TEST RESULTS OF 5MVA 33/11 TRANSFORMER AT SONGEA OLD POWER

STATION
1. Transformer Specification
Year of Manufacture 1980
Manufacturer National Industri
Power 5MVA
Voltage 33/11kv
Cooling ONAN
Vector group YNyn0
Core, Winding, Cover weight 8.9 tons
Oil weight 4.5 tons
Transport weight including/excluding oil 15.1/11.3 tons
Total Weight 17.5 tons

a. Insulation Test
Applied voltage = 5kVdc
LV to Earth 1.082GΩ
HV to Earth 1.814GΩ
HV to LV 1.592GΩ

b. Winding Resistance Test

i) 33kV side
Tap Phase A-N (Ω) Phase B-N (Ω) Phase C-N (Ω)
1 11.391 11.323 11.525
2 11.070 11.113 11.378
3 10.619 10.898 11.089
4 10.341 10.661 10.856
5 10.220 10.448 10.613
6 10.006 10.192 10.381
7 9.8031 9.9663 10.194
8 9.6327 9.7791 9.9868
9 9.4851 9.4889 9.7017
10 8.7693 9.2931 9.3931
11 9.0192 10.008 9.4190
12 9.8230 10.976 10.129
13 10.741 11.991 10.288
14 10.909 12.741 10.546
15 11.017 12.917 10.757
 16 11.624 11.923 11.599
17 11.945 12.745 12.010
ii) 11kV side
Phase a-n (Ω) Phase b-n (Ω) Phase c-n (Ω)
0.31 0.3 0.3

c. Magnetic balance Test

i) Phase AB
HV
Applied phase voltage VAB VAC (V) VBC (V) VAB=VAC+VBC (V)
(V) (V)
221 221 95.8 125.6 221.4
LV
Measured phase Vab Vac (V) Vbc (V) Vab=Vac + Vbc (V)
voltage (V) (V)
74.7 74.7 29.06 45.8 74.86
ii) Phase BC
HV
Applied phase voltage VBC (V) VAB (V) VAC (V) VBC=VAB+VAC
(V) (V)
217 217 166.2 50.1 216.3

LV
Measured phase Vbc(V) Vab (V) Vac (V) Vbc=Vab + Vac
voltage (V) (V)
72.6 72.6 56.3 16.6 72.9
iii) Phase AC
HV
Applied phase voltage VAC (V) VAB (V) VBC (V) VAC=VAB+VBC
(V) (V)
219.6 219.6 145.5 73.0 218.5

LV
Measured phase voltage Vac (V) Vab (V) Vbc (V) Vac=Vab + Vbc
(V) (V)
73.2 73.2 50.4 23.4 73.8
 d. Ratio Test
Tap HV applied voltage (V) Measured LV voltage (V)
AN BN CN an bn an
1 329.85 329.91 329.93 105.58 105.61 105.61
2 329.92 329.92 329.91 105.60 105.92 106.01
3 329.92 329.93 329.92 106.92 106.95 106.95
4 329.92 329.94 329.92 108.30 108.32 108.31
5 329.95 329.92 329.92 109.70 109.71 109.71
6 329.91 329.92 329.93 111.13 111.15 111.15
7 329.92 329.92 329.93 112.62 112.62 112.62
8 329.92 329.93 329.91 114.13 114.14 114.14
9 329.92 329.91 329.92 115.67 115.69 115.70
10 329.92 329.93 329.93 117.28 117.30 117.29
11 329.93 329.92 329.93 118.93 118.93 118.94
12 329.92 329.93 329.93 120.60 120.62 120.62
13 329.93 329.91 329.93 122.33 122.32 122.36
14 329.93 329.93 329.93 124.13 124.13 124.15
15 329.93 329.92 329.93 125.98 125.99 126.00
16 329.92 329.93 329.93 127.85 127.87 127.90
17 329.92 329.94 329.93 129.83 129.83 129.85

Insulating Oil Test

i) DBV Test Average breakdown voltage = 56.08kV