Research on aging behaviors of insulating silicone oil for cable terminals based on chromatographic and spectroscopic analysis
Wei Zhang, Jie Chen, Chenying Li, Jingying Cao, Xiao Tan, Chao Gao, Makungu Marco Madirisha, Antonio Javier Nakhal Akel, Antonio Javier Nakhal Akel, Antonio Javier Nakhal Akel
TL;DR
This study develops a new method to diagnose faults in insulating silicone oil used in high-voltage cable terminals by analyzing gas patterns and chemical changes.
Contribution
The paper introduces specific diagnostic criteria and a fault-type identification method tailored for silicone oil, which differs from traditional transformer oil diagnostics.
Findings
Diagnostic gas ratios (e.g., H₂/CH₄, C₂H₄/C₂H₆) were identified for different fault types in silicone oil.
Activation energy of gas formation was linked to Si–O bond cleavage using Arrhenius modeling.
Gas chromatography and infrared spectroscopy revealed structural and compositional changes during aging.
Abstract
With the widespread deployment of high-voltage cable terminals in power systems, insulating silicone oil has become a critical medium due to its superior dielectric and thermal properties. However, conventional diagnostic methods such as the three-ratio gas analysis developed for transformer oil have proven ineffective for silicone oil, owing to its distinct chemical structure and degradation behavior. To address this, this study aims to establish a fault-type identification method specifically for silicone oil to enhance the operational reliability of cable terminals. Accelerated thermal aging experiments (140°C, 30 days) were conducted to simulate long-term aging of silicone oil. By integrating partial discharge, high-energy discharge, and breakdown experiments, the gas generation patterns of silicone oil under different stresses were systematically analyzed. Gas chromatography (GC)…
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TopicsPower Transformer Diagnostics and Insulation · High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena · Electrical Fault Detection and Protection