Methods for improving the workability of natural ester insulating oils in power transformer applications: a review

• Main Authors: Ab. Ghani, S., Muhamad, N. A., Noorden, Z. A., Zainuddin, H., Abu Bakar, N., Talib, M. A.
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2017
• Subjects: TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/77228/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85041425034&doi=10.1016%2fj.epsr.2017.10.008&partnerID=40&md5=b4a3dae75c11ff15f73c6292d1432410
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Even though natural insulating oils (NEI) oils are environmentally friendly, these oils have not gained widespread use in high-voltage oil-immersed power transformers because of their unfavorable properties such as low pour point, low oxidation stability, low resistance to lightning impulse, and hig...