Experimental Study on Short-Circuit Withstand Capability of 110kV Power Transformer

2014 ◽  
Vol 672-674 ◽  
pp. 848-853
Author(s):  
Chao Wei ◽  
Peng Wu ◽  
Yun Cai Lu

Short-circuit withstand capability test of transformers is mechanical strength withstand test under strong current imposed on power transformers, which is a kind of assessment method of comprehensive technical capabilities and technological level of transformer manufacturing. This paper analyzes the theory basis of short-circuit withstand capability test and calculates the imposed short-circuit current value and provides experimental scheme which is verified by the testing. All is to verify the ability to withstand a short circuit of 110kV power transformer.

2017 ◽  
Vol 868 ◽  
pp. 283-290
Author(s):  
Jing Zhao ◽  
Ying Li ◽  
Shi Jie Wang ◽  
Ming Yin Yan

As one of the most important components of transmission equipment in electric power field, power transformer bears the important task of energy conversion, power distribution and energy transfer. Because generated a huge force in transformer winding by its interior circuit excitation, it would be taken place easily to distortion, collapse and other damage of its structure, which brings a large safe and reliable problem. The lack of mechanical strength of the coil, which cannot withstand the sudden short-circuit current impact, led to the break of insulating layers, is one of the main causes in transformer failure. In this paper, it is discussed that theoretical and experimental study on mechanical force of transformer coil short circuit. According to the structural mechanics, the calculation of the contacted pressure between the coils is attained by building the contacted model. And the experimental system is been designed, which has a servo control system. Compared the theoretical and the Experimental data, the best accurate computed method for contacted pressure is obtained. It is helpful to improve the resistance ability for short circuit of transformer, and provide guarantee for the safe operation of the transformer.


Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 3266
Author(s):  
Antonio Roniel Marques de Sousa ◽  
Marcus Vinicius Alves Nunes ◽  
Wellington da Silva Fonseca ◽  
Ramon Cristian Fernandes Araujo ◽  
Diorge de Souza Lima

The main equipment responsible for connection and transmission of electric power from generating centers to consumers are power transformers. This type of equipment is subject to various types of faults that can affect its components, in some cases also compromising its operation and, consequently, the electric power supply. Thus, in this paper, electromagnetic, thermal, and structural analysis of power transformers was carried out with the objective of providing the operator with information on the ideal moment for performing predictive maintenance, avoiding unplanned shutdowns. For this, computational simulations were performed using the finite element method (FEM) and, from that, the different transformer operation ways, nominal currents, inrush current, and short-circuit current were analyzed. In this perspective, analyses of the effects that thermal expansion, axial forces, and radial forces exerted were carried out, contributing to possible defects in this type of equipment. As a study object, simulations were carried out on a 50 MVA single-phase transformer. It is important to emphasize that the simulations were validated with real data of measurements and with results presented in the current literature.


2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 162-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miroslav Gutten ◽  
Daniel Korenciak ◽  
Matej Kucera ◽  
Richard Janura ◽  
Adam Glowacz ◽  
...  

Abstract The authors describe experimental and theoretical analyses of faults of power transformer winding. Faults were caused by mechanical effect of short-circuit currents. Measurements of transformer were carried out in high-voltage laboratory. Frequency and time diagnostic methods (method SFRA - Sweep Frequency Response Analysis, impact test) were used for the analyses. Coils of transformer windings were diagnosed by means of the SFRA method and the time impact test. The analyzed methods had a significant sensitivity to a relatively small deformation of coil. In the analysis a new technique for analyzing the effects of short-circuit currents is introduced. This technique is developed for high-voltage transformers (different types of power). The proposed analyses show that it is necessary to analyze the value of short-circuit current. Short-circuit current represents a danger for the operation of the power transformer. The proposed approach can be used for other types of transformers. Moreover, the presented techniques have a potential application for fault diagnosis of electrical equipment such as: transformers and electrical machines.


Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (18) ◽  
pp. 4952 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tadeusz Sobczyk ◽  
Marcin Jaraczewski

This paper deals with the problem of the leakage inductance calculations in power transformers. Commonly, the leakage flux in the air zone is represented by short-circuit inductance, which determines the short-circuit voltage, which is a very important factor for power transformers. That inductance is a good representation of the typical power transformer windings, but it is insufficient for multi-winding ones. This paper presents simple formulae for self- and mutual leakage inductance calculations for an arbitrary pair of windings. It follows from a simple 1D approach to analyzing the stray field using a discrete differential operator, and it was verified by the finite element method (FEM) calculation results.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
adnen melliti

Abstract We present an optical simulation of a solar cell employing core (Si) /shell (CZTS or/and CZTSe) vertically-aligned nanowire array. The method of the simulation is rigorous coupled wave analysis. In the first stage, we studied the case where the shell is composed of only CZTS or CZTSe. A larger absorption of CZTSe led to a larger value of the ideal short circuit current (41 mA/cm2) in the case of CZTSe solar cell than in the case of CZTS solar cell (24 mA/cm2). In the second stage, to avoid the heat losses in CZTSe solar cell without reducing the current, we proposed a shell composed of a 3µm of CZTS in the upper part and a 6µm of CZTSe in the lower part. The maximum ideal current value in this structure is almost twice as large as that of a planar solar cell with the same amounts of used materials.


Author(s):  
Manohar Singh ◽  
Vishnuvarddhan Telukanta ◽  
K S Meera

Abstract Type tests are essential to assess the short circuit withstand capabilities of transformer windings. The mechanical durability of power equipment are checked against the mechanical forces developed during making/breaking short circuit operations. These type tests are generally carried out in indoor transformer test laboratories. Testing of Power Transformer for size more than 200 MVA in 765/400 kV voltage class in an indoor laboratory is not economically feasible. Now a days, power transformer manufacturers are fabricating single phase auto- power transformers of size up to 630 megawatt volt ampere (MVA) rating. Type testing of these transformers in indoor laboratories is not feasible. In view of this, strong short circuit fault feeding capabilities of the national grids can be utilized for type testing of these power transformers in an online manner. However, this may affect the grid operation/control during weak grid operating conditions. Recently, National High Power Testing Laboratory is established for testing of power transformer upto of 630 MVA. This is a unique online transformer test facility for testing of 765/400/220/132 kV class power transformers. An offline simulation has been carried out in this article, to assess the impact of online type testing on the Indian National grid. In this article, an online testing scheme has been presented which enables the national grid operator to analysis the prevailing grid condition & subsequently to decide the safe rating of the power transformer for online testing. The simulated results are cross checked with field results and it is found that simulated results are close to actual field results. The concurrence of simulated and field results helped in successfully commissioning of the testing laboratory.


SINERGI ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 99
Author(s):  
Azriyenni Azhari Zakri ◽  
Mohd Wazir Mustafa ◽  
Hari Firdaus ◽  
Ibim Sofimieari

A power transformer is an electrical machine that converts electrical power at different voltage levels. Faults, occur in power transformers, inhibit electrical power distribution to the consumer. Protection, therefore, of the power transformers is essential in power systems reliability. The power system can be reliable if the protection devices work well when there is a fault. A hybrid intelligent technique, which is a combination of Artificial Neural Network (ANN) and Fuzzy known as Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference Systems (ANFIS), was used in this research. The objective of this paper is the simulation of differential relays as a protection device on power transformers using Matlab/Simulink. Performance of differential relays for power transformers protection is carried out with internal and external fault scenarios. The input data were classified into three different input for ANFIS such as internal and external 1, internal and external 2, internal, external 1, and external 2, respectively. The error results of ANFIS training for the type of fault internal and external 1 is 9.46*10-7, and types of fault internal and external 2 is 1.09*10-6 internal, external 1 and external 2 are 8.59*10-7. The results obtained from the simulation were accurate and shows that the ANFIS technique is an efficient method that gives less error and a great value. Finally, the technique can minimize faults with power transformers. Finally, to prove this method can reduce faults in the power transformer, the assess of this model has been carried out through the RMSE that has been generated which is zero.


2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 70-78
Author(s):  
Rekik Badri ◽  
Labar Hocine

Diagnostic goal of transformers in service is to detect the winding or the core in fault. Transformers are valuable equipment which makes a major contribution to the supply security of a power system. Consequently, it is of great importance to disequilibria the three phases courant of power transformers. So, vector diagram Analysis is useful tool for reliable detection of incipient mechanical fault in a transformer, by finding winding or core defects. The authors propose this article, the coupled circuits method, because, it gives most possible exhaustive modelling of transformers. Measurement courant homopolaire in order to improve and simplify the response for à faults transformer.This study can be useful as a base data for the other transformers of the same categories intended for distribution grid.  Keywords—Diagnostic; Short-Circuit; Transformer Faults; unbalanced current.


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