Effects of temperature on creepage discharge characteristics in oil-impregnated pressboard insulation under combined AC–DC voltage

Due to the complexity of the valve side winding voltage of the converter transformer, the insulation characteristics of the oil-impregnated pressboard(OIP) of the converter transformer are different from those of the traditional AC transformer. The study on effect of temperature on the creeping discharge characteristics of OIP under combined AC–DC voltage is seriously inadequate. Therefore, this paper investigates the characteristics of OIP creepage discharge under combined AC–DC voltage and discusses the influence of temperature on creepage discharge characteristics under different temperatures from 70 °C to 110 °C. The experimental results show that the partial discharge inception voltage and flashover voltage decrease with increasing temperature. The times of low amplitude discharge(LAD) decrease and amplitude of LAD increases. Simultaneously, the times of high amplitude discharge(HAD) gradually increase at each stage of creepage discharge with higher temperature. The analysis indicates that the charge carriers easily accumulate and quickly migrate directional movement along the electric field ahead of discharging. The residual charge carriers are more easily dissipated after discharging.The ‘hump’ region of LAD moves to the direction of higher discharge magnitude. The interval time between two continuous discharges is shortened obviously. The concentration of HAD accelerates the development of OIP insulation creepage discharge. The temperature had an accelerating effect on the development of discharge in the OIP under applying voltage.

Fractal Dimension Analysis Based Aging State Assessment of Insulating Paper with Surface Microscopic Images

The insulating paper of the transformer is affected by many factors during the operation,meanwhile,the surface texture of the paper is easy to change.To explore the relationship between the aging state and surface texture change of insulating paper,firstly,the thermal aging experiment of insulating paper is carried out,and the insulating paper samples with different aging times are obtained.After then,the images of the aged insulating paper samples are collected and pre-processed.The pre-processing effect is verified by constructing and calculating the gray surface of the sample.Secondly,the texture features of the insulating paper image are extracted by box dimension and multifractal spectrum.Based on that,the extreme learning machine(ELM)is taken as the classification tool with texture features and aging time as the input and output,to train the algorithm and construct the corresponding relationship between the texture feature and the aging time.After then,the insulating paper with unknown aging time is predicted with a trained ELMalgorithm.The numerical test results show that the texture features extracted from the fractal dimension of the micro image can effectively characterize the aging state of insulating paper,the average accuracy can reach 91.6%.It proves that the fractal dimension theory can be utilized for assessing the aging state of insulating paper for onsite applications.

Copper Release Kinetics and Ageing of Insulation Paper in Oil-Immersed Transformers

The paper provides a general overview of chemical processes leading to the degradation of oil-paper insulation in oil-immersed electrical current transformers. Previous knowledge available in literature is complemented by new results placing a specific emphasis on the physicochemical factors which affect the copper release in the insulation oil and the oil oxidation kinetics. It is demonstrated that various ageing processes interact with each other, with one or another process dominating under specific conditions. Comprehensive but disjoint studies focusing on separate sub-processes may produce rather misleading results, and occasionally, lie behind rather irrelevant quality demands imposed on the insulating liquids.

Low Frequency Dispersion Mechanism of Dielectric Response for Oil-paper Insulation Diagnosis

Both the real part and imaginary part of complex permittivity approximately have a log-linear frequency dependency at low fre- quencies, especially at ultra-low frequencies under conditions of different moisture concentrations and temperatures, which is recognized as the low frequency dispersion (LFD). In order to explain this dispersion, a new mechanism of dielectric response of LFD of oil-paper insula- tion is proposed. A simplified one-dimensional mathematical model of concentration polarization carrier caused by slow migration is developed and solved, which indicates that ion mobility is closely related to the size of gap and the adsorption capacity of cellulose molecu- lar chains to ions. A stochastic statistical model of the carrier mobility induced LFD is also developed. Moreover, actual tests under 50 °C and 2% moisture content were put forward, as well as simulations with according current waveforms. The simulation results agreed well with the experimental data in that concentration polarization of carriers caused by slow migration is the probable cause of low frequency dispersion of dielectric response for oil-paper insulation diagnosis.

