The state of water in oil-impregnated paper insulation

Author

Gervais, Pierre ; Duval, Michel ; Merabet, M. ; Bose, T.K.

Author_Institution

IREQ, Varennes, Que., Canada

fYear

1990

fDate

3-6 Jun 1990

Firstpage

65

Lastpage

67

Abstract

Time domain reflectometry (TDR) between 1 MHz and 8 GHz was used to determine the state of water (bound or free) in oil-impregnated paper insulation. Bound water was found in paper impregnated with new oil, while a mixture of bound and free water appears to be present when the oil is oxidized and in unimpregnated paper. An explanation is proposed based on the more or less hydrophobic environment surrounding the cellulose matrix. In other words, the relative (hydrophilic to hydrophobic) character of cellulose, new oil, used oil, and air may explain the observed differences

Keywords

insulating oils; paper; time-domain reflectometry; 1 MHz to 8 GHz; TDR; bound water; cellulose matrix; free water; hydrophobic environment; oil-impregnated paper insulation; state of water; time domain reflectometry; used oil; Dielectric measurements; Frequency measurement; Oil insulation; Optical reflection; Permittivity measurement; Petroleum; Power transformer insulation; Power transformers; Pulse generation; Water;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical Insulation, 1990., Conference Record of the 1990 IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Toronto, Ont.

ISSN

1089-084X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ELINSL.1990.109709

Filename

109709