Condition assessment

and remaining life

of power transformers
Victor Sokolov

Zalya Berler

ZTZ-Service Co,

ZTZ-Service Intern.

Zaporozhye

USA

ZAPOROZHYE WAS THE TRANSFORMERS

CAPITAL IN THE FORMER USSR
May 1946 Decision to construct the factory
Oct.1949-Tested the first transformer 1000 kVA
1955- Tested the first transformer 400 kV
1959-Establishment of the Transformer Research
Institute
1966-Commissioning the first transformer
750 kV

SCIENTIFIC & ENGINEERING CENTER

ZTZ-SERVICE
1954-Setting up Engineering Installation &
Maintenance Department, later ZTZ-Service
1964-The first experience with In-Field
Refurbishment
and uprating 400KV to 500KV transformers
1970Developing the Guedelines on Installation
Repair & Insulation Processing
of 110-750 kV transformers
1978-Recognized as a leading company in the USSR

SCIENTIFIC & ENGINEERING CENTER

ZTZ-SERVICE
1991-Establishment of ZTZ-Service
as Independent Company
1993-Developing conceptions of
Functional Diagnostic and Life Extension
1991-Member of OF CIGRE.
Leading position in LIFE MANAGEMENT
1993-Member of DOBLE Committees
1998 -Certificate ISO 9001

ZTZ-SERVICE EXPERIENCE

Repair,Refurbishment,Modification,Life Extension
About 2000 Power Transformers & Shunt Reactors
Investigation of failures
Data base contains over 4000 failures in1965-2000
Diagnostic,Life Assessment
Over 300 units in the period 1995-2002

ZTZ-SERVICE EXPERIENCE

Advanced activity
Researching works: developing diagnostic &
Processing techniques
Full Engineering support of Power Station and
Power
Utilities worldwide
Design review of new and service transformers
and shunt reactors ; equipment acceptance
Design modification and developing the design
documentation; specification
Life assessment and advisory for life extension
Improvement of maintenance techniques

ZTZ-Service International
Set up in USA in 2001
Developing and supplying On-Line Monitoring
Techniques
Developing and supplying On-Line Processing
Techniques
Technical expertise
Worldwide activity

Scope of the Courses

Scope of the Courses

1.Transformer population.The past and
The present
Life of Transformers.Whats that?
2. Insulation deterioration
3. Condition assessment methodology

Scope of the Courses

4. Transformer design review
5. Failure model elaboration
6.Condition assessment of dielectric system

Scope of the Courses

7. Insulation Life Assessment
| Insulation Life Model
Mechanism of degradation
How to maintain ageing status of a
transformer?

Scope of the Courses

8.Oil is a powerful diagnostic tool
9.Assessment of Electromagnetic system
10. Assessment of mechanical condition
11.Identification of typical defects in HV bushings
12. Assessment of condition of LTC

Scope of the Courses

13. In-Site Partial Discharge Test
14.On- Line bushings and current transformer test
15. Identification of the condition of gassing
Transformer
17. Transformer on-line processing
18.General consulting

For presentations have been used:

Findings and Experience of ZTZ-Service Co

Recent developments of CIGRE
Publication and discussions at Doble Clients
Committees
IEEE Guides and Proceedings
EPRI Proceedings

CIGRE for Utilities

Guides for transformer life management. WG 12.18
Moisture Equilibrium and migration. WG 12.18
Users Specification WG 12.14
Transformer Design Review WG12.20
Short Circuit performance WG 12.19
Economical aspects of life management WG 12.22
New Guide for DGA Interpretation TF 15/12-11
Insulation life assessment TF15.01.10

Technical papers of authors

1. Transformer Life Management. CIGRE
2. Considerations on Power Transformer condition
based maintenance.EPRI
3. Transformer Life Assessment, CIGRE WG 12.18.DOBLE
4. Effective Methods of insulation system condition
in Power Transformers: a view based on practical
Experience.IEEE
5. Assessment of Power Transformer Insulation
Condition. IEEE
6, Internal Insulation Failure Mechanisms in HV Equipment
under service condition.CIGRE

Technical papers of authors

7. Evaluation of power transformer insulation through
measurements of dielectric characteristics.DOBLE
8. On-Site Partial Discharge Measurement of
Transformers. DOBLE
9. Experience with Detection and Identification
of winding buckling in Power transformers. DOBLE
10. Transformer Fluid: a powerful tool for the management
of ageing transformer population. TechCON
11. Transformer Risk assessment consideration. TechCon
12. "Transformer is gassing-What to do" . EPRI

Technical papers of authors

13. Evaluation and Identification of typical defects
and failure modes of 110-750 kV Bushings. DOBLE
14Bushings and HV Current Transformers
on-line monitoring using M4000 Analyzer. DOBLE
15. Experience with in-field assessment of water
contamination of Large Power Transformers. EPRI
16. Experience with life assessment and refurbishment
of 400kV Shunt Reactors. DOBLE
17.Experienced with life management of 750 kV
GSU transformers at the 1000 MW units of
Zaporozhskaya Nuclear Power Plant. DOBLE

Appreciate your questions and comments

in a course of the seminar