DIELECTRIC RESPONSE OF PRESSBOARD IMPREGNATED

IN MINERAL OIL AND SYNTHETIC ESTER

F. Pratomosiwi
1*
, N. Pattanadech
1
, A.A. Kemma
2,4
, G. Pukel
3
, R. Schwarz
3
,
Suwarno
4
, M. Muhr
1

1
Institute of High Voltage Engineering and System Management,
Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
2
PT.PLN (Persero), Indonesia
3
Siemens AG sterreich Transformers Weiz, Weiz, Austria
4
School of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, Bandung Institute of Technology,
Indonesia
*Email: <fpratomosiwi@student.tugraz.at>

Abstract: In this paper, we analysed the dielectric properties behaviour of fluid
impregnated pressboard including relative permittivity, tan delta and imaginary part of the
complex relative permittivity (loss part) over frequency range of 1 mHz 5 kHz. We
measured dielectric properties of pressboard impregnated in mineral oil and pressboard
impregnated in synthetic ester. The experiment was done at three temperatures, 25C,
60C and 90C.

1 RESULTS
1.1 Dielectric Response of Fluid Impregnated
Pressboard

(a)

(b)
Figure 1. Dielectric response of tan delta for pressboard B 3.1A
2mm impregnated in (a) mineral oil and (b) synthetic ester.

1.2 Activation Energy and Master Curve
Table 1 show activation energy for fluid
impregnated pressboard to create master curve of
tan delta in Figure 2. Using the master curve, we
can calculate the dielectric properties at different
frequency and temperature easily. This might be
useful for design practice.
Table 1: Activation energy of pressboard B 3.1A
Impregnated
Pressboard
Activation Energy
(eV)
Activation Energy
(kJ/mol)
20 - 90C 20 - 90C
In mineral oil 1.1 - 1.35 106.5 - 130.3
In synthetic ester 0.6 - 0.8 58 - 77.2

(a)

(b)
Figure 2. Master curve for tan delta of pressboard B 3.1A
impregnated in (a) mineral oil and (b) synthetic ester.
2 CONCLUSIONS
a) Cellulose based pressboard impregnated in
different fluid has different dielectric
characteristic and sensitivity toward
temperature. It depends on the fluid type.
b) For same type of FIB, the shift in frequency
for tan delta, permittivity, dielectric loss with
temperature depend on the same activation
energy value (it has the same sensitivity to
temperature.)

3 REFERENCES
[1] R. Bartnikas, Engineering Dielectrics Volume
III: Electrical Insulating Fluids. Philadelphia:
ASTM, 1994.

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