Method and apparatus for leakage monitoring for oil-immersed electrical transformers

Feng, Xianyong; Mousavi, Mirrasoul

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Title: Method and apparatus for leakage monitoring for oil-immersed electrical transformers

Abstract

The present invention comprises an apparatus and method for detecting a loss of oil from an oil-immersed transformer, based on fitting a transformer top-oil temperature model to online measurements in an iterative optimization process that yields fitted values for a first model parameter representing the top-oil temperature rise over ambient temperature and a second model parameter representing the oil time constant. Among the several advantages seen in the contemplated apparatus and method is the reduction in required instrumentation, whereby transformer oil leaks are indirectly detected without requiring pressure sensors or mechanical floats, although the presence of such sensors is not excluded by the teachings herein.

Inventors:: Feng, Xianyong; Mousavi, Mirrasoul

Issue Date:: Tue Jan 29 00:00:00 EST 2019

Research Org.:: ABB Inc., Cary, NC (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1499125

Patent Number(s):: 10192677

Application Number:: 14/457,768

Assignee:: ABB Inc. (Cary, NC)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01M - TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01M - TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES
G01M3/002 - {by using thermal means}

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
G01N25/18 - by investigating thermal conductivity
G01N25/72 - Investigating presence of flaws

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01F - MAGNETS
H01F2027/406 - {Temperature sensor or protection}
H01F27/402 - {Association of measuring or protective means}

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DOE Contract Number:: OE0000547

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2014 Aug 12

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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  abstractNote = {The present invention comprises an apparatus and method for detecting a loss of oil from an oil-immersed transformer, based on fitting a transformer top-oil temperature model to online measurements in an iterative optimization process that yields fitted values for a first model parameter representing the top-oil temperature rise over ambient temperature and a second model parameter representing the oil time constant. Among the several advantages seen in the contemplated apparatus and method is the reduction in required instrumentation, whereby transformer oil leaks are indirectly detected without requiring pressure sensors or mechanical floats, although the presence of such sensors is not excluded by the teachings herein.},

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