Investigation on the lightning breakdown voltage of Palm Oil and Coconut Oil under non-uniform field

This paper presents lightning (1.2/50 µs) breakdown voltages of palm oil (PO), coconut oil (CO) and mineral oil (MO) in a quasi-uniform sphere to sphere electric field at two gap distances. The type of PO used in this study is Refined Bleached Deodorized Palm Oil (RBDPO) Olein type. The effect of voltage polarities (positive and negative) and testing methods (rising voltage, up and down and multiple level) on the lightning breakdown performance were investigated. The results indicated that lightning breakdown voltages of CO and RBDPO are comparable to those of MO under various test conditions. The results indicated that there is no polarity effect for lightning impulse breakdown tests in a quasi-uniform field. The testing methods, including rising voltage method, up and down method and multiple level method have a notable influence on the breakdown voltages. The effect of the 50% breakdown voltage on rising voltage method, up and down method and multiple level method for RBDPO and CO is comparable to MO. The withstand voltage at 1% and 50% breakdown probabilities were obtained using the Normal distribution fitting on the cumulative probability plot of impulse shots. Based on a normal distribution fitting, withstand voltages 1% breakdown probability of POA were close to the MO. Finally, based on statistical studies and simulation using ANSYS software, the prediction formulas for breakdown voltage for larger gap distances for all samples were derived.

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Behavior of Biodegradable Oil under Impulse Voltages

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.785.320 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 785 ◽

pp. 320-324 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Nurul Izzatul Akma Katim ◽

Mohd Taufiq Ishak ◽

A.M. Ishak ◽

M.Z.A.A. Kadir

Keyword(s):

Breakdown Voltage ◽

Palm Oil ◽

Coconut Oil ◽

Mineral Oil ◽

Electrical Performance ◽

Uniform Field ◽

Testing Methods ◽

Environmental Compatibility ◽

Impulse Voltage ◽

Lightning Impulse

The properties of Palm Oil (PO) and Coconut Oil (CO) offer the potential for transformers with non-toxicity, high fire and flash points and better environmental compatibility while compared with those filled with Mineral Oil (MO). This potential has led to intensive studies of electrical performance of biodegradable oil especially in evaluating the electrical performance under lightning impulse voltage in recent years. This paper presents the investigation on the impulse breakdown voltage of PO and CO in such a uniform field. The PO used in this study is Refined, Bleached and Deodorized Palm Oil (RBDPO) Olein type. Two testing methods, rising-voltage and up-and-down are considered for both oils with different gap distances (2.0 mm and 3.8 mm). Testing methods including rising-voltage method and up-and-down method have no notable influence on the breakdown voltages of RBDPOs and CO compared to MO.

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Study of Breakdown Voltage of Vegetables oil with SiO2 Nanoparticle Additive

Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science ◽

10.11591/ijeecs.v12.i1.pp296-302 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 296

Author(s):

Muhammad Bin Yahya ◽

Fatin Amirah Binti Amirrazli

Keyword(s):

Breakdown Voltage ◽

Palm Oil ◽

Coconut Oil ◽

Mineral Oil ◽

Partial Discharges ◽

Transformer Oil ◽

Different Temperatures ◽

The Mean ◽

Insulating Liquid ◽

Positive Results

This paper investigates the suitability of vegetable oils to replace mineral oil based on its AC breakdown voltage, partial discharge and viscosity. The purpose of the study is to analyze the effect of the nanofluids containing SiO2 nanoparticle in vegetables oils; namely, Coconut oil and Palm oil. A nanofluid is a fluid containing nanoparticles. However, the precise effects on the electrical properties is still uncertain. For decades, transformers use petroleum-based mineral oil because of its good dielectric properties and cooling capability. Coconut oil (CO) and Palm oil (PO) are thought to be suitable alternatives to replace mineral oil as transformer oil as they are sustainable and available in plenty as natural resources. It was obtained in this study that the breakdown voltages of these raw oils have fulfilled the standard specifications of good insulating liquid. However, the addition of SiO2 did not improve the AC breakdown voltage and viscosity of coconut oil and palm oil at different temperatures. However, the addition of SiO2 gave positive results in the values of partial discharges in which the presence of the nanoparticles has greatly reduced the mean volume of partial discharges for both coconut oil and palm oil.

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The effect of polarity on the lightning breakdown voltages of palm oil and coconut oil under a non-uniform field for transformers application

Industrial Crops and Products ◽

10.1016/j.indcrop.2016.04.061 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 89 ◽

pp. 250-256 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Y.V. Thien ◽

N. Azis ◽

J. Jasni ◽

M.Z.A. Ab Kadir ◽

R. Yunus ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Palm Oil ◽

Coconut Oil ◽

Uniform Field ◽

Effect Of Polarity

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A Study on the Lightning Impulse Breakdown Voltages of Palm Oil and Coconut Oil by Different Methods

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.793.9 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 793 ◽

pp. 9-13 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Y.V. Thien ◽

N. Azis ◽

J. Jasni ◽

Mohd Zainal Abidin Ab Kadir ◽

Robiah Yunus ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Electric Field ◽

Breakdown Voltage ◽

Palm Oil ◽

Coconut Oil ◽

Uniform Electric Field ◽

Testing Methods ◽

Different Types ◽

Lightning Impulse ◽

Potential Alternative ◽

Voltage Performance

In recent years, there have been a number of interests on the Palm Oil (PO) and Coconut Oil (CO) as a potential alternative dielectric insulating fluid in transformers which stimulate different types of studies on these oils properties. Among the important studies is the lightning impulse properties. This paper presents the investigation on the lightning impulse breakdown voltage of PO and CO under non-uniform electric field. The PO used in this study is Refined, Bleached and Deodorized Palm Oil (RBDPO) Olein type. The influence of the testing methods, rising-voltage and up-and-down are investigated at 2 gap distances for both oils. It was found that the lightning breakdown voltage performance for some of the RBDPO and CO are comparable to MO.

