Electric Power ›› 2020, Vol. 53 ›› Issue (11): 147-153,174.DOI: 10.11930/j.issn.1004-9649.202004018

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Insulation Fault Caused by Current Transformer Seal Failure

LI Yuquan1, KOU Xiaoshi1, ZHANG Shaofeng1, SHAO Yingbiao2, ZHAO Yongfeng1, ZHU Hua1, ZHANG Yifan1, ZHENG Hanbo3   

  1. 1. State Grid Henan Electric Power Research Institute, Zhengzhou 450052, China;
    2. State Grid Henan Electric Power Company, Zhengzhou 450052, China;
    3. Guangxi University, Nanning 530000, China
  • Received:2020-04-06 Revised:2020-06-05 Online:2020-11-05 Published:2020-11-05

Abstract: Firstly, the insulation structures of oil-immersed current transformer (TA) and SF6 TA are introduced. And then, the causes of TA insulation breakdowns are analyzed based on an investigation of the insulation faults of TAs occurring in several cases. It is concluded through further disintegration examination that the seal failure is the root cause for insulation fault. Lastly, operation recommendations and precautions are presented for seal failure caused by the metal expander leakage of oil-immersed TA and the rupture disc damage of SF6 TA.

Key words: current transformer, metal expander, rupture discs, seal failure