Quantitative Analysis of Ageing Condition of Insulating Paper Using Infrared Spectroscopy

Transformers are very expensive apparatuses and are vital to make the whole power system run normally. The failures in such apparatuses could leave them out of service, causing severe economic losses. The life of a transformer can be effectively determined by the life of the insulating paper. In the...

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Main Authors: R. Saldivar-Guerrero, E. N. Cabrera Álvarez, U. Leon-Silva, F. A. Lopez-Gonzalez, F. Delgado Arroyo, H. Lara-Covarrubias, R. Montes-Fernandez
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Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6371540
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description Transformers are very expensive apparatuses and are vital to make the whole power system run normally. The failures in such apparatuses could leave them out of service, causing severe economic losses. The life of a transformer can be effectively determined by the life of the insulating paper. In the present work, we show an alternative diagnostic technique to determine the ageing condition of transformer paper by the use of FTIR spectroscopy and an empirical model. This method has the advantage of using a microsample that could be extracted from the transformer on-site. The proposed technique offers an approximation quantitative evaluation of the degree of polymerization of dielectric papers and could be used for transformer diagnosis and remaining life estimation.
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spelling doaj-art-680db44b532c4095a853430a6cf222c62025-02-03T07:24:51ZengWileyAdvances in Materials Science and Engineering1687-84341687-84422016-01-01201610.1155/2016/63715406371540Quantitative Analysis of Ageing Condition of Insulating Paper Using Infrared SpectroscopyR. Saldivar-Guerrero0E. N. Cabrera Álvarez1U. Leon-Silva2F. A. Lopez-Gonzalez3F. Delgado Arroyo4H. Lara-Covarrubias5R. Montes-Fernandez6Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada, Blvd. Enrique Reyna Hermosillo 140, Col. San José de los Cerritos, 25294 Saltillo, COAH, MexicoCentro de Investigación en Química Aplicada, Blvd. Enrique Reyna Hermosillo 140, Col. San José de los Cerritos, 25294 Saltillo, COAH, MexicoInstituto de Investigaciones Electricas, Reforma 113, Col. Palmira, 62490 Cuernavaca, MOR, MexicoInstituto de Investigaciones Electricas, Reforma 113, Col. Palmira, 62490 Cuernavaca, MOR, MexicoInstituto de Investigaciones Electricas, Reforma 113, Col. Palmira, 62490 Cuernavaca, MOR, MexicoComision Federal de Electricidad (CFE), Substations Department, Don Manuelito No. 32, Col. Olivar de los Padres, 01780 Ciudad de México, MexicoComision Federal de Electricidad (CFE), Substations Department, Don Manuelito No. 32, Col. Olivar de los Padres, 01780 Ciudad de México, MexicoTransformers are very expensive apparatuses and are vital to make the whole power system run normally. The failures in such apparatuses could leave them out of service, causing severe economic losses. The life of a transformer can be effectively determined by the life of the insulating paper. In the present work, we show an alternative diagnostic technique to determine the ageing condition of transformer paper by the use of FTIR spectroscopy and an empirical model. This method has the advantage of using a microsample that could be extracted from the transformer on-site. The proposed technique offers an approximation quantitative evaluation of the degree of polymerization of dielectric papers and could be used for transformer diagnosis and remaining life estimation.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6371540
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R. Montes-Fernandez
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