Syahrun Nizam Md Arshad@Hashim
Universiti Malaysia Perlis

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Effect of mixing ratio on the breakdown voltage of mineral and natural ester insulating oil blends Sharin Ab Ghani; Imran Sutan Chairul; Mohd Shahril Ahmad Khiar; Nor Hidayah Rahim; Syahrun Nizam Md Arshad@Hashim
Bulletin of Electrical Engineering and Informatics Vol 11, No 5: October 2022
Publisher : Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.11591/eei.v11i5.3723

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To date, the most common insulating oil used in oil-immersed transformers is mineral insulating (MI) oil, which is derived from petroleum. Owing to the depletion of petroleum over the years, it can be anticipated that petroleum-derived products such as MI oils will also deplete in the future. MI oils are not only non-renewable, but they are also non-biodegradable, where these oils are harmful to the environment in cases of oil spillage. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the potential of mixing MI oil with natural ester insulating (NEI) oil in order to reduce the high dependency on MI oil for transformer applications. The MI and NEI oils were mixed with different mixing ratios. AC breakdown voltage test was conducted on the MI-NEI oil blends according to the ASTM D1816 standard. From the results, it is found that the following mixing ratios (30% of MI oil + 70% of NEI oil, 20% of MI oil + 80% of NEI oil) result in significant improvement in terms of the AC breakdown voltage compared with unused MI oil. The flash point and corrosivity levels of the oil blends were also examined.
Accelerated thermal aging of Kraft papers impregnated with dielectric liquids Imran Sutan Chairul; Norazhar Abu Bakar; Sharin Ab Ghani; Mohd Shahril Ahmad Khiar; Nor Hidayah Rahim; Syahrun Nizam Md Arshad@Hashim
Bulletin of Electrical Engineering and Informatics Vol 12, No 5: October 2023
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.11591/eei.v12i5.4336

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Accelerated thermal aging was conducted on Kraft papers impregnated with mineral insulating oil (MO) and palm insulating oil (PO), and the effect of aging time on the oils and Kraft papers was observed. Each sample consisted of insulating oil, dried Kraft paper, and weighed metal catalysts (copper, iron, zinc, and aluminum) in a bottle. Prior to aging, the bottles were left for 24 h at room temperature for impregnation to take place. The thermal aging experiments were carried out at 130 °C for 250, 500, and 750 h. The properties of the MO and PO (moisture content, acidity, and ultraviolet-visible absorption spectra) and the properties of the Kraft papers (tensile strength and colour) were determined. Results showed that the aged PO had higher moisture content compared with the aged MO. However, the Kraft papers impregnated with PO had better tensile strength after 750 h of aging, which may be attributed to the affinity of PO to moisture. This slows down the hydrolytic degradation mechanism. In terms of colour, the Kraft papers were darker than their original colour as the tensile strength decreased. To conclude, the Kraft paper impregnated with PO had higher tensile strength compared with those impregnated with MO.