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Thermal Analysis of Vegetable Insulation Oil for Hermetically Sealed Wind Turbine Transformer

풍력발전기용 밀폐형 변압기의 식물성 절연유에 대한 열적특성 연구

  • Lee, Sung-Won (Electro-Mechanical Research Institute, Hyundai Heavy Industries. Co., Ltd.) ;
  • Lee, Joon-Yeob (Electro-Mechanical Research Institute, Hyundai Heavy Industries. Co., Ltd.) ;
  • Kim, Jun-Su (Electro Electric Systems, Hyundai Heavy Industries. Co., Ltd.) ;
  • Woo, Jae-Hi (Electro Electric Systems, Hyundai Heavy Industries. Co., Ltd.) ;
  • Kim, Dong-Hae (Electro-Mechanical Research Institute, Hyundai Heavy Industries. Co., Ltd.)
  • 이성원 (현대중공업 기계전기연구소) ;
  • 이준엽 (현대중공업 기계전기연구소) ;
  • 김준수 (현대중공업 전기전자시스템 사업본부) ;
  • 우재희 (현대중공업 전기전자시스템 사업본부) ;
  • 김동해 (현대중공업 기계전기연구소)
  • Received : 2010.12.24
  • Accepted : 2011.10.21
  • Published : 2012.01.01

Abstract

A hermetically sealed oil transformer is designed by applying expanding function of the tank due to the volume changes of the insulation oil according to the temperature rises. When the insulation oil expands, an increase in the volume of the corrugated fin prevents a pressure rise of the transformer. For a wind turbine transformer, a vegetable-oil-immersed transformer has the advantages of excellent biodegradation and fire-resistant properties like an exceptionally high fire point. When vegetable oil is substituted for mineral oil, however, the maximum winding temperature rises because of the decrease in the internal circulation flow rate resulting from the variations of the oil's physical characteristics, such as density and viscosity. The purpose of this study is to develop a hermetically sealed vegetable oil transformer that can be applied in a wind turbine and to analyze the thermal stability of the active part of the transformer to deal with pressure variations due to the temperature changes. In addition, thermal tests for the vegetable oil transformer have been performed, and the measured values are compared with the analysis results.

변압기 외부에 방열핀을 설치한 밀폐형 오일변압기는 절연유의 온도상승으로 인해 부피가 팽창할 경우 방열핀의 내부 부피가 확장되어 압력상승을 방지한다. 본 연구에서는 생분해도가 높아 환경친화적 이고, 인화점 및 발화점이 높아 화재의 위험도가 낮은 식물성 절연유를 이용하여 당사 풍력발전기에 적용할 밀폐형 오일변압기를 개발하였다. 열 유동 전산수치해석 기법을 이용하여 식물성 절연유 냉각성능을 광유 및 실리콘유와 비교 분석 하였으며, 밀폐형 오일변압기의 개발을 위하여 변압기 중신부의 열적 안전성을 확보하고 절연유의 온도변화에 따른 내부 압력변화에 대응이 가능한 팽창형 방열핀을 개발하였다. 추가로 온도상승시험을 통하여 수치해석 결과와 시험 결과를 비교 분석 하였으며, 식물성 절연유를 사용한 밀폐형 오일 변압기의 설계 고려사항을 도출하였다.

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