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Canada
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Was Formed by
Three Member Companies
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Instrument Transformer Technology
Metering, Protection
and Control
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Reliability and Security
Reliability of an instrument
transformer refers to its ability
to consistently satisfy prescribed
performance criteria over its
expected useful lifetime under
specified operating conditions.
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The Reliability and Security
of Oil-immersed...
The reliability and security of Should arcing occur, due to da- absolute, it is possible to design
Trench oil-insulated instrument maged insulation, the best these pressure relief points to
transformers is based on the protection against severe pressure rupture at very moderate
following features: buildup is guaranteed by: pressures.
For the ultimate in security
• the very thin welded elastic
• in-service experience spanning inductive type oil-insulated
housing
up to 50 years instrument transformers can be
• the metal bellows for the oil
equipped with a special additional
• in the event of internal insula- expansion
monitoring systems:
tion failure, a secure failure
Both the welded seam, which
mode is achieved through:
connects the upper and lower Gas Detection System (GDS)
portions of the head housing,
For Inductive Type The gas detection system GDS
and the metallic bellows are de-
monitors the amount of gas col-
The formation of fibre bridges in signed to act as pressure relief
lected at a specific collection
the free oil between high voltage points in the event of severe in-
tank located in the head of the
and ground electrodes is a ternal pressure buildup. Since
unit.
known potential failure mode of the unit has a normal internal oil
instrument transformers. In the pressure of approximately 1 bar
For CVT‘s
Trench design this failure mode is
eliminated through the use of a Pressure relief is provided by a
«barrier construction» design in bellows puncture pin and through
the free oil section. This ap- the use of porcelain which is
proach consists of inserting sufficiently strong as to result in
insulating barriers at strategic any rapid pressure rise being
points through the free oil released through the seal plates
space - thereby preventing the at the ends of the porcelain rather
formation of fibre bridges. than via explosion of the porce-
lain itself.
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...and
Gas-insulated
Instrument Transformers
The reliability and security of Trench Most reliable Insulation All the above features guarantee
gas-insulated instrument trans- Properties an operation period over many
formers is based on: years without any control of the
SF6-gas is the main insulation insulation condition.
• 50 years experience as a manu-
medium between high voltage
facturer of instrument trans-
and ground potential. This gas Full functional Security and
formers covering epoxy-resin,
– due to its excellent features – is Monitoring
oil-paper and finally gas-insu-
a must for all GIS manufacturers
lated units The guaranteed SF6-leakage rate
of high voltage equipment.
• more than 10,000 gas-insulat- is less than 1% per year.
ed instrument transformers in A stable quality can be guaranteed The gas pressure can be checked
service under most different by the use of SF6-gas acc. to at site or by means of a remote
environmental conditions ANSI/DIN and the fact that this control device, i. e. a densimeter
• an explosion-proof design pro- inert gas shows no ageing even with contacts for remote control.
viding maximum safety due to under the highest electrical and In the case of loss of SF6-pressure,
the combination of SF6-gas thermal stresses. The insulation the transformer still operates at
with a composite insulator properties remain unchanged rated pressure.
throughout its lifetime.
Explosion-proof Design Environmentally beneficial
under most severe Conditions
The present Trench gas-insulated
instrument transformers are the SF6-gas is physiologically ab-
result of the development of an solutely safe. It bears no ecologi-
explosion-proof design, which cally toxic potential and its de-
many customers asked for. Gas- composition products have no
insulation is particularly suitable endangering effects on the envi-
for this, as, in the event of an in- ronment, e.g. ground water pol-
ternal flashover, the pressure in- lution.
crease will be linear and hence This SF6-gas insulation medium
technically manageable. allows an easy waste manage-
ment of the transformers.
A controlled pressure relief device Furthermore the hydrophobic
at the head of the transformer features of the composite insula-
(rupture disc) eliminates unac- tor result in a problem-free service
ceptable mechanical stresses in even under salt-fog or polluted
the housing; i. e. only the rupture conditions.
disc is released, gas escapes, but
the complete transformer remains
intact – no explosion occurs.
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Current Transformer
Oil-immersed Type
Features
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Current Transformer
Gas-insulated
Features
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Inductive Voltage Transformer
Oil-immersed
Features
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Voltage Transformer
Gas-insulated
Features
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Capacitor
Voltage Transformer
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Electronic
Voltage Measuring System
for HVDC
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Combined Instrument Transformer
Oil-immersed
Features
Features
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LoPo
The Low Power Transducers
• Completely EMC shielded, • Simple assembly with compact size and low weight
immune to RFI/EMI • No secondary circuit problems; Voltage Transducers are short circuit
proof, Current Transducers can have an open secondary
Trench Limited
Coil Product Division
71 Maybrook Drive, Scarborough
Ontario, Canada M1V 4B6
Phone (416) 298-8108
Fax (416) 298-2209
E-Mail sales@ca.trenchgroup.com
Trench Limited
Instrument Transformer Division
390 Midwest Road, Scarborough
Ontario, Canada M1P 3B5
Phone (416) 751-8570
Fax (416) 751-6952
E-Mail sales@ca.trenchgroup.com
Trench Switzerland AG
Lehenmattstrasse 353
CH - 4028 Basel/Switzerland
Phone +41.61.315 51 11
Fax +41.61.315 59 00
E-Mail sales@trench.ch
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