Field commissioning and maintenance of small power liquid filled transformers

Author

Nunn, Tommy R. ; Cherry, Donald B.

Author_Institution

Commercial Operations Manager, ABB Small Power Transformers, Bland, VA, USA

fYear

2004

fDate

27 June-1 July 2004

Firstpage

198

Lastpage

208

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to discuss some of the issues concerning proper receipt, handling and maintenance of small power liquid filled transformers. The paper reviews user technical considerations for transport, receiving and handling of small power transformers at an industrial manufacturing site. Best practices for installation, electrical terminations and field based testing are also reviewed. A list of recommended field and factory transformer tests along with expected test results is discussed.

Keywords

commissioning; industrial plants; installation; maintenance engineering; power transformer testing; transformer oil; electrical terminations; factory transformer tests; field based testing; field commissioning; industrial manufacturing site; power transformers; small power liquid filled transformers; transformer handling; transformer installation; transformer maintenance; transformers receipt; Dielectric materials; Energy management; Inspection; Maintenance; Manuals; Manufacturing; Material storage; Power transformers; Steel; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Pulp and Paper Industry Technical Conference, 2004. Conference Record of the 2004 Annual

ISSN

0190-2172

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8282-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAPCON.2004.1338381

Filename

1338381