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Condition Based Assessment/Condition Based Assessment/

Aradhana Ray,Aradhana Ray, Charles SweetserCharles Sweetser

OMICRON, IndiaOMICRON, India OMICRON, USAOMICRON, USA

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A endaA enda• Sweep Frequency Response Analysis (SFRA)

• Advanced Diagnostic Measurements on Power

• u n y n

• ar a sc arge easuremen s

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Advanced Dia nosticsAdvanced Dia nostics• Field use and recognition is becoming

, ,

modern instrumentation

• Extension of Standard Tests that add value

• PF/TD, Tip-Up, Variable Frequencies




Transformer Test Cate oriesTransformer Test Cate ories

•

• Thermal

• M h ni l




Transformer TestsTransformer TestsDielectric Thermal Mechanical

DGA DGA SFRAOil Screen Oil Screen Leakage Reactance

Exciting Ima DC Winding RES Exciting Ima

TTR DC Winding RES

Partial Discharge




SSFRA DiagnosticsFRA Diagnostics

Aradhana Ray,Aradhana Ray, Charles SweetserCharles Sweetser

OMICRON, IndiaOMICRON, India OMICRON, USAOMICRON, USA

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What is SFRA?What is SFRA?

Powerful and sensitive tool to assess themechanical and electrical inte rit of owertransformers active part

Measurement of the transfer function over awide frequency range

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Transformer Test Cate oriesTransformer Test Cate ories

•

• Thermal

• “M h ni l ”







TTR DC Winding RES

Partial Discharge




Dia nostic NoteDia nostic Note• Tests should be art of a

protocol

• supporting evidence.







TTR DC Winding RES

Partial Discharge




When to use SFRA?When to use SFRA? quality check during manufacturing

proof the transformer after short circuit testing

check the integrity of transformers after transport

routine dia nostic measurement

condition assessment after the occurrence of high transient

fault currents

diagnosis after transformer alarm or protection tripping

. .

combustible gases)

further ins ection after the observation of unusual routine test

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results



WhenWhen to use FRA?to use FRA?e very ort

•Quality Assuring•Transport CheckingTruck Transport 1

T

r af

•After Short Circuit Test

•Failure InvestigationShip Transport

•Routine Measurement

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•Transport Checking

•Failure Investigation (DGA)

Truck Transport 2



Which problems can be detected?Which problems can be detected?

Winding deformation axial&radialuc ng, ng… , par a w n ng co apse

Displacement between high and low voltagewindings

Shorted or o en turns

Faulty grounding of core or screens

Core movement and / or shorted laminates

Broken or o en internal connections

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Radial FailureRadial Failure

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Axial FailureAxial Failure

5 000 +001 1 000 +002 5 000 +002 1 000 +003 5 000 +003 1 000 +004 5 000 +004 1 000 +005 5 000 +005 1 000 +00 5 000 +00f/Hz

. + . + . + . + 3 . + 3 . + . + . + . + . + . +

-25

-20

-15

-10

-40

-35

-30

dB

-50

-45

100

150

1V 1U 1W 1V

f/Hz5. 000e+001 1. 000e+002 5 .000e+002 1 .000e+003 5 .000e+003 1 .000e+004 5 .000e+004 1 . 000e+005 5 .000e+005 1. 000e+006 5 . 000e+006

°

-100

-50

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Conductor TiltingConductor Tilting

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Core FaultsCore Faults

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SFRA Measuring MethodSFRA Measuring Method

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The SFRAThe SFRA Measurement PrincipleMeasurement Principle

Transformator

0

1

2

3

0 50 100ung U1/U1 in V/V

0

1

2

3

0 50 100ung U2/U1 in V/V

Erregungssignal(variable Frequenz)

Antwortsignal

-3

-2

-1

Zeit t in µs

Spann

3

-3

-2

-1

Zeit t in µs

Spann

Input signal Output signal

-

-1

0

1

2

0 50 100

Span

nung U/U1 in V/V

U2^U1^

1-|TF(f1)|

U2^| |

ϕ(f1)/2πf

variable frequency)

1.0

1500

200.0

Betragsfunktion|TFU2/U1(f)|

Phasenfunktionarc(TFU2/U1(f))

-3

-

Zeit t in µs

U1^| |

=ϕ

f/Hz1.000e+002 1.000e+003 1.000e+004 1.000e+005

dB

-10

°

150

PhaseMagnitude

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

|TFU2/U1(f)| in V/V|

-150.0

-100.0

-50.0

0.0

50.0

100.0

.

arc(TFU2/U1(f)) in deg

-70

-60

-50

-40

-30

-20

f/Hz1.000e+002 1.000e+003 1.000e+004 1.000e+005

-150

-100

-50

0

50

100

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0.0

0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4

f in MHz

-200.0

0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4

f in MHzN V

-90

-80

N V



TheoreticalTheoretical BackgroundBackground

400

500

600

700

800

900

U (V)

transformer

-0.20

0.00

0.20

0.40

0.60

0.80

I (A)

0

100

200

300

0.0 20.0 40.0 60.0 80.0 100.0

Zeit (µs)

complex RLCM-Network -0.80

-0.60

-0.40

0.0 20.0 40.0 60.0 80.0 100.0

Zeit (µs)

input signal response signal

filtering, sampling, windowing, FFT, quotient

2.5

2 0

3.0transfer function (magnitude) transfer function (phase)

0.5

1.0

1.5

.

|TF(f)|

-2.0

-1.0

0.0

1.0

.

arc(TF(f))

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0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4

Frequenz f

MHz

- .

