A critical review of plant-based insulating fluids for transformer: 30-year development

Z Shen, F Wang, Z Wang, J Li - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
As a non-renewable resource, mineral oil has been re-evaluated for its value and suitability
as the coolant and insulator in transformers because of its environmental unfriendliness, fire …

Alternative dielectric fluids for transformer insulation system: Progress, challenges, and future prospects

UM Rao, I Fofana, T Jaya, EM Rodriguez-Celis… - IEEE …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ester-based dielectric fluids have gained widespread popularity for applications in high
voltage apparatus. Synthetic and natural esters have been subjected to research for …

Investigation on micro‐mechanism of palm oil as natural ester insulating oil for overheating thermal fault analysis of transformers

H Zheng, X Li, Y Feng, H Yang, W Lv - High Voltage, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In order to explore the pyrolysis mechanism of palm oil as the natural ester insulating liquid
from the molecular aspect, the ReaxFF reactive force field was used to simulate the pyrolysis …

A review on pre-breakdown phenomena in ester fluids: Prepared by the international study group of IEEE DEIS liquid dielectrics technical committee

UM Rao, I Fofana, A Beroual, P Rozga… - … on Dielectrics and …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In view of the contemporary scenario and importance of alternative liquid dielectrics, IEEE
DEIS Technical Committee on Liquid Dielectrics laid emphasis on pre-breakdown …

Natural esters as sustainable alternating dielectric liquids for transformer insulation system: analyzing the state of the art

M Rafiq, M Shafique, M Ateeq, M Zink… - Clean Technologies and …, 2024 - Springer
The remarkable development in high-voltage direct current and high-voltage alternating
current transmission systems calls for a renewed assessment of dielectric liquids for …

Simulation of the effect of carrier density fluctuations on initial streamer branching in natural ester during pulsed positive discharges

G Chen, J Li, Z Huang, F Wang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this study, an improved streamer discharge model for natural ester is established by
considering the effect of temperature on carrier mobility during discharge, the distribution of …

Experimental investigation on breakdown performance of coconut oil for high voltage application

AK Das, DC Shill, S Chatterjee - Electric Power Systems Research, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the electrical breakdown performance of coconut oil, viz. refined,
bleached, and deodorized (RBD) and virgin grade. The primary objective is to determine …

Breakdown and streamer behavior in homogeneous synthetic trimethylolpropane triesters insulation oil

K Wang, F Wang, Z Shen, Z Lou, Q Han… - … on Dielectrics and …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A new method, which involves the addition of alkaline Al 2 O 3 (3 wt%) and activated clay (5
wt%) as adsorbents for homogeneous synthetic trimethylolpropane triesters (TME), is …

The Effect of Nano-Additives in Natural Ester Dielectric Liquids: A Comprehensive Review on Dielectric Properties

RA Farade, NIA Wahab… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Many experimental studies were conducted by various researchers using vegetable oils as
transformer oil alternatives. The use of these vegetable oils as dielectric oils for transformers …

Impulse breakdown characteristics of transformer oil with cellulose particles in quasi-uniform field

R Guo, Z Wang, C He, X Meng, J Li… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This study presents an experimental comparison of the breakdown characteristics of oil
samples with four cellulose particle content levels in a quasi-uniform electric field under …