Transformers Magazine, Vol. 11 No. 1, 2024.
Original scientific paper
General guidelines for safekeeping of high voltage transformers - Part 1
K. K. Murty
J. J. L. Kapil
S. K. Chaturvedi
Santosh Dubey
Abstract
Transformers such as HV/EHV (132 kV and above) are the most vital and costly equipment in power systems and large Industries. It is the prime duty of HV/EHV substation managers, asset managers, and substation Operation & Maintenance (O&M) engineers to look after transformers, beginning from receipt on-site through their lifecycle scrupulously with motherly feelings.
Generally, OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) guidelines must be followed. This article is a significant and important contribution of experienced engineers in O&M and testing and commissioning up to 400 kV in HV/EHV substations. The authors deliberate all the aspects from receiving the consignment of an EHV Transformer on-site through its lifecycle, including O&M and life expectancy enhancement.
This article serves as a guideline for substation managers, asset managers, and substation engineers in the absence of any guidelines issued by their utilities or in the industry.
Keywords
N2 (nitrogen gas); SFRA (Sweep Frequency Response Analysis); FAT (Factory Acceptance Test); TCIV (Transformer Conservator Isolation Valve); OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer); DGA (Dissolved Gas Analysis); FDS (Frequency Domain Spectroscopy); furan analysis
Hrčak ID:
313180
URI
Publication date:
8.1.2024.
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