Abstract
This chapter provides a detailed description of temperature rise and related tests for power transformers and reactors, with a special emphasis on ensuring that user or purchaser expectations and requirements are met. This chapter provides guidance on the test, including the methodology used, the applicability of the test to different transformers and reactors, acceptance criteria, and possible problems arising during the test. It also provides an insight into some possible methods of making temperature rise tests on multi-winding transformers and autotransformers which are not specifically addressed in the relevant standard.
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CIGRE Brochure 96: Thermal aspects of transformers. Final report of working group 12.09 (August 1995)
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The authors gratefully acknowledge the contributions of the Prof Antonio Bossi, Prof Paul Jarman, Christoph Ploetner, and Simon Ryder.
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Breckenridge, T., Montenegro, S. (2022). Transformer and Reactor Testing: Temperature Rise. In: Bastos, G.M., Breckenridge, T., Lamb, M., MacArthur, TL., Ryder, S. (eds) Transformer and Reactor Procurement. CIGRE Green Books. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80469-5_13
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