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CIGRE Liaison Report on SCA2 Transformers

For IEEE Transformer Committee Meeting
April 12-16, 2015, San Antonio TX

Raj Ahuja

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 SC A2 Working Groups-Transformers
WG A2-37 Transformer Reliability Survey - S. Tenbohlen (DE)
WG A2-38 Transformer Thermal Modelling - J. Lapworth (UK)
WG A2.40 Copper sulphide long-term mitigation and risk assessment J. Lukic (RS)
JWG A2/D1.41 Oil conductivity under DC condition – A. Küchler (DE)
WG A2.42 Guide on transformer Transportation - A. Mjelve (NO)
WG A2.43 Transformer bushings reliability - A. Mikulecky (HR)
WG A2.44 Transformer Intelligent Condition Monitoring C. Dupont (BR)
WG A2.45 Transformer Failure Invest. & post-mortem Analysis M.C. Lessard (CA)
JWG A2/D1.46 Field experience with trans. solid insulating ageing markers R. Mertens (BE)
JWG D1/A2.47 New frontiers of Dissolved Gas Analysis (DGA) interpretation for power
transformers and their accessories M. Duval (CA)
WG A2.48 Technology and utili. of Oil Insulated HV Shunt Reactors S. Ryder (UK)
WG A2.49 Condition Assessment of Power Transformers P. Cole (AU)
WG A2.50 Effect of the distributed energy sources and consequent induced reverse
power flow (step up) on T&D transformers J. C. Riboud (FR)
JWG A2/D1.51 Improvement to Partial Discharge Measurements for Factory and Site
Acceptance Tests of Power Transformers - S. Coenen (DE)
JWG A2/C4.52 HF transformer models for non-standard waveforms Bjorn Gustavsen (No)
 Recent CIGRE BROCHURES

Scope Ref Year

Transient Interac-Transformers & Power System 577 2014
Guide for Specifications 528 2013
Guide for Design Review 529 2013
Guide for Factory Capability Assessment 530 2013
Guide for Fire Safety 537 2013
Guide on Transformer Maintenance 445 2011
HVDC Tr. – Test, ageing, reliability in service 406 2010
HVDC Tr. – Guidelines for design review 407 2010
Experience in service with new insulating liquids 436 2010
Copper Sulphide in Transformer Insulation 378 2009
 2015 SC A2 Colloquium

2015 Colloquium in Shanghai September 20-15 (with SC

B3 and C3)
Preferential Subjects:
•EHV/UHV and EHVDC/UHVDC Transformers and its
components
 Specification, design, manufacturing and testing
 Transportation constraints, installation and commissioning
 Reliability, operation and maintenance
•Equipment technologies for substations of the future and
Smart Grid
 HV equipment using innovative efficient and
environmentally friendly interrupting media and dielectric
materials
 Optimization of substation design, O&M and equipment in
efficiency, compactness, noise, costs, low maintenance, etc.
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 2015 SC A2 Colloquium

 Improved control of switching devices and means to reduce

network stresses
 Increased application of semi conductor technologies and
superconductivity
• Making the Best use of the Existing transformer fleet
 Life Management techniques, criticality evaluation, fleet
ranking
 Improvements to condition monitoring, diagnostic
techniques and on-site testing
 Influence of more severe weather and new environmental
considerations
 Mitigation techniques to cope with higher stresses applied
on aged transformers

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 Future WG activities

Possible future WG - under discussions

• FRA Interpretations
• Phase Shifting Transformers
• Effects of GIC
• Life Extension
• Typical and Minimum Sound Level
• Efficient and eco-design transformers

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Thanks for Your attention

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