Electro-Optic Measurement of the Electric Field Distribution in Transformer Oil
- 1 July 1983
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Power Apparatus and Systems
- Vol. PAS-102 (7) , 2092-2097
- https://doi.org/10.1109/tpas.1983.318195
Abstract
A system has been developed to measure the electric fields in transformer oil using the electro-optic Kerr effect. The system performance was verified by measuring the electric field and space charge in nitrobenzene. The field distributions were measured in clean oil, in oil which had been used as a wash for a radiator used in a power transformer, and in oil which was removed from a transformer that had failed. Measurements were made from room temperature to 100°C. Under the conditions studied, the electric field strengths were generally within 10% of the strengths that would be predicted assuming that space charge was negligible.Keywords
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