Background information on high temperature insulation for liquid-immersed power transformers

The availability of insulation materials having a higher temperature rating than cellulose has led to the design of high temperature power transformers for specialized applications where size and weight are important considerations. Such applications include traction transformers, mobile transformers, and power transformers with special loading requirements. Even though such equipment has been in use for many years, there are presently no standards which address high temperature materials in liquid-immersed transformers. Recognizing this deficiency, the IEEE Transformers Committee has established a Working Group to investigate what standards or guides could be formulated. As a first step, the Working Group has prepared this “state-of-the-art” paper to document background information on the materials and their application. It is hoped that discussion of this paper will help to establish future directions for standards