Suitability of palm based oil as dielectric insulating fluid in transformers

• Main Authors: Azis, Norhafiz, Jasni, Jasronita, Ab Kadir, Mohd Zainal Abidin, Mohtar, Mohd Nazim
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35531/1/Suitability%20of%20palm%20based%20oil%20as%20dielectric%20insulating%20fluid%20in%20transformers.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35531/; http://kpubs.org/article/articleMain.kpubs?articleANo=E1EEFQ_2014_v9n2_662

Mineral oil has been widely used as dielectric insulating fluid in transformers due to its excellent performance in-service. However, there are few issues with mineral oil such as it has poor biodegradability and could contaminate the environment if a spillage occurs. With the increasing tight regul...