VPI RESIN IMPREGNATED DRY TYPE TRANSFORMER

INTRODUCTION :
Crompton Greaves manufatures a ompre!ens"ve ran#e of $"str"%ut"on& po'er
an$ spe"a( transformers) T!ere "s ont"nues effort on t!e part of t!e ompan* to
+eep a%reast of t!e (atest te!no(o#* resu(t"n# "n "mprove$ $es"#n an$
manufature of ver* !"#! ,ua("t* pro$uts& ta"(ore$ to t!e spe"f" nee$ of
$"sr"m"nat"n# ustomers) Epo-* res"n "mpre#nate$ %* VPI proess "s a ne'
#enerat"on of $r* t*pe transformer !av"n# %etter features t!an ast res"n
transformers) VPI "mpre#nat"on of '"n$"n#s %* epo-* res"ns ensures !"#!
me!an"a( stren#t!& oo(er operat"on& res"stane to u)v)("#!t& mo"sture sea("n#
a#a"nst env"ronmenta( !um"$"t*& "mprove$ eart! tra+"n# propert"es)
Crompton #eraves !ave %een manufature$ Dr* T*pe transformer for near(* ./
*ears) T!e transformers ma"n(* 'ere (ass 0 C1 "nsu(ate$ '"t! s"("on varn"s!
"mpre#nat"on) Performane of t!ese transformers "s ,u"te e-e((ent)
In or$er to up#ra$e t!e te!no(o#* an$ to offer a super"or transformer of t!e
ustomer) 2e !ave ome out of anot!er ran#e of transformers emp(o*"n# a more
re("a%(e "mpre#nat"on s*stem us"n# po(*esterm"$e res"n name(* Vauum
Pressure Impre#nat"on S*stem 3VPI4)
T!"s VPI "mpre#nat"on s*stem '"t! p(*esterm"$e res"n ensures !"#! me!an"a(
stren#t!& oo(er operat"on& "mprove$ eart! tra+"n# res"stane an$ "s unaffete$
%* env"ronmenta( !um"$"t* on$"t"ons)
RANGE :
Transformers '"t! rat"n# from 5// 6VA upto .)7 MVA '"t! a"r natura( oo("n# an$
up to 8)7 MVA '"t! fore$ a"r oo("n# '"t! pr"mar* vo(ta#es up to 57 +V an$
seon$ar* vo(ta#es up to 9)9 +V an %e supp("e$)
TYPICA: SPECIFICATION :
Transformers are spe"f"e$ for part"u(ar $ut*& to ustomers re,u"rements) A
t*p"a( spe"f"at"on "s as fo((o's:
VPI Dr* t*pe& natura((* a"r oo(e$& 8 p!ase& 7/ ;<& 55///=>88& onnete$ to
vetor #roup D*n55& '"t! 557

De# C ma-"mum '"n$"n# temperature r"se us"n#
(ass ? ; ? "nsu(at"n# mater"a(s) Tapp"n# on ;V %* tapp"n# ("n+ %oar$s at . 5=. @
an$ 7 @ steps) ;V an$ :V term"nat"ons $epen$ upon t!e t*pe of $ut*& en(osure
an$ ustomerAs re,u"rements)
CONSTRUCTION :
CORE :
T!e ore "s onstrute$ from nonBa#"n# o($ ro((e$ #ra"n or"ente$ !"#!
permea%"("t* s"("on stee() Internat"ona( "nsu(at"on "s !"#! temperature res"stant)
T!e omp(ete ore "s treate$ to prevent rust"n# of e$#es of t!e (am"nat"on '"t!
