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Overvoltages in power transformers caused by no-load switching

Journal Article · · IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/61.368385· OSTI ID:39958
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  1. Delft Univ. of Technology (Netherlands). Dept. of Electrical Engineering
When an unloaded power transformer is switched on via a relatively long cable, sometimes extreme high voltages appear at the secondary side of the transformer. These overvoltages are caused by a resonant phenomenon that occurs when the resonant frequencies of the transformer and the cable match. The resonant frequency of the cable feeder is equal to the reciprocal of 4 times its travel time {tau}. The resonant frequency of the transformer is determined by its short-circuit inductance and the capacitance which is connected to the secondary winding. In this paper a model of this phenomenon is presented and an example of this resonant phenomenon, leading to the insulation breakdown at the secondary side of a power transformer, is given.
OSTI ID:
39958
Journal Information:
IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, Journal Name: IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 10; ISSN ITPDE5; ISSN 0885-8977
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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