Natural ester fluids applications in transformers as a sustainable dielectric and coolant

New requirements for a better sustainable energy policy around the world is easy to observe, many projects in sustainable energy are developed wherein the academia works together the authorities and commercial firms such as electrical grid utilities. In distribution transformers one of the suggested solutions is to replace mineral oils used as dielectric and coolant for natural ester fluids, they provide improved technical properties making them a safe substitute of mineral oil. Natural esters are based on clean technology in order to guarantee requirements from utilities. The main goal of the present paper is to present a technical-economic analysis obtained from five years of applications of oil-immersed transformers using natural ester fluids in Colombia. The methodology considers forty-four oil-immersed distribution Transformers, a half use mineral oil and the other side use natural ester, operating under the same load regime. Results evidenced the feasibility of implementing this technology because the costs are very similar and the reduction of risks and environmental impact is considerable. © 2019 Author(s)

Power distribution transformers using natural ester fluids as dielectric and coolant

Researches related with the use of Natural Ester Fluids as refrigerant of power transformers has been developed in other countries with successful re-sults. In Colombia there is no a procedure to control the use of these esters in electrical apparatus, so the cur-rent implementations are regulated by NTC 1465 stan-dards for mineral esters. This new proposal involves the composition and the most relevant properties (the ignition resistance, impact on the lifetime of the in-sulating papers and the impact on the environment), which makes the application of natural esters fluids advantageous not only to preserve the environment but also to get a better performance of power transformers.Las investigaciones en desarrollo respecto al uso de aceites de origen vegetal como refrigerantes en transformadores de distribución han tenido resultados destacados en otros países. En Colombia no existe un procedimiento para monitorear la aplicación de estos aceites en equipos eléctricos, por lo tanto, la actual implementación se regula por la norma técnica NTC 1465 para aceites de origen mineral. Esta propuesta de nueva tecnología contempla la composición y las propiedades más relevantes (resistencia a la ignición, impacto en el tiempo de vida del papel e impacto en el medio ambiente), lo cual provee de mayor número de ventajas al aceite vegetal y un mejor desempeño en eficiencia

Transformadores de distribución que operan con aceite de origen vegetal como dieléctrico y refrigerante

Researches related with the use of Natural Ester Fluids as refrigerant of power transformers have been developed in other countries with successful results. In Colombia there is no a procedure to control the use of these esters in electrical apparatus, so the current implementations are regulated by NTC 1465 standards for mineral esters. This new proposal involves the composition and the most relevant properties (the ignition resistance, impact on the lifetime of the insulating papers and the impact on the environment), which makes the application of natural esters fluids advantageous not only to preserve the environment but also to get a better performance of power transformers.Las investigaciones en desarrollo respecto al uso de aceites de origen vegetal como refrigerantes en transformadores de distribución han tenido resultados destacados en otros países. En Colombia no existe un procedimiento para monitorear la aplicación de estos aceites en equipos eléctricos, por lo tanto, la actual implementación se regula por la norma técnica NTC 1465 para aceites de origen mineral. Esta propuesta de nueva tecnología contempla la composición y las propiedades más relevantes (resistencia a la ignición, impacto en el tiempo de vida del papel e impacto en el medio ambiente), lo cual provee de mayor número de ventajas al aceite vegetal y un mejor desempeño en eficiencia