!"#! temperature res"stant pa"nt)
2INDINGS:
2"n$"n#s are of e(etro(*t" opper on$utor overe$ '"t! nome- po(*am"$e
paper 3'!"! "s C(ass C4 !av"n# !"#! tens"(e an$ $"e(etr" stren#t!) Ot!er maCor
"nsu(at"onAs ons"st of f"%er #(ass %(o+s for a-"a( spa"n# an$ e-tru$e$ set"ons
of (ass 0 ;1 mater"a( for ra$"a( "nsu(at"on) ;o'ever& transformer '"t! spe"f"e$
temperature r"se ma* !ave an "nsu(at"on s*stem ut"("<"n# mater"a(s of an*
om%"nat"on 3")e) (ass B D& F& E ;4 prov"$e$ t!at ea! mater"a( "s use$ "n (oat"on
"n t!e transformer '!ere t!e temperature $oes not e-ee$ t!e ("m"t for t!at (ass
of mater"a() :o' vo(ta#e '"n$"n#s are t'o (a*er !e("a( t*pe emp(o*"n# num%er of
str"ps "n para((e() ;"#! vo(ta#e '"n$"n#s an %e rossover o"(s or $"s t*pe o"(s
separate$ from ea! ot!er %* +e*e$ ra$"a( spaers)
IMPREGNATION :
After '"n$"n#& t!e o"(s are "mpre#nate$ %* a po(*esterm"$e epo-* res"n %*
vauum pressure "mpre#nat"on proess '!"! "s e-e((ent for r"#"$"t*&
'eat!erproof& #oo$ on$utor of !eat& Mo"sture proof) T!"s proess ensures vo"$
free "mpre#nat"on ")e) t!e res"ns penetrate an$ sea( t!e "nsu(at"n# mater"a(s
form"n# a ompos"te mass after po(*mer"<at"on)
VPI proess ons"sts of :
5) Pre!eat"n# : To remove mo"sture
.) Vauum Dr*"n# : Mo"sture an$ vo(at"(e are remove$)
8) Res"n entr* un$er vauum)
>) Vauum su%mers"on : For "mpre#nat"n# an$ f"(( "n vo"$s)
7) Pressur"<at"on : For for"n# res"n "nto t!e vo"$s an$ "nsu(at"on)
9) Dra"n"n# an$ transfer to oven)
F) Cur"n# : Ma+es o"(s "nto a r"#"$ mass)
T!e ma"n !ar$ener s*stem& a$opte$ #"ves temperature "n$e- as !"#! as .//
De#) C su"ta%(e for (ass ? ; ? operat"on)
TAPPINGS :
Off B "ru"t tapp"n#s are prov"$e$ on ;V '"n$"n#s) Tap !an#"n# "s $one %*
means of offB"ru"t ("n+s aess"%(e t!rou#! t!e open"n# on tan+ s"$e "n ase of
norma( vent"(ate$ un"ts) Use of tap !an#"n# ("n+s e("m"nates an* mov"n# parts as
a#a"nst a manua((* operate$ tap !an#er)
FITTINGS :
T!e f"tt"n#s are #enera((* as per ISB555F5B5GH7 for stan$ar$ un"ts) Furt!er f"tt"n#s
ma* %e prov"$e$ to meet spe"a( re,u"rement) 2!ere temperature "n$"ator
operate$ %* RTDs p(ae$ "n t!e '"n$"n# an %e supp("e$) Genera((*& one runn"n#
an$ one stan$B%* RTD "s prov"$e$ for t!"s purpose) T!e au-"("ar* ontats for
a(arm an$ tr"p "ru"ts an %e prov"$e$ for t!"s purpose) T!e au-"("ar* ontats for
a(arm an$ tr"p "ru"ts an %e prov"$e$ to meet spe"a( re,u"rement) 2!ere
spe"f"e$& a '"n$"n# temperature "n$"ator operate$ %* RTDs p(ae$ "n t!e
'"n$"n# an %e supp("e$) Genera((*& one runn"n# an$ one stan$B%* RTD "s
prov"$e$ for t!"s purpose) T!e au-"("ar* ontats for a(arm an$ tr"p "ru"ts an %e
prov"$e$ on t!e 2TI)
ENC:OSURES :
T!e transformer an 'or+ '"t!out en(osures) ;o'ever& for reasons of safet*
re#u(at"ons& "t "s a$v"sa%(e to !ave an en(osure) An open vent"(ate$ stee(
en(osure "s #enera((* prov"$e$ '"t! meta( sreens at top an$ %ottom for "n$oor
use) For out$oor use& a sea(e$ t*pe un"t& e"t!er %reat!"n# t*pe or !ermet"a((*
sea(e$ t*pe& an %e offere$) Uprat"n# of transformer an %e $one %* prov"$"n#
%(o'ers p(ae$ on t!e %ottom s"$e of t!e en(osure for vent"(ate$ un"ts)
TERMINATIONS :
A !o"e of term"na(s& a%(e %o- an$ %us$uts omp(*"n# '"t! re(evant In$"an
stan$ar$s "s ava"(a%(e to meet re,u"rements) Interna( onnet"ons ta+e t!e form
