Open AccessEffect of acids formation on the breakdown voltage properties of transformer insulating oil
Author(s) -
Imran Sutan Chairul,
Sulaiman Ab Ghani,
Norazhar Abu Bakar,
Nor Hidayah Rahim,
Nur Hakimah Ab Aziz
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/767/1/012063
Subject(s) - mineral oil , materials science , breakdown voltage , transformer oil , composite material , transformer , moisture , voltage , electrical engineering , metallurgy , engineering
Studies show that acids influence the electrical insulation strength of transformer insulating oil. Thus, this study was conducted to verify the influence of Low Molecular Acid (LMA) and High Molecular Acid (HMA) on the breakdown voltage of transformer insulating oil. Different weight of LMA and HMA were added into transformer insulating oil samples and then mixed using hotplate magnetic stirrer at 50°C and 750 rpm for 3 hours. Prior to the mixing process, mineral insulating oil samples were filtered, dried and its moisture content were determined according to ASTM D1533 standard test condition. After the mixing process, total acid number (TAN) and AC breakdown voltage (BdV) of the oil mixtures were measured according to standard test conditions of ASTM D974 and ASTM D1816 respectively. The obtained results verified that LMA significantly reduced the breakdown voltage of mineral insulating oil compared to HMA for acidity lower than 1 mg KOH/g.