• DocumentCode
    28484
  • Title

    Dry-Type Transformers: Specification, Installation, and Operational Impacts in a Marine Environment

  • Author

    Wimmer, Jason ; Tanner, Maureen ; Nunn, Tommy ; Kern, J.

  • Author_Institution
    Equisales Assoc. Inc., Houston, TX, USA
  • Volume
    19
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    Sept.-Oct. 2013
  • Firstpage
    68
  • Lastpage
    75
  • Abstract
    Dry-type transformers are typically selected for steel vessels but are now virtually required for mobile vessels and platforms looking for American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) classification. A recent ruling by the ABS and renewed enforcement will require the use of dry-type transformers in areas not exposed to the marine environment. In this article, the pertinent publications and rulings as well as standards will be reviewed. This change will affect studies and specifications for all future projects seeking ABS classification.
  • Keywords
    marine power systems; transformer insulation; transformer testing; ABS classification; American Bureau of Shipping classification; dry-type transformer; marine environment; mobile vessel; steel vessel; Dielectrics; Marine environments; Offshore installations; Oil insulation; Petroleum industry; Power transformer insulation; Transformers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Industry Applications Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1077-2618
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MIAS.2012.2215995
  • Filename
    6555853