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Routine Tests For Electrical Power Transformer Engineer
Routine Tests For Electrical Power Transformer Engineer
a) Oil
b) Internal distances between windings and
internal surface of transformer tank
c) Paper and solid insulating material .
* Site test of dielectric strength of insulating oil by
using ( 12.5 mm diameter spheres , 2.5mm gap)
0.25 Zero
0.36 5
0.5 10
0.75 15
1 20
1.4 25
1.98 30
2.8 35
3.96 40
5.6 45
7.85 50
11.2 55
15.85 60
20 70
36.2 80
66 90
* Factors affecting the breakdown of insulation
resistance.
a) Mechanical stress
b) Electrical stress
c) Chemical stress
d) Heating stress
e) Environmental pollution
* Megger test
- Time resistance test
a) polarization index (PI)
testing time for applied voltage 1 minute and 10
minute for large windings and the ratio
R 10 mint./R 1 mint.>1.4, indicate good insulation
resistance and also by using testing time for
applied voltage (15) and (60) seconds for medium
and small windings The ratio R 60 sec./ R 15 sec. > 1.4
b) dielectric absorption ratio (DAR)
testing time for applied voltage 30 second and
second the ratio R 60 sec./ R 30 sec. must be 60
as the following
1~1.25 Doubtful
1.5~2 Acceptable
2~4 Good
More than 4 excellent
* Steps for measuring insulation resistance .
a) shutdown the transformer and disconnect all
jumpers and lightning arrestors
b) discharge the windings
c) clean all bushings
d) short circuit the terminals of each winding
e) guard the terminals to eliminate surface
leakage current over terminal bushings
f) disconnect the neutral bushing from earth
during test .
h) avoid using megger when the transformer is
under vacuum
* Factors affecting insulation resistance value
HV-E
LV-E
* Tan delta test
Measured value
Measured Hot state Cold state 20 °C
winding
M (Ω) (°C) Correction M (Ω)
factor
HV-LV E 2500 30 1.98 4950
Measured value
Measured
winding Tan ∂ Pico Pico
Correction Tan ∂
farad °C farad
(%) factor (%)
(C) (C)
* Purpose
- grounding the core drains the voltage that
be induced on it naturally during would
transformer working
Core insulation test
* test procedure
- between phases as in delta connections ( be in
sequence according to number of delta )
- between phases as in star connection(without neutral)
- between phases as in star connection ( with neutral)
- Variations between phases measurement not more
than 5 %
Example /
DC winding resistance site test for power
transformer (Dd0) by using wheatstone bridge
HV 29.5
7 1.13759 1.1363 1.1341 5.112060 5.9914
HV 29.5
17 1.0026 0.9969 0.9946 4.491280 5.2638
29.5
LV 1 0.00994 0.0099 0.0102 0.045249 0.0530
Resistance 3- phase delta
Rt1/Rt2 = T+t1/T+t2
Wheatstone bridge
Example /
DC winding resistance site test for power
transformer (YNyn) by using wheatstone bridge
Resistance phase to phase (Ω) Oil Res.
Tap Resistance
winding Temp 3phas.
pos. 3- phase
A-B B-C C-A C at 75 C
HV 19
9 0.741877 0.74583 0.77109 1.29399 1.37840
HV 19
17 0.887945 0.89026 0.88987 1.334047 1.62816
19
MV 3 0.061729 0.06116 0.06375 0.093325 0.11390
LV 30
1 0.1189 0.1192 0.1193 0.3574 0.4182
*purpose
V1/V2 = N1/N2
V1- high voltage winding
V2- low voltage winding
N1- number of turns of high voltage winding
N2- number of turns of low voltage winding
Measured value
Tap
Tap Error Error Rated
volt. Error
pos. A-B/a-n B-C/b-n (%) C-A/c-n (%) value
(KV) (%)
35.475
1 5.330 - 0.243 5.333 - 0.187 5.330 - 0.243 5.343
/11.5
28.875 -
17 4.345 - 0.091 4.347 - 0.045 4.344 4.349
/11.5 0.114
Dyn11
5- Percentage impedance test
* Test criteria
- Compare the results with the factory test certificate
according to the following deviations
deviations Winding condition
Deformed , replacement
2% to 3%
needed
Highly deformed ,
> 3%
removement needed
* The relation for testing percentage
impedance voltage
1- No load losses
* purpose
- to verify the core losses (iron losses) of the
transformer core
- to verify the ability of the transformer to withstand
the higher voltage (115%) of rated voltage to avoid
core saturation
* Purpose
* Test procedure
- The tap position for tap changer – first tap , rated tap
and last tap . and all the measurements should be
taken for rated tap of transformer
Impedance
Tap. Pos.
voltage Msur. Oil
Pair of Base current
winding (A) losses temp.
(MVA)
HV LV (KW) °C
(V) % IZ
wind. wind
10
HV – LV 7 short 175 2582.4 7.22 50.66 30
10
HV - LV 17 short 200 2183.9 7.56 54.4 30
The opposing
currents create flux
in the gap between
the windings this is
called
(leakage flux)
* Percentage impedance voltage (IZ%)
On other tapping's
± 10% if it is ≥ 10%
± 15 % if it is < 10%
* Voltage regulations
* purpose
* Applied voltages
1.1 3
3.6 10
7.2 20
12 28
17.5 38
24 50
36 70
52 95
72 140
* Test procedure
* purpose
* Test procedure
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