Thermal Aging of Power Distribution Transformers Operating under Nonlinear and Balanced Load Conditions

Autor: Emil Cazacu, Valentin Ionita, Lucian Petrescu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Advances in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 92-100 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1336-1376
1804-3119
DOI: 10.15598/aeee.v16i1.2701
Popis: The flow of harmonic current encountered in nowadays electrical installations causes numerous undesirable issues to the power grid. The most detrimental consequence is the premature aging or even failure of the in-service power distribution transformers from industrial facilities (originally designed to cope with the linear loads). Accordingly, the paper quantitatively examines the major thermal operating parameters of these transformers and predicts their lifetime expectancy under a certain harmonic load spectrum. The developed computation principle is based on the international standard recommendations and only demands the load current harmonic content (measured with a power quality analyzer) and the transformer rated data. The study is also carried out on a 250 kVA oil-type three-phase power distribution transformer from a pumping station.
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