Effect of Electrical Accelerated Aging on DC Resistivity of Mineral Oil Used in Power Transformers

Andrei Manea, Teodora Gorjanu, Andreea Lazeanu and Laurentiu Marius Dumitran ()
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Andrei Manea: Laboratory of Electrical Materials, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania
Teodora Gorjanu: Laboratory of Electrical Materials, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania
Andreea Lazeanu: Laboratory of Electrical Materials, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania
Laurentiu Marius Dumitran: Laboratory of Electrical Materials, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania

Energies, 2022, vol. 16, issue 1, 1-12

Abstract: Power transformers are still equipment of primary importance within power grids. The recent paradigm changes registered in the field of energy require the interconnection of electrical grids of much larger areas, even up to the level of an entire continent. In this context, knowing the state of the electrical equipment and that of the power transformers is an essential aspect to ensure safe operation conditions. The present work is related to the vulnerability of the oil–paper insulation systems of power transformers to different aging factors and their quick degradation under certain conditions. In this regard, the study proposed in this paper considers the measurement of DC resistivity on mineral oil samples contaminated with small amounts of accelerated aging oil under the action of high-strength electric field and partial discharges. In the absence of standardized procedures for accelerated electrical aging of mineral oil, an original method presented and discussed in previous articles is used. The obtained results clearly indicate that under the action of electrical stress, the mineral oil resistivity decreases significantly, showing that the oil’s electric properties worsen.

Keywords: mineral oil; power transformers; electric field and partial discharges; accelerated aging (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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