0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4

Frequenz f

MHz

frequency f frequency f



TheoreticalTheoretical BackgroundBackground

Measurement Measurement

Cables Grounding

t X t x ω sin)( =

ca e ca e

CMC CMC

RMC12 RMC34

specimenm

m

Z R

R

sU

sU TF +

==)(

)(

1

2

CMC CMC

Complex RLC Network )/ (log20 1210 U U k =

U1 50Ω U2 50Ω

50Ω

)/ (tan 12 U U ∠∠=−ϕ

/1 .0 00e +0 02 1. 000 e+ 00 3 1 .0 00 e+ 004 1. 000 e+ 00 5 1 .0 00 e+ 006

dB

0

10

°

150Magnitude (k) Phase

H1 H2 H2 H3 H3 H1

/ z

-120

-110

-100

-90

-80

-70

-60

-50

-40

-30

-20

-10

f/Hz1.000e+002 1.000e+003 1.000e+004 1.000e+005 1.000e+006

-200

-150

-100

-50

0

50

100

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Swept Frequency Response Analysis (SFRA)Swept Frequency Response Analysis (SFRA)



SFRA Princi leSFRA Princi le

C = ε * A/d

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The transformer as a RLC networkThe transformer as a RLC network



SFRA RLC BasicsSFRA RLC Basics

sLR

R

sU

sU TF

m

m

i

o

+==

)(

)(

0

1)(

)(

+==

sC R

sC R

sU

sU TF

m

m

i

o

0

101

102

103

104

105

106

107

-150

-100

-50

Frequency (Hz)

Amplitude [dB]

L=200 mH

L=2 mH

L=20 H

101

102

103

104

105

106

107

-200

-150

-100

-50

Frequency (Hz)

Amplitude [dB]

C=1uF

C=20nF

C=1pF

-100

-50

0

Phase [°]

L=200 mH

L=2 mH

L=20 H

0

50

100

Phase [°]

C=1uF

C=20nF

C=1pF

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10 10 10 10 10 10 10

Frequency (Hz)

10 10 10 10 10 10 10

Frequency (Hz)



RLS BasicsRLS Basics• Parallel RLC - VALLEY

• Series RLC PEAK

• 0 dB = 0 Ohms = Short

• -100 dB = ∞ = Open




T ical ResultsT ical Resultsf/Hz

5.000e+001 1.000e+002 5.000e+002 1.000e+003 5.000e+003 1.000e+004 5.000e+004 1.000e+005 5.000e+005 1.000e+006

-20

-40

-30

-60

-50

dB

-70

100

150

N W sec N V sec N U

f/Hz5.000e+001 1.000e+002 5.000e+002 1.000e+003 5.000e+003 1.000e+004 5.000e+004 1.000e+005 5.000e+005 1.000e+006

°

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Measurement T esMeasurement T es

• Open Circuit - Exciting Ima

• or rcu - ea age eac

• Interwinding - CAP

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MeasurementMeasurement SetupSetup

Open Circuit

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HVHV vs. LVvs. LV Winding ResponsesWinding Responses

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O en Circuit TestsO en Circuit Tests





Short Circuit Test

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O en vs. shorted testsO en vs. shorted tests

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Short Circuit TestsShort Circuit Tests





n er-w n ng measuremen s: apac ve e n uc ve r g

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CapacitiveCapacitive InterInter--Winding TestWinding Test

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InductiveInductive InterInter--Windin TestWindin Test

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Usable Fre uenc Ran esUsable Fre uenc Ran es

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TheThe General Curve StructureGeneral Curve Structure

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Anal sis Strate iesAnal sis Strate ies

• Baseline

• m ar n

• Phase Comparison




7. SFRA Inter retation7. SFRA Inter retation

arison

arison

U V W U V W

Date XDate Y

sed c

om

sed c

om

f/Hz1 . 00 0 e +0 0 2 5 . 0 00 e +0 0 2 1 . 0 00 e +0 0 3 5 . 00 0 e+ 0 0 3 1 . 0 00 e +0 0 4 5 . 0 00 e + 00 4 1 . 0 00 e +0 0 5 5 . 0 00 e +0 0 5 1 . 0 00 e +0 0 6

-10

f/Hz1 . 00 0e + 00 2 5 . 00 0 e+ 0 02 1 . 00 0e + 00 3 5 . 00 0e + 00 3 1 . 00 0e +0 0 4 5 . 00 0 e+ 00 4 1 . 00 0 e+ 0 05 5 . 00 0e +0 0 5 1 . 00 0e + 00 6

