Quantifying the Effect of Catalysts on the Lifetime of Transformer Oil

• Published in: Applied sciences Vol. 10; no. 4; p. 1309
• Main Authors: Polanský, Radek, Hahn, Pavel, Kadlec, Petr, Moravcová, Daniela, Prosr, Pavel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.02.2020
• Subjects: Aging; Antioxidants; Catalysts; Copper; Fourier analysis; Fourier transforms; ft-ir; Hydrocarbons; Influence; Infrared analysis; Infrared spectroscopy; Insulation; Laboratories; lifetime; Low temperature; Measurement techniques; Mineral oils; Morphology; Oxidation; Polymethyl methacrylate; Spectroscopy; Spectrum analysis; thermo-oxidative aging; transformer; transformer oil; uv-vis; United States > US

The effect of catalysts in the form of a transformer copper winding with Kraft paper insulation on the lifetime of transformer oil was studied via ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. The tested naphthenic mineral oil was exposed to accelerat...