Um estudo das alterações dos parâmetros de transformadores oriundas de deformações nos enrolamentos: uma contribuição para o diagnóstico de vida útil

Abstract

This thesis aims to study the changes that may occur in transformer parameters when any type of deformation is caused in its windings. To verify such effects, it will be analyzed possible variations in electrical, magnetic and mechanical parameters, which may indicate a lifetime decay of such equipment. To conduct this work, it will be used two computational tools for transformer modeling: ATP (Alternative Transient Program) and FLUX 3D which employs the finite element method. Some deformations are then applied in the transformer windings in order to verify the aforementioned parameters. Therefore, with such studies and techniques able to detect mechanical deformations in transformer windings, a computer methodology is developed for carrying out a diagnosis before such kind of failure removes the transformer from operation.