Transformer Working Condition Assessment using Laser Raman Spectroscopy

Toshihiro Somekawa, Makoto Kasaoka, Fumio Kawachi, Yoshitomo Nagano, Masayuki Fujita, Yasukazu Izawa

2014

Abstract

Analyses of dissolved gas and furfural in the insulating oil are a very efficient tool for assessing the working conditions of transformer. We propose the in-situ transformer health diagnosis without the need for oil sampling by measuring the Raman signals from C2H2 and furfural concentrations present in transformer oils. Raman signals in oil at ~1972 cm-1 and ~1705 cm-1 originating from C2H2 and furfural, respectively, were detected. The results show that laser Raman spectroscopy is a useful alternative method to diagnose the transformer faults.

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in Harvard Style

Somekawa T., Kasaoka M., Kawachi F., Nagano Y., Fujita M. and Izawa Y. (2014). Transformer Working Condition Assessment using Laser Raman Spectroscopy . In Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Photonics, Optics and Laser Technology - Volume 1: PHOTOPTICS, ISBN 978-989-758-008-6, pages 21-25. DOI: 10.5220/0004710800210025


in Bibtex Style

@conference{photoptics14,
author={Toshihiro Somekawa and Makoto Kasaoka and Fumio Kawachi and Yoshitomo Nagano and Masayuki Fujita and Yasukazu Izawa},
title={Transformer Working Condition Assessment using Laser Raman Spectroscopy},
booktitle={Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Photonics, Optics and Laser Technology - Volume 1: PHOTOPTICS,},
year={2014},
pages={21-25},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004710800210025},
isbn={978-989-758-008-6},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Photonics, Optics and Laser Technology - Volume 1: PHOTOPTICS,
TI - Transformer Working Condition Assessment using Laser Raman Spectroscopy
SN - 978-989-758-008-6
AU - Somekawa T.
AU - Kasaoka M.
AU - Kawachi F.
AU - Nagano Y.
AU - Fujita M.
AU - Izawa Y.
PY - 2014
SP - 21
EP - 25
DO - 10.5220/0004710800210025