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Effect of surfactants on the lightning breakdown voltage of palm oil and coconut oil based Al2O3 nanofluids

Nanotechnology ◽

10.1088/1361-6528/aba1b9 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 31 (42) ◽

pp. 425708

Author(s):

Nur Aqilah Mohamad ◽

Norhafiz Azis ◽

Jasronita Jasni ◽

Mohd Zainal Abidin Ab. Kadir ◽

Robiah Yunus ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Breakdown Voltage ◽

Palm Oil ◽

Coconut Oil

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Evaluation on the Lightning Breakdown Voltages of Palm Oil and Coconut Oil under Non-Uniform Field at Small Gap Distances

Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology ◽

10.5370/jeet.2016.11.1.184 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 184-191 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Yee Von Thien ◽

Norhafiz Azis ◽

Jasronita Jasni ◽

Mohd Zainal Abidin Ab Kadir ◽

Robiah Yunus ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Palm Oil ◽

Coconut Oil ◽

Uniform Field

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Effect of Particles on the AC Breakdown Voltage of Palm Oil and Coconut Oil

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.793.70 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 793 ◽

pp. 70-74 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

S.S. Sinan ◽

J. Jasni ◽

N. Azis ◽

Mohd Zainal Abidin Ab Kadir ◽

M.N. Mohtar

Keyword(s):

Breakdown Voltage ◽

Palm Oil ◽

Breakdown Strength ◽

Coconut Oil ◽

Strength Properties ◽

Copper Particles ◽

Biodegradable Oils ◽

Different Types ◽

Current Scenario ◽

Safety And Environment

Under current scenario of regulation on the safety and environment, biodegradable oils are gaining interest as dielectric insulating fluid in transformers. There are different types of biodegradable oils that are currently examined and among them are Palm Oil (PO) and Coconut Oil (CO). It is important to carry out extensive examination on these oils at laboratory level since the failure in-service could be costly. Among the important studies are the AC breakdown strength properties under the influence of particles. In this paper, a study is carried out to examine the influence of particles on the AC breakdown voltage of POand CO. The PO used in this study is Refined Bleached and Deodorized (RBDPO) Olein type. Two types of particles are used for the investigations which are cellulose and copper particles.Four different weights of particles are added on each of the samples and tested with the AC breakdown tester at a gap distance of 1 mm using VDE electrodes. It was found that copper particles have more significant effect on the AC breakdown strength of RBDPO and CO than cellulose particles.

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Breakdown Characteristic of Palm and Coconut Oil with Different Moisture

Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science ◽

10.11591/ijeecs.v12.i1.pp363-369 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 363

Author(s):

N. A. M.Jamail ◽

N. A. Azali ◽

E. Sulaiman ◽

Q.E. Kamarudin ◽

S.M.N.S. Othman ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Adverse Effects ◽

Water Content ◽

Breakdown Voltage ◽

Palm Oil ◽

Direct Current ◽

Coconut Oil ◽

Environmentally Friendly ◽

Isolation System ◽

Cooling Agent ◽

Cell Electrode

Oils acts as insulation and cooling agent in the transformer. Petroleum-based oils are widely used in transformers due to their qualified properties as good insulation materials. Unfortunately, the used of petroleum-based oils has adverse effects on environment in the event of any failure to transformers such as tank leakage or explosions. Therefore, researchers have been studied and have found environmentally friendly oil that is suitable as substitutes in transformer. Thus, breakdown voltage tests using direct current and alternating current with the addition of different water content were performed to identify the potential of palm oil and coconut oil in the transformer isolation system. Refined, Bleached and Deodorized oil (RBDPO) and coconut oil samples were selected to be test in this study. The oil samples were test by varies the gap distance of test cell electrode and the level of water content. As a conclusion, RBDPO oil has greater breakdown voltage test under DC breakdown voltage test in term of increment of the gap distance.

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Experimental Investigation of Insulating Properties of Vegetable Oil under High Voltage

European Journal of Engineering Research and Science ◽

10.24018/ejers.2019.4.1.1047 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 17-23 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Sanjida Islam ◽

Md. Selim Hossain ◽

Md. Farhamdur Reza ◽

Md. Mamunur Rashid

Keyword(s):

Experimental Investigation ◽

Breakdown Voltage ◽

Palm Oil ◽

High Voltage ◽

Coconut Oil ◽

Cost Effective ◽

Transformer Oil ◽

Insulating Oil ◽

High Breakdown Voltage ◽

Mixed Oil

Due to concerns over the world’s energy necessity and environmental impact of mineral oil, these conditions induce many researchers to search for substitute sources for insulating oil. Alternatives insulating oil with biodegradable characteristics, environment friendly and presented in different countries including Bangladesh such as vegetable oils have been proposed for high voltage applications. In this paper, a relative measurement of breakdown voltage through experimental investigation of coconut, mustard, soybean, and palm oil and their blend (which is available in Bangladesh and cost effective) is presented. Break down voltage was measure with different electrode configuration by changing gap distance. The results show that the blend of (50% coconut oil + 50% palm oil) got high breakdown voltage in mushroom-mushroom electrode, and other side in plane-plane type pure soybean oil got high breakdown voltage, compared with transformer oil. The presented result illustrate that the proposed mixed oil provides better performance than the rise husk oil.

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