A review on physicochemical and electrical performance of vegetable oil-based nanofluids for high voltage equipment

AA Adekunle, SO Oparanti - Electric Power Systems Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Fault in high voltage equipment has a powerful monetary repercussion to both power utilities
and users, the sustainability of this expensive asset is vulnerable to the state, quality and …

Natural esters for green transformers: challenges and keys for improved serviceability

SO Oparanti, UM Rao, I Fofana - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
The service of mineral insulating oils for power transformer insulation and cooling aspects
cannot be disavowed. However, the continued use of mineral oils is questionable due to …

Dielectric fluids for power transformers with special emphasis on biodegradable nanofluids

M Šárpataky, J Kurimský, M Rajňák - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
This review is focused on the research of dielectric fluids, especially commonly used power
transformer oils enhanced by nanoparticles, ie, nanofluids. There are differences between …

[HTML][HTML] A state-of-the-art review on green nanofluids for transformer insulation

SO Oparanti, I Fofana, R Jafari, R Zarrougui - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2024 - Elsevier
The utilization of nanotechnology to enhance the properties of liquids has been underway
for several decades. The systematic incorporation of nanoparticles into the base liquids has …

Synthesis and characterization of cooling biodegradable nanofluids from non-edible oil for high voltage application

SO Oparanti, AA Abdelmalik, AA Khaleed… - Materials Chemistry and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Mineral oil has been serving well as a cooling and insulation oil in high voltage power
equipment but with a setback when considering environmental friendliness whenever there …

Exploring SiO2, TiO2, and ZnO nanoparticles in coconut oil and mineral oil under changing environmental conditions

AK Das - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, three nanoparticle (NP) categories (SiO 2, TiO 2, ZnO) were used to prepare
nanofluids with RBD coconut oil (CO) and mineral transformer oil (MO). The primary …

Modification of insulating oils and oil-based titanium dioxide nanofluids for transformers: a review

Z Zhang, F Zuo, T Cai, X Gai, L Wan, H Lin… - Physical Chemistry …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
In the last decade, oil-based titanium dioxide nanofluids (TiO2 NFs) have gained immense
interest due to their unique insulating properties and excellent thermal performance, which …

An experimental investigation on composite methyl ester as a solution to environmental threat caused by mineral oil in transformer insulation

SO Oparanti, AA Adekunle, VE Oteikwu… - Biomass Conversion …, 2024 - Springer
The quest for green alternative insulating oil in high-voltage equipment has been the desire
of researchers for over decades. Vegetable oil has been considered as alternative insulating …

A review on palm oil-based nanofluids as a future resource for green transformer insulation system

NS Suhaimi, MT Ishak, ARA Rahman… - IEEE …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Alternative transformer oil has been investigated universally in the past years. Different types
of vegetable oil have been proposed and evaluated as replacements for conventional …

Electrophoretic deposition of graphene coating on copper for improved thermoelectric performance of wire rods

G Baiocco, S Genna, D Salvi, N Ucciardello - The International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Power transmission and transformation are important parts of power distribution, which is
increasingly necessary in modern society; this is particularly important due to the green …