access icon free Effect of temperature on AC breakdown voltage of nanofilled transformer oil

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Received 10/05/2017, Accepted 27/09/2017, Revised 05/09/2017, Published 03/10/2017

Studying the effect of adding nanosized ZrO2 to mineral transformer oil on the AC breakdown voltage is presented. The study is carried out considering different concentration levels of nanosized ZrO2. These concentrations are 0, 0.001, 0.002, 0.003 and 0.006%w. The AC breakdown voltage of both nanofilled and base oil is measured according ASTM D1816 standard at room temperature. The evaluation is carried out based on AC breakdown voltage for the nanofilled and base oil considering average and Weibull statistical techniques. Both 50 and 10% breakdown voltage probabilities are obtained and analysed for all samples. Also, the effect of temperature (to take the effect of real operating conditions) on breakdown voltage of base and nanofilled oil is experimentally evaluated. The studied temperatures are 50, 80 and 130°C. The obtained results show that the performance of nanoparticles is significantly affected by increasing the temperature of nanofilled transformer oil. Finally, a proposed mechanism for the effect of temperature on the nanofluids breakdown strength is introduced.

Inspec keywords: transformer oil; electric breakdown; minerals; zirconium compounds; measurement standards; statistical analysis; voltage measurement; probability

Other keywords: temperature 80 degC; temperature 293 K to 298 K; temperature 130 degC; mineral; nanosized effect; nanoparticle; temperature effect; nanofilled transformer oil; ZrO2; nanofluid breakdown strength; nanofilled oil; temperature 50 degC; ASTM D1816 standard; base oil; AC breakdown voltage measurement; probability; Weibull statistical technique

Subjects: Voltage measurement; Measurement of basic electric and magnetic variables; Probability theory, stochastic processes, and statistics; Measurement standards and calibration; Dielectric breakdown and discharges; Transformers and reactors; Measurement standards and calibration; Organic insulation; Other topics in statistics

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