Surface Partial Discharge Characteristics of Oil-paper Insulation Under Combined AC-DC Voltage

The valve side windings of converter transformers bear AC, DC, impulse, and reversal-polarity voltages during operation, which could result in serious insulation problems of the equipment. By performing experiments with surface discharge model of oil-paper insula- tion at 80 ℃ under combined AC-DC voltage for 200 h, we studied the spectrums and statistical parameters of partial discharges at different discharge stages. Furthermore, some fingerprint parameters were calculated in order to estimate the development situation of par- tial discharge, while the characteristic gases dissolved in the transformer oil were measured by gas chromatography. The surface discharges in the experiments were observed using a high speed camera, and a full discharge process could be marked off into four stages as follows. ①The elementary stage. When a partial discharge occurs near electrodes, electrical charges are injected into the region near electrodes and causing bubble generation. ②Due to their high resistivity and low dielectric constant, the bubbles would bare the major part of the voltage applied to samples. Therefore, discharge happens inside the small bubbles, and it emits a lot of light. ③Micromolecules of gas are produced in discharge, and further ionization in the transformer oil takes place simultaneously when high-energy electrons collide with oil molecules. ④The carrier charge moves forward to electrodes driven by the applied electric field, till they neutralize with the charge from electrodes, and hence discharge channels are formed subsequently.

Improvement on Condition Assessment Model for Oil-paper Insulation

Identification of the aging condition and the failure probability of oil-paper insulation in transformer is important for improving the reliability of electric power transmission system and applying life cycle cost (LCC) management to electrical equipment. Based on data obtained in a series of multi-accelerated-aging experiments, two approaches for calculating failure probability of oil-paper insulation were compared in aspects of degree of polymerization (DP) and condition ranking. In the experiments, mineral oil and cellulose paper are sub- jected to electrical and thermal stresses, and several parameters, including dissolved gases’ volume fraction, furfural content, moisture content, and degree of polymerization, are measured after the aging process. Results show that weight of carbon oxide, which has a close relationship with cellulose paper degradation, is much higher in DP model than in condition ranking model. Moreover, it is concluded that DP model is more practically accurate than condition ranking model, because aging of cellulose paper rather than mineral oil is the key and critical factor of oil-paper insulation aging.

Space Charge Characteristics of Oil-paper Insulation with New Paper and Aged Oil

Oil-paper compound insulation has been widely used in power transformers for quite a long time because of its good performances. The insulation gradually degrades under combined thermal, electrical and chemical stresses during routine operations, mainly because of space charges inside. This work investigated the space charge characteristics in oil-paper insulation under oil aging circumstance. New trans- former oil samples are thermally aged to obtain different aging states, and their physical and chemical properties are analyzed. New Kraft papers are dried in vacuum and fully immersed in these different aged oil samples, and three kinds of oil-paper samples are obtained. We use the pulsed electro-acoustic (PEA) method to measure space charge under both DC voltage-on and voltage-off conditions at room temperature. The effect of oil aging state on characteristics of space charge injection, accumulation, and decay is analyzed and discussed. The results show that comparing with the DC voltage-off condition, more charges are injected into samples at the interface of electrode and dielectric when DC voltage is on. When the oil-aged state gets worse, more charges are induced at both cathode and anode, more space charges are accumulated in the bulk, the area of negative charges is larger, and local electric field is distorted more seriously. Moreover, for the voltage-off condition, aged oil is good for space charge decay, and trapped positive space charges decay faster than trapped negative charges.

Aging Effect on Characteristics of Oil Impregnated Insulation Paper for Power Transformers

This paper deals with experimental investigations of the electrical and physical properties of oil impregnated insulation paper for power transformers at different temperatures. The ac breakdown voltage, tensile strength and water content of insulation papers impregnated in mineral oil for different time periods were investigated. The effect of insulation paper thickness on the electrical and mechanical properties has also been studied. The results showed that the breakdown voltage and the tensile strength decreased with increasing the time of immersion of insulation paper in oil at room temperature, at 5℃ and at -12℃. Also, the thermal aging effect on the characteristic of insulation paper has been studied. It was found that high temperatures affect the breakdown voltage and the tensile strength to a great extent.

