A critical review of plant-based insulating fluids for transformer: 30-year development

Z Shen, F Wang, Z Wang, J Li - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
As a non-renewable resource, mineral oil has been re-evaluated for its value and suitability
as the coolant and insulator in transformers because of its environmental unfriendliness, fire …

A review on synthetic ester liquids for transformer applications

P Rozga, A Beroual, P Przybylek, M Jaroszewski… - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
Synthetic esters have become more and more popular in last few decades, explaining the
increasing number of units filled with this liquid year by year. They have been investigated …

Differential low-temperature AC breakdown between synthetic ester and mineral oils: insights from both molecular dynamics and quantum mechanics

S Li, F Wang, L Ouyang, X Chen, Z Yang… - IEEE transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Synthetic ester oil (SEO) is promising for bolstering sustainable development and enhancing
the operational reliability of transformers at low temperatures. The intention of this study is to …

Mixed insulating liquids with mineral oil for high-voltage transformer applications: A review

MN Lyutikova, SM Korobeynikov… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Due to the growing interest in environmental concerns, synthetic and natural esters have
become the key focus of the picture in the last two decades as insulating fluids for high …

[HTML][HTML] A state-of-the-art review on green nanofluids for transformer insulation

SO Oparanti, I Fofana, R Jafari, R Zarrougui - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2024 - Elsevier
The utilization of nanotechnology to enhance the properties of liquids has been underway
for several decades. The systematic incorporation of nanoparticles into the base liquids has …

A review on transformer condition monitoring with critical investigation of mineral oil and alternate dielectric fluids

R Soni, B Mehta - Electric Power Systems Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Transformers are very critical elements of modern power system network and have evolved
in many ways over its long history. Transformers are most significant apparatus in …

Natural esters for green transformers: challenges and keys for improved serviceability

SO Oparanti, UM Rao, I Fofana - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
The service of mineral insulating oils for power transformer insulation and cooling aspects
cannot be disavowed. However, the continued use of mineral oils is questionable due to …

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 …

Review on natural ester and nanofluids as an environmental friendly alternative to transformer mineral oil

J Jacob, P Preetha, S Thiruthi Krishnan - IET Nanodielectrics, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The development of reliable, environmentally safe and economic insulating oil for the
transformer is an endless effort of the electrical industry. Recent research is based on …

State-of-art review on chemical indicators for monitoring the aging status of oil-immersed transformer paper insulation

E Zhang, J Liu, C Zhang, P Zheng, Y Nakanishi, T Wu - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chemical compounds dissolved in insulating oil, as indicators can excellently monitor the
paper aging condition, which has attracted increasing interest in areas of transformer …