of %us%ar an$ f(e-"%(e on$utors an$ are a$e,uate(* %rae$ an$ supporte$)
TESTING :
A ompre!ens"ve test se,uene "s arr"e$& out on a(( transformers manufature$
%* M=s) Crompton Greaves :t$) T!e rout"ne test are on$ute$ as per IS 555F5 B
5GH7) A$$"t"ona( tests an a(so %e arr"e$ out as per IS ./.9B5GFF& "f spe"f"e$)
Su! tests
5) Temperature r"se test %* no (oa$ p(us s!ort "ru"t met!o$)
.) :"#!t"n# "mpu(se test 35).=7/ m"ro se 'ave form4)
8) Measurement of aoust" no"se (eve()
>) Part"a( $"s!ar#e measurement)
7) S!ort "ru"t test)
SA:IENT FEATURES :
PREMIUM IUA:ITY IMPREGNATION :
VPI "mpre#nat"on '"t! (o' v"sos"t* epo-* res"n ensures t!at ea! orner E
rev"e of transformer "s f"((e$ '"t! res"nJ t!us ma+"n# a !"#! ,ua("t* transformer
'"t! "mprove$ t!erma(& me!an"a(& $"e(etr" '"t!stan$ apa%"("t"es of t!e
transformer)
NON B ;YGROSCOPIC :
Use of epo-* res"n ma+es t!e transformer nonB!*#rosop") ;ene no $r*"n# "s
re,u"re$ %efore omm"ss"on"n# even t!ou#! store$ for a (on# t"me)
NONBINF:AMMAD:E :
Transformer "s nonB"nf(amma%(e %* e(etr" are s"ne mater"a(s use$ "n t!e
onstrut"on are of se(fBe-t"n#u"s!"n# t*pe an$ $o not at! f"re)
OVER:OAD CAPADI:ITY :
T!e transformer !as %etter over(oa$ apa%"("t* a#a"nst trans"ent over(oa$s as
enountere$ "n t!*r"star"se$ s*stem app("at"ons) T!"s "s $ue to %etter !eat
transfer as a"r po+ets are f"((e$ '"t! epo-* an$ $ue to use of nome- paper for
'"n$"n#s '!"! an '"t!stan$ ../ De# C ont"nuous(*)
TEMPERATURE RISE :
Transformers are offere$ as (ass ? ; ? '"t! temperature r"se of 557 De# C as per
IS ./.9 3part II4
Transformers an %e offere$ '"t! G/ De# C temperature r"se orrespon$"n# to
(ass ? F K) ;o'ever& former a(ternat"ve "s o%v"ous(* more eonom"a( t!an t!e
(etter)
DESIGN F:ELIDI:ITY E OPTIMIMATION :
It "s !"#!(* $es"ra%(e E eonom"a( to opt"m"<e t!e $es"#ns for spe"a( on$"t"on
as ap"ta("<at"on of (osses& !"#! am%"ent temperature& !"#!er a(t"tu$es& spe"a(
"mpe$ane va(ues for s*stem fau(t oor$"nat"on eonom"s an$ t!e ("+e)
Computer a"$e$ opt"m"<e$ $es"#n #"ves 5// @ f(e-"%"("t* '"t!out a$$"t"ona( ost
a#a"nst ast o"( transformer '!ere"n r"t"a("t* of t!erma( $es"#n an$ e-pens"ve
mou($s ("m"t t!e $es"#n f(e-"%"("t*)
COMPACTNESS :
S"ne transformers are $es"#n for (ass ? ; ? temperature (ass& t!e* are more
ompat an$ !"#!er "n 'e"#!t ompare$ to ast o"( transformers)
S;ORT CIRCUIT STRENGT; :
Epo-* res"n %on$"n# ma+es t!e '"n$"n#s ro+ !ar$) T!"s en!anes t!e
transformer apa%"("t* a#a"nst s!ort "ru"ts)
;IG; RE:IADI:ITY :
T!e "mpre#nat"on proess m"n"m"<es t!e res"n ra+"n# $ue to t!erma( *("n#
an$ me!an"a( stresses) T!e res"n oat"n# "s t!"+ enou#! to #"ve more
env"ronmenta( protet"on %ut t!"n enou#! to m"n"m"<e t!e temperature $"fferent"a(
t!rou#! "ts t!"+ness) T!"s ma+es t!e transformer ver* re("a%(e)
IMPU:SE STRENGT; :
Impu(se stren#t! of su! transformer "s "mprove$ as epo-* a(on# '"t! on$utor
"nsu(at"on "mproves "nter turn '"t!stan$ va(ues) Transformers an %e offere$ upto
G7 +V %as" "mpu(se (eve( at present)
MAINTENANCE FREE :
T!"s transformer re,u"res v"rtua((* ma"ntenane or re#u(ar "nspet"on) T!e norma(
!ouse +eep"n# of oas"ona( $ust"n# "s enou#! to ensure t!e free a"r passa#e& as
a"r "s t!e oo("n# me$"um)