20

-10

f/Hz1 . 0 00 e +0 0 2 5 . 0 00 e + 00 2 1 . 0 00 e +0 0 3 5 . 0 00 e +0 0 3 1 . 00 0 e +0 0 4 5 . 0 00 e +0 0 4 1 . 00 0 e +0 0 5 5 . 00 0 e +0 0 5 1 . 00 0 e+ 0 06

-20

-10

Trafo A Trafo A

Fingerprint Failure investigationTime b

Failure investigation

Inte rit verificationP

hase b

dB

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-70

-60

-50

-40

-30

-20

dB

-80

-70

-60

-50

-40

-30

-20

dB

-80

-70

-60

-50

-40

-30

f/Hz1 .0 0 0 e+ 0 0 2 5 .0 0 0 e+ 0 0 2 1 .0 0 0e + 0 0 3 5 .0 0 0 e+ 0 0 3 1 .0 0 0 e+ 0 0 4 5 .0 0 0 e+ 0 0 4 1 .0 0 0 e+ 0 0 5 5 .0 0 0e + 0 0 5 1 .0 0 0 e+ 0 0 6

dB

-80

-70

-60

-50

-40

-30

-20

-10

U vs. V

U V WU V W

Construction based comparison

Trafo ATrafo B

f/Hz1 . 00 0 e +0 0 2 5 . 0 00 e +0 0 2 1 . 00 0 e +0 0 3 5 . 00 0 e+ 0 03 1 . 0 00 e +0 0 4 5 . 00 0 e+ 0 0 4 1 . 0 00 e +0 0 5 5 . 0 00 e +0 0 5 1 . 0 00 e +0 0 6

-30

-20

-10

f/Hz1 . 00 0e + 00 2 5 . 00 0 e+ 0 02 1 . 00 0 e+ 00 3 5 . 00 0e + 00 3 1 . 00 0e +0 0 4 5 . 00 0 e+ 00 4 1 . 00 0e +0 0 5 5 . 00 0e + 00 5 1 . 00 0e + 00 6

-40

-30

-20

-10

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dB

-80

-70

-60

-50

-40

dB

-80

-70

-60

-50



SFRA & Transformer Trans ortationSFRA & Transformer Trans ortation

transportation.

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Transportation is not allways easyTransportation is not allways easy

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First indication of transport damageFirst indication of transport damage

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SFRASFRA -- ResultsResults

Suspect unitSuspect unit Sister transformerSister transformer

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Af i h fAf i h f



After opening the transformerAfter opening the transformer

Bent clamping rod,Bent clamping rod,Ruptured clampingRuptured clamping

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to the rightto the right

ramerame



Possible Testing IssuesPossible Testing Issues

• Oil• Residual Magnetization

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Influence of the insulatin oilInfluence of the insulatin oil

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ue: t - reen: t out



Com arison: with / without TankCom arison: with / without Tank

f/Hz5 .0 00 e+ 00 1 1 .0 00 e+ 00 2 5 .0 00 e+ 00 2 1 .0 00 e+ 00 3 5 .0 00 e+ 00 3 1 .0 00 e+ 00 4 5 .0 00 e+ 00 4 1 .0 00 e+ 00 5 5 .0 00 e+ 00 5 1 .0 00 e+ 00 6

1

f/Hz1. 000e+006 2. 000e+006 3. 000e+006 4. 000e+006 5. 000e+006 6. 000e+006 7. 000e+006 8. 000e +006 9. 000e+006

1

-30

-20

-10

-30

-20

-10

-60

-50

-40

-60

-50

-40

dB

-70

100

150

dB

-70

100

150

U V U V (1)

f/Hz5 .0 00 e+ 00 1 1 .0 00 e+ 00 2 5 .0 00 e+ 00 2 1 .0 00 e+ 00 3 5 .0 00 e+ 00 3 1 .0 00 e+ 00 4 5 .0 00 e+ 00 4 1 .0 00 e+ 00 5 5 .0 00 e+ 00 5 1 .0 00 e+ 00 6

°

-100

-50

U V U V (1)

f/Hz1. 000e+006 2. 000e+006 3. 000e+006 4. 000e+006 5. 000e+006 6. 000e+006 7. 000e+006 8. 000e +006 9. 000e+006

°

-100

-50

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StandardisationStandardisation in the Worldin the World

DL 911/2004DL 911/2004PC57.149/D5PC57.149/D5WG A2.26WG A2.26

CHINA

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IEC S d d 60076IEC S d d 60076 1818



IEC Standard 60076IEC Standard 60076--1818


T t C tiT t C ti



Test ConnectionsTest Connections

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Test Recommendations (IEEE)Test Recommendations (IEEE)



Test Recommendations (IEEE)Test Recommendations (IEEE)

•

• DETC as Found

• Open Circuit Test

• Short Circuit Test

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RadialRadial Deformation (IEEE)Deformation (IEEE)



RadialRadial Deformation (IEEE)Deformation (IEEE)

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Axial DeformationAxial Deformation



Axial DeformationAxial Deformation

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Core DefectsCore Defects



Core DefectsCore Defects

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TurnTurn toto Turn ShortTurn Short



TurnTurn--toto--Turn ShortTurn Short

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Open WindingOpen Winding



Open WindingOpen Winding

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