Abstract
The thermochemical stability of a MOL (mineral oil) electroinsulating mineral oil was studied by the gas chromatography technique, compared with a Voil (vegetable oil) electroinsulating fluid based on natural esters (oil), exposed to a longer (1000 hours) thermal treatment (110 � 5 �C) in contact with the core transformer plate (silicon steel sheet) both blank and covered by immersion with three different types of lacquers (L-G epoxide, L-528 alkyl epoxy-melamine copolymer and L-S polyurethane). Experimentally it was noted that during the thermal treatment applied and in contact with the silicon steel sheet, the investigated oils have produced mainly C2H4, CH4 and H2. The total amount of flammable gases formed in Voil (vegetable oil) is about 7.5 time lower than in MOL. It has also been found that the lacquer coating of the silicon steel sheet does not change the mechanism of gas formation processes in the investigated oils, as well as the fact that the oxygen content of the investigated oils decreases monotonously during the thermal treatment applied due to either the formation of CO2 and CO and the oxidation processes of investigated lacquers.
Highlights
Safety in operation of installations and equipment for the transmission and distribution of electricity is largely determined by the functional characteristics degradation of the materials used to make them
In their construction there are a number of materials, such as silicon steel sheet, copper conductors, Kraft insulating paper, electroinsulating fluid, etc., materials that operate under the synergic action of stress factors [1]:
Under the synergic action of electrical, thermal and chemical stress factors, the electroinsulating fluid and Kraft degraded paper produce gases [15,16,17,18] and furanic compounds [19,20,21,22] which are persistent toxic products with harmful impact on the quality of environmental factors [23,24,25,26,27,28,29]
Summary
Safety in operation of installations and equipment for the transmission and distribution of electricity is largely determined by the functional characteristics degradation (ageing) of the materials used to make them.
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