• DocumentCode
    3384522
  • Title

    Interpretation of the physical mechanisms in the breakdown of long gaps in transformer oil

  • Author

    Trinh, N.G. ; Saker, A.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. de Recherche, Hydro-Quebec, Varennes, Que., Canada
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    15-19 Jul 1996
  • Firstpage
    287
  • Lastpage
    291
  • Abstract
    The breakdown of nonuniform field gaps in transformer oil was investigated under AC voltages. It was observed to occur either directly following the initiation of a discharge (direct mode) or after a succession of suppressions and reignitions of the discharge over several consecutive half-cycles of the applied voltage (delayed mode). The paper presents time-resolved observations of the discharge and offers an interpretation of its progression mechanism leading to breakdown of the gap
  • Keywords
    electric breakdown; transformer oil; AC voltage; breakdown; delayed mode; direct mode; discharge; nonuniform field gap; time-resolved diagnostics; transformer oil; Breakdown voltage; Delay; Electric breakdown; Electrodes; Fault location; Oil insulation; Petroleum; Power transformer insulation; Power transformers; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Conduction and Breakdown in Dielectric Liquids, 1996, ICDL '96., 12th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Roma
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-3560-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICDL.1996.565475
  • Filename
    565475