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TRANSFORMER
DRYING
PROCESS
(IN FIELD)
INSULATION MATERIAL
Paper, Pre-compressed Board & Oil is used as
Insulation Material in Transformer.
Insulation Paper & PCB contains about 3%
Moisture by Weight for live Transformers in
Field
It is desired & aimed at to reduce moisture
level to less than 1% in the system to
minimise influence of moisture on aging.
EFFECT OF MOISTURE IN SOLID
INSULATION

Reduction in Electrical Strength.

Accelerated Aging.
Sludge formation on conductor affecting
heat transfer resulting into rise in temp.
TRANSFORMER IN THE FIELD

Moisture gets generated in Transformer solid

Insulation while on load & is to be extracted on
regular basis to increase its life.
DRYING PROCESS
CONTROLING PARAMETERS
Internal Insulation Temperature &
Temperature Distribution.
Partial Water Vapour Distribution Between
Inner Insln. Layers & Surrounding Medium.
Diffusion Co-efficient of the Insln. Material.

Drying Time.
TEMPERATURE
Higher Temperature Desirable.
Even & Uniform Temp. Distribution
Desirable.
PARTIAL WATER VAPOUR
PRESSURE DIFFERENCE
By reducing pressure of surrounding.
By higher Internal Partial Water Vapour
Pressure by increasing Temp. of Insln.
20deg C Temp. rise doubles internal water
vapour pressure.
CO-EFFICIENT OF DIFFUSION
1.The Diffusion Co-efficient of oil impregnated
material is 1/20th to 1/30th of that of oil free
material.
2.A 20 deg C temp. rise increases the diffusion
co-efficient by roughly 100 % and hence reduces
drying time by half.
3. Type of Material to be dried (capillary cross
section & length)
4. Pressure difference over path of diffusion.
5. Moisture Content of Mtl.
DRYING TIME

Material to be Dried.
Final Required Drying Quality.

Type of Drying Process.

Weight of Insulation

Thickness of Material
DESIRABLE
Max. Moisture extraction at minimum
temperature.
Minimum residual moisture at the start of
Vacuum stage ensuring minimum Insln.
Temp drop.
Insln temp to be as high as possible and as
uniform at the end of drying process.
 TYPES OF DRYING PROCESSES
(SITE DRYING)
1. Hot Oil Circulation & Vacuum.
2. Dry Air purging & Vacuum.
3. Hot Oil Spray Drying & Vacuum.
4. Low Frequency Heating & Vacuum.
5. Mobile Vapour Phase Drying.
VAPOUR PHASE DRYING
Higher Temp. as Total Process Under Vacuum.
Fast & Uniform Heating of Material.

Little Depolymerisation, as Water Extraction

Starts at relatively Low Temperatures.
Cleaning Effect.

Impregnated Transformers can be Dried.

 (Graph from Megger Company)
Drying time to dry a 400 MVA transformer with 14 ton
insulation from 3% down to 1,5 % average humidity
(Graph from Megger Company)
Residual Moisture from 3% to 1.5 %
P & I / Flow Diagram
 Transformer
for dry out

Heating Module

Vacuum Evaporator
Module Module

Tank
Solvent Tank

Tank

Tank

1000 MVA, 500 KV Transformer under drying process

1000 MVA 500 KV Transformer kept ready for
Vapour Phase Drying
Transformer & Vapour Phase Drying System
Connection
TRANSFORMERS DRIED WITH
MVPD AT SITE IN CHINA
Above 50 transformers, have been dried in
the field, by MVPD process in China.
Ranging from maximum rating of 1500
MVA, 1000 KV, single phase to minimum
rating of 240 MVA, 220 KV, 3 phase

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FACILITIES AT WORKS

VPD
Impulse Test Lab
EOT Crane
In-house Fabrication Shop
Testing Facility and supporting Infrastructure
clubbed with Efficient & Experienced Team
PHOTOS OF VPD EQUIPMENT :
Vacuum Pump Module
BEFORE DRYING AFTER DRYING
25 MVA, 132 KV 25 MVA, 132 KV
AFTER DRYING 150 MVA, 220 KV
AFTER DRYING 50 MVA, 132 KV
Testing Facility at our Works
EXPERIENCE IN BRIEF :

MANUFACTURING:
Transformers upto 100 MVA, 220 KV
Power, furnace transformer, reactors, ICTs, dry
type transformers.
Specialized testing equipment
Compact & mobile substations
We have successfully manufactured & exported
transformers to over 12 countries in 4 continents.
EXPERIENCE IN BRIEF :
REPAIRS:

Upto 400 KV, 315 MVA

Approved by PGCIL for repairs at site

Several power transformers & ICTs repaired for
MSETCL

Work done at Enron, Jindal, Bajaj, etc.

PHOTOGRAPHS OF TRANSFORMERS
MANUFACTURED
 For any queries Contact

MAHATI INDUSTRIES PVT LTD

32 33, Shankarshet Road,
Behind S. T. Workshop,
Pune 411 037
Tel: +91-20- 6744 4444 / 6744 4401 (30 Lines)
Fax: +91-20- 2444 0776

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