MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS FOR POWER TRANSFORMERS

Maintenance Schedule

Action required if
Sl Inspection Items to be inspection shows
To be checked
No frequency inspected unsatisfactory
conditions

1 Hourly Ambient temperature

2 Hourly Winding
temperature
Ensure that temperature rise is
within specified limits.
3 Hourly Oil temperature

Check against rated figures given

4 Hourly Load (amps)
on the name plate

5 Hourly Voltage

If low, top with dry

Oil level in
6 Daily Check oil level gauge oil find whether there
transformer
is any leak.

7 Daily Oil level in bushing -- --

If silicagel is pink,
change by new
Check that air passages are free. charge. The old
8 Daily Dehydrating breather
Check colour of active agent charge may be
reactivated for using
again.

Oil level in OLTC Check oil sight window or oil If low, top with new
9 Daily
conservator level gauge dry oil
 Action required if
Sl Inspection Items to be inspection shows
To be checked
No frequency inspected unsatisfactory
conditions

Relief diaphragm of
Replace if cracked or
10 Daily OLTC explosion --
broken
vent

Cooler fan, bearing Check the bearings. Examine Lubricate the bearing.
11 Daily motor & operating contacts, check manual control Replace burnt or worn
mechanism and interlock contacts.

Clean the dirt. If

12 Quarterly Examine for cracks and dirt deposit cracked or broken
Bushings
replace the bushing.

Take suitable action

Check for dielectric strength and
13 Quarterly to restore quality of
Oil in transformer water content
oil.

Filter or replace if
BDV is less than
a. Dielectric strength
specified value.
Half yearly or
at the
14 end of 5000 Oil in the diverter Measure the water
switch of OLTC content using KARL
operations
FISHER method.
b. Water content Replace/ recondition
if exceeds that limits
specified

15 Yearly Oil in transformer Check acidity resistivity, tan delta Filter or replace
and sludge

Oil filled condenser

16 Yearly Refer to the maintenance schedule As recommended
bushing for OIP condenser bushings

Tighten the bolts

17 Yearly Gasket joints evenly to avoid
uneven pressure
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Sl Inspection Items to be inspection shows
To be checked
No frequency inspected unsatisfactory
conditions

Replace gasket if
18 Yearly Cable boxes Check sealing arrangements and
find out whether there is any leak leaking

Clean the components.

Relays alarm and Examine relay and alarm contacts,
19 Yearly Replace contacts and
other circuits their operation fuses etc. check
relay accuracy. fuse if necessary

20 Yearly Painting Touch up to be done

Rusting/colour

Take suitable action if

21 Yearly Earth resistance earth resistance is
--
high

After 50000
22 operations of Arcing contacts -- Replace if necessary
the OLTC

Lubricating oil in
the gear box of Add or replace with
23 -do- Low oil level
driving lubricating oil
mechanism

1000 kVA to 2000

5 yearly
kVA
Overall inspection including core Wash the core and
24
and coil coils with clean oil
7 – 10
above 3000 kVA
yearly

Note :

In case of abnormal phenomena occurring during service, inform the manufacturer

the exact nature of the phenomena together with the name plate particulars for easy
identification.