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Ross Smirthwaite
June 2010
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What is FRA?
Sensitive diagnostic test for detecting transformer movement and winding deformation
A comparative test
FRA Principle
altered
FRA Interpretation
Transformer healthy
Analysis of deviations
Abnormal differences
Transformer faulty
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Movement / Damage of the active parts following a through fault or other high current event.
Movement / Damage of the active parts that are undetectable unless the unit is dismantled.
inherent repeatability problems and is therefore not the preferred method for general use.
slower than iFRA is very repeatable and the results are easily comparable between any test equipment used. Resulting in this being the preferred method used.
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A low voltage signal is injected into a test object with respect to earth (the source lead).
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This voltage (Vin) is measured at the input terminal with respect to earth (the reference lead) and is used as the reference signal .
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A second voltage (Vout) is measured at a output terminal with reference to the earth (the response signal).
The ratio between the response signal (Vout) and the reference voltage (Vin), represented as Gain (DBs) plotted against frequency is the required SFRA curve.
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This can also be sub divided into open circuit and short circuit tests
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