Transformer Testing & Maintenance

The Dissolved Gas Analysis Toolkit

Dissolved gas analysis: addressing the challenges of collecting samples BY DONAL SKELLY, GE’s Digital Energy business Dissolved gas analysis (DGA) is a technique for identifying…
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Power Utility Replaces Aging Transformers with Customized, Drop-in Units

As aging transformers at generation facilities near end-of-life cycles, a number of potentially dangerous events can come into play when it comes to aging transformers…
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Enhancing Transformer Resilience: Fire Barriers and Safety Measures in Modern Substations

The Growing Concern of Transformer Fire Risks An Electrical Substation Transformer is a critical component of modern substations, playing a vital role in the transmission and…
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Transient Analysis of Power Transformers Using Finite Element Method

A transformer relies on electromagnetic induction through coils to transfer electric energy between two or more circuits. Varying current in the transformer’s primary winding creates…
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Designing A Safe & Reliable Transformer Maintenance Program

The critical importance of power to every aspect of our world cannot be over-exaggerated. It must be generated and distributed effectively to end users, and…
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A New Approach to High Voltage Insulation System Testing

Speed is the driving force of successful fault prevention. Early detection of insulation deterioration is key for avoiding asset failure, associated unplanned outages, and physical…
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Advantages of Headspace Hydrogen Monitoring for Network Transformers

INTRODUCTION The utilization of online dissolved gas analysis monitoring has proven to be one of the most effective predictors of overall transformer health and condition.…
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Advancements in Dissolved Gas Analysis: Investigating Failure Cases

IntroductionDissolved gas analysis (DGA) provides the early warning radar view of a transformer fleet with a non-intrusive screening process for early identification of problematic transformers.…
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Power Transformers Health Check

Power Transformers Health Check

Power transformers are static electric machines used to step-up or step-down voltage in electric power…
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Why event-based fault type identification is better than a sample-by-sample approach

Why event-based fault type identification is better than a sample-by-sample approach

Introduction Fault type identification is an important step in dissolved gas analysis (DGA). When a…
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Advancements in Dissolved Gas Analysis: Risk Assessment

Advancements in Dissolved Gas Analysis: Risk Assessment

In general, the purpose of periodic screening with DGA for power transformers is risk assessment.…
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ACCELERATING TOWARDS GREATER TESTING EFFICIENCY - A true transformer test van

ACCELERATING TOWARDS GREATER TESTING EFFICIENCY - A true transformer test van

Test lead management, including quality of connection and correct lead placement, is an important part of…
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Exploring Online Dissolved Gas Analysis Monitoring for Transformer Insulating Fluids

Exploring Online Dissolved Gas Analysis Monitoring for Transformer Insulating Fluids

As a philosophy and English major who has spent the last 20+ years working in…
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