Essays about: "transformer thermal cycling"

Found 1 essay containing the words transformer thermal cycling.

  1. 1. Minimizing Transformer No-Load Losses at Hydropower Plants : A Study of Effects from Transformer Switch-Off During Stand-by Operation

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för elektroteknik

    Author : Elin Luedtke; [2021]
    Keywords : step-up transformer; transformer switch-off; stand-by operation; idle operation; transformer winding; inrush current; fatigue stress; fatigue failure; S-N curve; transformer thermal cycling; thermal time constant; saving potential in hydropower; hydropower plant;

    Abstract : Hydropower is the most important power balancing resource in the Swedish electrical power system, regulating the power supply to match the load. Consequently, several hydropower plants have periods of stand-by operation where the power production is absent but where several devices within a plant are still active. READ MORE