume

13

Issue

2

fYear

2015

fDate

Feb. 2015

Firstpage

469

Lastpage

475

Abstract

Low and high molecular weight carboxylic acids (LMWA and HMWA, respectively) are polar organic compounds that appear in transformers as by-products of the aging of the oil and cellulosic materials. Due to its polar nature and easy absorption by the cellulose, the presence of LMWA in cellulose affects its dielectric frequency response (DFR) in a manner similar to the influence of water. As a result, the DFR moisture assessment on aged units with high amount of LMWA can be overestimated. The current paper presents a methodology for compensating the impact of the aforementioned aging by-products on the DFR-based moisture estimation in transformers.

Keywords

ageing; frequency response; moisture; molecular weight; organic compounds; transformer oil; DFR moisture estimation; HMWA; LMWA; Low molecular weight carboxylic acids; cellulosic material absorption; dielectric frequency response measurement; high molecular weight carboxylic acids; polar organic compounds; transformer oil aging by-products; Aging; Companies; Dielectrics; Minerals; Moisture; Oil insulation; Silicon compounds; carboxylic acids; dielectric response; moisture; transformer;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Latin America Transactions, IEEE (Revista IEEE America Latina)

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1548-0992

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TLA.2015.7055566

Filename

7055566