Open AccessEffect of purification process on the thermal conductivity and breakdown voltage of inhibited, isoparaffinic transformer oil used in electric train
Author(s) -
Mahmood Ali,
N.K. Deenesh,
Ghazali Kadir,
Khalid Hasnan,
Nafarizal Nayan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1878/1/012009
Subject(s) - transformer oil , materials science , thermal conductivity , breakdown voltage , transformer , composite material , conductivity , voltage , high voltage , dielectric , thermal , analytical chemistry (journal) , electrical engineering , chemistry , chromatography , optoelectronics , thermodynamics , engineering , physics
Presence of water content or moisture promotes premature thermal aging which hampers the properties of inhibited, isoparaffinic transformer oil used in electric multiple unit (EMU) train. Unpurified aged oil with high water presence is collected from the traction transformer and contaminants is removed using Double-Stage Vacuum Insulation Oil Regeneration Filtration Machine to produce purified aged oil. New transformer oil is selected as a control sample. The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of oil purification process on the thermal conductivity and breakdown voltage of the oil samples. Thermal conductivity measurement was done from temperatures of 30°C to 70°C. Dielectric characteristics are shown by analyzing breakdown voltage. Unpurified oil shows an increment from 1.54% to 3.13% as compared to new oil in response to temperature variation whereas purified oil has the lowest thermal conductivity value. However, breakdown voltage of purified oil is higher than unpurified oil and slightly lower than new oil. From this, it can be inferred that presence of water gives positive impact towards thermal properties and vice versa to dielectric properties. A relationship between thermal conductivity, breakdown voltage and presence of water has been deduced at the end of the study.