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 …

Sustainable, renewable and environmental-friendly insulation systems for high voltages applications

M Rafiq, M Shafique, A Azam, M Ateeq, IA Khan… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
With the inception of high voltage (HV), requisites on the insulating permanence of HV
equipment is becoming increasingly crucial. Mineral/synthetic oil liquid insulation—together …

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 …

[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 …

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 …

Investigation on the electrical properties of palm oil and coconut oil based TiO2 nanofluids

SFM Nor, N Azis, J Jasni, MZA Ab Kadir… - … on Dielectrics and …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents an examination on the electrical properties of Palm Oil (PO) and
Coconut Oil (CO) under the presence of semi-conductive nanoparticle, Titanium (IV) Oxide …

AC breakdown voltage and viscosity of palm fatty acid ester (PFAE) oil-based nanofluids

MS Mohamad, H Zainuddin, S Ab Ghani… - Journal of Electrical …, 2017 - koreascience.kr
Mineral oils are commonly used as transformer insulation oils but these oils are obtained
from non-renewable and non-sustainable sources, which is highly undesirable. For this …

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 …, 2022 - 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 …

Pre-breakdown streamer propagation and breakdown characteristics of refined bleached and deodorized palm oil under lightning impulse voltage

YV Thien, N Azis, J Jasni, MZA Ab Kadir… - … on Dielectrics and …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Vegetable oils are considered nowadays as a potential alternative to Mineral Oil (MO) for
dielectric insulation fluids in transformers due to its high biodegradability, non-toxicity and …

[PDF][PDF] Investigations on Partial Discharge, Dielectric and Thermal Characteristics of Nano SiO2 Modified Sunflower Oil for Power Transformer Applications

S Nagendran, S Chandrasekar - Journal of Electrical Engineering …, 2018 - koreascience.kr
The reliability of power transmission and distribution depends up on the consistency of
insulation in the high voltage power transformer. In recent times, considering the drawbacks …