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Estimation of the Hottest Spot Temperature (HST) in Power Transformers Considering Thermal Inhomogeniety of the Windings

Pradhan, MK and Ramu, TS (2004) Estimation of the Hottest Spot Temperature (HST) in Power Transformers Considering Thermal Inhomogeniety of the Windings. In: IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, 19 (4). pp. 1704-1712.

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Abstract

The degradation of electrical insulation in transformers is traced to thermoelectric processes. Existence of localized hot regions due to thermal insulating properties of electrical insulation would cause thermal runaway around these regions. In an earlier paper [1], the authors presented analytical methods for estimating the temperature and its distribution at different points of the transformer based on a closed-form mathematical technique using a generalized heat conduction (GHC) model. Certain aspects of the inhomogeniety of the several components of the winding and incorporation of distributed heat source were not addressed. Also, a rigorous treatment involving the changes in winding resistance, which was built into the thermal model as an empirical correction factor, has now been modified and incorporated in the GHC. These considerations have now improved the accuracy of estimation of hottest spot temperature.

Item Type: Journal Article
Publication: IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery
Publisher: IEEE
Additional Information: 2004 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. However, permission to reprint/republish this material for advertising or promotional purposes or for creating new collective works for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or to reuse any copyrighted component of this work in other works must be obtained from the IEEE.
Keywords: Estimation;Spot Temperature;(HST);Power Transformers;Thermal Inhomogeniety;Windings
Department/Centre: Division of Electrical Sciences > High Voltage Engineering (merged with EE)
Date Deposited: 25 Aug 2008
Last Modified: 19 Sep 2010 04:17
URI: http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/2313

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