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Abstract — This paper analyzes the main insulation structure Capacitance screens which embedded in main insulation are
of oil-immersed inverted current transformer, and establishes the connected in series. The outermost layer capacitance screen is
structure model and mathematical model. The Finite Element connected to high voltage (namely power frequency withstand
Method (FEM) is adopted to simulate and compute 3D electric voltage), and the innermost layer capacitance screen is
field of the current transformer. As a result, the distribution of connected to ground. The electric potential distribution can be
3D electric field can be obtained, and the location of maximum
adjusted by capacitance which between two adjacent
electric field strength can be found. The insulation structure of
current transformer has been optimized to improve electric field capacitance screens [3].
distribution by using surface response method combined with
genetic algorithms. III. ELECTRIC FIELD ANALYSIS
A. Governing Equation
I. INTRODUCTION
The electric field governing equation for electric scalar
The main insulation structure of oil-immersed current potential φ is given by
transformer mostly uses oil-paper insulation. And capacitance
screens have been set in the main insulation structure to
improve electric field distribution. There are two ways adding ∇ 2φ = 0
(1)
capacitance screens in main insulation structure, one is adding φ L( I )
= V( I )
some short capacitance screens in straight section of the main
insulation [1]. The other is adding some main screens in the where V(I) is the electric potential of each screens, and it can be
whole main insulation, and setting shielding ring at the end of computed by capacitance between screens [4].
these screens to avoid point discharge [2].The five main screen The electric potential of every screen can be computed by
structure has been adopted in this paper. The electric field
distribution has been analyzed, and the insulation structure has ⎛ n ⎞
been optimized to improve electric field distribution. I ⎜ ∑1 Ci ⎟
V( I ) = ∑ ⎜ i =1 U max ⎟ (2)
j =1 ⎜ Cj ⎟
II. THE STRUCTURE MODEL OF THE MAIN INSULATION ⎜ ⎟
⎝ ⎠
For the oil-immersed inverted current transformer, the main
insulation structure is showed in Fig.1.
where n is the number of screens, Umax is the high voltage.
The capacitance can be calculated by analytical and
numerical methods.
B. Analytical Calculation of Capacitance
The capacitance C(I) can be divided into two parts, down-
lead capacitance Cy(I) and central loop capacitance Ch(I), which
are showed in Fig.1.
∑d
Numerical method Analytical method
n + rz C1 (pF) 4858 4858
n =1
ln I −1 C2 (pF) 5309 5306
∑d
n =1
n + rz C3 (pF)
C4 (pF)
5604
5748
5604
5754
C5 (pF) 5750 5756
⎛ I
⎞
⎜ rz + ∑ d n ⎟
I
arccos ⎜ n =1
I
⎟
⎜ ⎟
∑ d n + rz ⎜ r0 + ∑ d n ⎟
Cs( I ) = 0.5 n =1 • ⎝ n =1 ⎠C (9)
b( I )
L2 π
where r1, r2, r3, r4, d1, d2, d3, d4 must be followed
r1 + r2 + r3 + r4 ≤ 56
(14)
d1 + d 2 + d3 + d 4 ≤ 1710
When the optimal point satisfied the convergence given as Fig.7 The optimized electric field distribution of the first layer central loop
(15), the iteration can be stopped. Fig. 6 shows the optimal
iterating process of the example.
X k − X k −1 ≤ ε1
(15)
f ( X k ) − f ( X k −1 ) ≤ ε 2
V. CONCLUSION
The electric field distribution in main insulation of oil-
immersed inverted current transformer has been analyzed in
this paper. The capacitances of two adjacent electric screens
Fig.6 The optimal iterating process are computed by analytical method and numerical method. The
electric field distribution of current transformer is related with
TABLE IV insulation thickness. The insulation thickness and gradient
OPTIMIZATION RESULT
difference between two adjacent screens have been optimized
Before optimization Optimized
r1 (mm) 12 6.2 by using surface response method combined with genetic
r2 (mm) 12 11.4 algorithms. The electric field distribution has been improved
r3 (mm) 12 12.7 after optimization.
r4 (mm) 12 14.2
d1 (mm) 352 195
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