Space charge and its effects on oil-paper insulation in power transformers: A review

RA Raj - Journal of Electrostatics, 2023 - Elsevier
The life of power transformers faces a growing threat from space charge in oil-paper
insulation. Many works explored space charge behavior in this system. This review …

Reliable estimation for health index of transformer oil based on novel combined predictive maintenance techniques

M Badawi, SA Ibrahim, DEA Mansour… - IEEE …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Transformer oil insulation condition may be deteriorated due to electrical and thermal faults,
which may lead to transformer failure and system outage. In this regard, the first part of this …

A Strategy to Reduce the Importation of Petroleum Oils in Vietnam by Transforming Rice Bran Waste to Vegetable Oil-Based Transformer Liquid Insulation

RA Raj, S Murugesan, D Sarathkumar… - 2023 IEEE …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As vegetable oils was entirely eco-friendly, have an extraordinary dielectric strength, a great
flash point, and are more companionable by means of paper insulators comparable with …

Reclamation of aged transformer oil employing combined adsorbents techniques using response surface for transformer applications

S Duraisamy, S Murugesan… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The study lowers the environmental risk by combining biodegradable adsorbents with
stronger adsorption. This work uses two distinct kinds of adsorbents, namely, polyaniline …

Restoration of critical dielectric properties of waste/aged transformer oil using biodegradable biopolymer-activated clay composite for power and distribution …

S Duraisamy, S Murugesan, M Palanichamy… - Biomass Conversion …, 2022 - Springer
The defiling characteristics of petroleum-based mineral oil (MO) release toxic pollutants and
have carcinogenic effects on life on earth. Discontinuing MO applications in transformers …

Empirical model application to analyze reliability and hazards in Pongamia oil using breakdown voltage characteristics

RA Raj, S Murugesan, S Ramanujam… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This research investigates a tropical indigenous nonedible ester such as Pongamia oil (PO).
PO and PO methyl ester (POME) were taken as test samples to develop a nonparametric …

A practical method for restoring waste cooking and motor oil as possible biofuel energy

RA Raj, S Murugesan, D Sarathkumar… - 2022 2nd …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Humanity has been working to lessen the effects its varied activities have on the
environment in an effort to create a more sustainable civilization. Given that the majority of …

Classification and Prediction of Incipient Faults in Transformer Oil by Supervised Machine Learning using Decision Tree

RA Raj, D Sarathkumar… - 2023 3rd …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Transformer condition evaluation is a crucial technique for displaying a transformer's health
index. Key gases (KG), which dissolve in oil and become inseparable, are developed …

Key gases in transformer oil–an analysis using self organizing map (SOM) neural networks

RA Raj, D Sarathkumar, LJB Andrews… - 2023 IEEE 12th …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Power transformer (PT) is a typical resource to the power system network for the
transmission and distribution of power. A typical PT operates all the days in a year at full …

Investigation of Survival/Hazard Rate of Natural Ester Treated with Al2O3 Nanoparticle for Power Transformer Liquid Dielectric

RA Raj, R Samikannu, A Yahya, M Mosalaosi - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
Increasing usage of petroleum-based insulating oils in electrical apparatus has led to
increase in pollution and, at the same time, the oils adversely affect the life of electrical …