Influence of Moisture Content on the Degradation of Natural Ester Impregnated Paper Insulation

Natural ester is a kind of fire-resistant and environmentally friendly dielectric liquid, which has already been widely used in power transformers. The influence of moisture content on the degradation of natural ester (camellia oil and FR3 oil) impregnated paper in- sulation was investigated and compared with that of mineral oil impregnated paper in this paper. The initial moisture contents of insulating paper samples were 0.3%, 2% and 4%, respectively. Thermal aging experiment was conducted at 130 °C in hermetical stainless vessels for 80 days. Aging parameters such as the degree of polymerization (DP) of insulating paper, furfural mass concentration in oil and acid number of oil were measured. Chain scissions number (CSN) of aged insulating paper was calculated. The results show that moisture could accele- rate the degradation of both natural ester impregnated paper insulation and mineral oil impregnated paper insulation, while the degradation rate of natural ester impregnated paper insulation is much lower than that of mineral oil impregnated paper insulation. High moisture satura- tion solubility and hydrolysis process of natural ester may be the reason.

Chaotic Characteristic of Time Series of Partial Discharge in Oil-Paper Insulation

The chaotic characteristics of time series of five partial discharge （PD） patterns in oil-paper insulation are studied. The results verify obvious chaotic characteristic of the time series of discharge signals and the fact that PD is a chaotic process. These time series have distinctive features, and the chaotic attractors obtained from time series differed greatly from each other by shapes in the phase space, so they could be used to qualitatively identify the PD patterns. The phase space parameters are selected, then the chaotic characteristic quantities can be extracted. These quantities could quantificationally characterize the PD patterns. The effects on pattern recognition of PRPD and CAPD are compared by using the neural network of radial basis function. The results show that both of the two recognition methods work well and have their respective advantages. Then, both the statistical operators under PRPD mode and the chaotic characteristic quantities under CAPD mode are selected comprehensively as the input vectors of neural network, and the PD pattern recognition accuracy is thereby greatly improved.

The Research of Connection between Degree of Polymerization and Frequency Domain Dielectric Spectroscopy Characteristics during Oil-Paper Insulation Aging

In order to study the linkage effects between degree of polymerization and frequency domain dielectric spectroscopy characteristics of oil-paper insulation, the frequency domain dielectric response test platform of oil-paper insulation is set up. Complex permittivity of oil-paper insulation respectively composed by new or aged oil and insulation paper with different DP are tested, and complex permittivity of oil-paper insulation respectively composed by insulation respectively composed by new oil and insulation paper with different DP and low or high moisture content are tested. The test results are analyzed, and the analysis results show that the degree of polymerization of insulation paper has an influence on complex permittivity of oil-paper insulation though influencing the distribution of moisture and acids between oil and paper.

基于介质响应原理的变压器油纸绝缘测试实验平台设计

油纸绝缘作为电力变压器中的主绝缘设备,在工业生产和电力传输应用中尤为重要,为验证油纸绝缘的性能状态,该文研制了基于介质响应原理的现场可编程电力电子控制实验平台。平台以LabVIEW编程环境和三电极测试装置作为载体,采用状态机框架设计了回复电压谱与极化谱测量流程,并嵌入聚类云模型算法实现油纸绝缘状态精准分类。该实验平台可促进理论知识与实践经验相结合的教学模式革新,满足实验探索、科学研究等多层次需求。

改性聚芳酯纤维绝缘纸的制备及性能研究

在聚芳酯纤维纸基材料中,存在较多的微孔,这些微孔是纸张的弱点和缺陷,对纸张的力学性能和电气强度造成了不利影响。通过添加一定量的聚酯纤维来改善纸张的力学性能和电气强度,测试了复合纸的结构、热性能、力学性能和电气强度等指标。结果表明,随着聚酯纤维的不断加入,纸张中的微孔减少,整体结构更为紧密,力学性能和电气强度有所提升。

基于Dissado-Hill弛豫模型的油纸绝缘老化状态评估方法研究

油纸绝缘作为油浸式电力设备的主绝缘材料,长期复杂工况下油纸绝缘的老化将严重影响设备的使用安全,因此准确评估油纸绝缘老化状态至关重要。本文制备了多组不同老化程度的油纸绝缘模型,在不同测试激励幅值下开展宽温-宽频介电响应测试,并基于Dissado-Hill弛豫模型,提取表征油纸绝缘老化程度的特征参数。结果表明:随着油纸绝缘老化程度的增加,全频段介质损耗因数曲线出现两个特征频段,分别与材料电导特性、转向极化及界面极化过程有关。根据拟合计算结果发现,油纸绝缘老化后,由于纤维素结构被破坏,介质内的杂质离子数增多,微观上表现为介质内“簇”间运动增强而“簇”内运动削弱,因而模型中的特征频率点向高频移动。为准确获得油纸绝缘的老化状态,本文在消除测试温度及激励幅值的影响下,构建了模型特征参数与绝缘老化程度的量化表征关系,研究成果可为基于频域介电响应现场检测技术的油浸式电力设备绝缘老化状态评估方法提供理论支撑。

