Effect of measurement temperature of insulation poles used for assessment of oil-paper insulation

Abstract

Analysis of Polarization-depolarization current (PDC) data is a popular technique used for assessing condition of oil-paper insulation. Oil-paper insulation deteriorates with aging during the operational life of the power equipment. In order to get information regarding the insulation condition; different performance parameters are used which can be estimated from PDC data. These parameters include paper moisture (%pm), Dissipation factor (%tanδ) and paper conductivity (σ paper ). In addition to these parameters, insulation poles can also be used for insulation diagnosis. Recently, it has gained popularity in field of insulation diagnosis as it does not depend on physical geometry of insulation. In this paper, the effect of measurement temperature on insulation poles has been analysed. Also, an attempt has been made to establish a relation between insulation poles and other insulation sensitive parameters such as %pm, σ paper and %tan δ.