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High temperatures will damage the winding insulation. Small transformers do not generatesignificant heat and are cooled by air circulation and radiation of heat. Power transformers rated
up to several hundred KVA can be adequately cooled by natural convective air-cooling,
sometimes assisted by fans. In larger transformers, part of the design problem is removal of heat.Some power transformers are immersed in transformer oil that both cools and insulates the
windings. The oil is a highly refined mineral oil that remains stable at transformer operating
temperature. Indoor liquid-filled transformers are required by building regulations in manyjurisdictions to use a non-flammable liquid, or to be located in fire-resistant rooms. Air-cooled
dry transformers are preferred for indoor applications even at capacity ratings where oil-cooled
construction would be more economical, because their cost is offset by the reduced building
construction cost.
Construction of oil-filled transformers requires that the insulation covering the windings bethoroughly dried before the oil is introduced. There are several different methods of drying.
Common for all is that they are carried out in vacuum environment. For distribution
transformers, which are smaller and have a smaller insulation weight, resistance heating can beused. This is a method where current is injected in the windings to heat the insulation. The
benefit is that the heating can be controlled very well and it is energy efficient.
Very small transformers will have wire leads connected directly to the ends of the coils, and
brought out to the base of the unit for circuit connections. Larger transformers may have heavybolted terminals, bus bars or high-voltage insulatedbushings made of polymers or porcelain. Alarge bushing can be a complex structure since it must provide careful control of the electric field
gradient without letting the transformer leak oil.
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TRANS-TECH ENGINEERING
Testing of Transformer is done to determine their electrical, thermal and mechanical suitabilityfor the system where they will be used or applied. Most of the tests performed on thetransformers are defined in national or international standards created by IEEE, NEMA and
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Load Test helps to determine the total loss that takes place, when the transformer
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1. To determine the rated load of the machine and the temperature rise2. To determine the voltage regulation and efficiency of the transformer.
This test measures the power consumed by the transformer when the 433V winding is short
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This test is made to prove that the transformer insulation will withstand voltage surges whichmay be caused by lightning or switching; this includes insulation to ground, insulation between
turns and windings, and the flashover value of the associated bushings. A high-voltage wave of
standard values, and approximating a lightning surge, is imposed on the unit to be tested. Thesurge generator usually consists of a number of capacitors connected so that they be charged inparallel from a relatively low-voltage source and discharged in series to give a high voltage
across the test piece. A standard impulse wave is illustrated below;
The standard wave reaches its peak voltage value in 1.5 microseconds and reduces to half the
voltage value in 40 microseconds. The value of the voltage applied depends on the rating of the
insulation, and may vary from 5 to 30 times the voltage rating of the insulation. Since ratherelaborate and costly equipment is needed, impulse tests are usually performed only on large
station-type power transformers, and rarely made after they leave the factory.
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frequency. It is used to find the insulation breakdown of the conductors from turns to
turns and layers to layers. It is an insulation test for the transformers.For an 11KV/433V
transformer, 866 Volts are applied at the 433V winding with the help of a Generator for 1
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