油纸绝缘扩展德拜等效模型时域微分法峰值特性分析

针对变压器油纸绝缘扩展德拜模型时域微分法存在的峰值覆盖现象,导致无法准确判断模型弛豫支路数,首先推导出去极化电流函数的n次微分形式,并通过两条微分子谱线研究微分法峰值覆盖因素;然后计算前一条微分谱线在后一条微分谱线峰值点的比例,作为微分子谱线一对微分子谱线二峰值点影响程度,同理计算谱线二对谱线一峰值点影响程度;接着研究弛豫贡献度与微分次数对微分谱线峰值覆盖的影响;最后通过仿真验证了弛豫贡献度越大,其子谱线峰值点越明显,相邻两个子谱线峰值点越容易被其覆盖,微分次数越高,各微分子谱线峰值点越明显。研究结果论证了峰值覆盖现象存在的原因,为后续有效降低峰值覆盖现象、准确可靠地判断变压器油纸绝缘扩展德拜弛豫支路数提供理论基础。

Comparative Evaluation of the Thermal Aging of Solid Insulation in Mineral Oil and Methyl Ester of Palm Kernel Oil

The purpose of this work is to determine the impact of thermal aging on the dielectric and physicochemical properties of the oil/paper mixed insulation. We performed a comparative analysis of dielectric paper dipped in two cooling fluids: palm kernel oil methyl ester (MEPKO) and mineral oil (MO). Two types of dielectric paper were used: Thermally Upgraded Kraft paper (TUK) and Nomex-910 paper (NP-910). An accelerated aging test was realized at 110°C during a total of 96 hours. Samples of oil and paper were collected after 0, 48, 72 and 96 hours for analyses purposes. The analyses performed included the measurement of the Breakdown voltage (BDV) of the dielectric papers, the Total Acid Number (TAN) and the Decay Dissolved Products (DDP) of the liquid dielectrics. The BDV of NP-910 is greater than the BDV of TUK. Concerning the type of oil, the BDV of dielectric papers impregnated with MEPKO is greater than the BDV of similar papers impregnated with MO, indicating a better preservation of paper when dipped in methyl esters. The analyses of TAN and DDP revealed that Nomex-910 improves the oxidation stability of MO, but reduces the oxidation stability of MEPKO. These results prove that methyl esters can be used as a substitute to replace mineral oils in power transformers. Furthermore, they show that NP can be used mainly in areas of transformer where solid insulation is subjected to high thermal and electrical stress, and TUK other places where solid insulation is required. Such combination could assure money savings and a better preservation of the oil viscosity.

Properties of Electrical Discharges Developing in Transformer Oil Under Lightning Impulse in the Setup of Insulated Electrodes

Looking at the problem of electrical discharge development in mineral oil, it is easy to see that most studies in this area focused on the setups of bare high voltage electrodes having a point-plane electrode arrangement. The setups with insulated electrodes are the mar- gin of these studies but it seems to be important to find the dependences between the paper insulation on high voltage electrode and parameters of the discharges initiated in the vicinity of this electrode. Hence, in this paper the results of researches intended to reveal the role of insulation wrapping on a HV electrode in the mechanism of electrical discharges in transformer oil under lightning impulse of both polar- ities are presented. This role is determined by analysis of the parameters characterizing the discharges (onset voltage, propagation velocity, time to initiation, rise-time of light impulses) and also by observation of their spatio-temporal development and oscillograms of the light emitted by their channels. The research was performed for two model electrode configurations: an electrode with paper insulation and a bare electrode which had the same outer dimensions as the insulated one. The most essential conclusion from performed experiment is related to times to initiation. These times, equal in the case of insulated electrodes and model bare electrode, indicate that the source of "weak points" of the paper-oil insulation system is the oil, not the surface of insulation wrapping or the metal.