Method for a reliability assessment, failure prediction and operating condition determination of electric equipment
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1. A method for a reliability assessment, failure prediction and operating condition determination of electrical equipment comprising:
- providing a profile of wear products and breakdown products; and
assessing reliability, and predicting failure and operating condition of the electrical equipment based on evaluation of the profile of wear products and breakdown products, wherein the step of providing a profile includes providing information pertaining to the presence of non-particulate components, including the presence of non-volatile insulating liquid degradation products, and providing information pertaining to the presence of hydrocarbons, water, nitrates, alkanes, hydroxyls, oxides, sulfates, coking and viscosity.
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The present invention is directed to a method for analyzing the maintenance status of liquid-filled electric equipment. An accurate indication of the maintenance state of an electric device and its insulating liquid is obtained using an analysis method comprising a particle analysis of suspended particles and sediment contained in the liquid. The analysis method can further comprise a chemical analysis of the insulating liquid. This analysis results in profiles of the liquid that give an accurate indication of the maintenance state of the electric device.
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1. A method for a reliability assessment, failure prediction and operating condition determination of electrical equipment comprising:
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providing a profile of wear products and breakdown products; and
assessing reliability, and predicting failure and operating condition of the electrical equipment based on evaluation of the profile of wear products and breakdown products, wherein the step of providing a profile includes providing information pertaining to the presence of non-particulate components, including the presence of non-volatile insulating liquid degradation products, and providing information pertaining to the presence of hydrocarbons, water, nitrates, alkanes, hydroxyls, oxides, sulfates, coking and viscosity.
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2. A method for a reliability assessment, failure prediction and operating condition determination of electrical equipment comprising:
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providing a profile of wear products and breakdown products; and
assessing reliability, and predicting failure and operating condition of the electrical equipment based on evaluation of the profile of wear products and breakdown products, wherein the step of providing a profile includes providing information pertaining to the particle count, particle count distribution, particle count concentration, particle count composition, particle count shape, coking, oxidation, nitration, sulfate, alkanes, moisture, particle type composition, particle size and particle shape, and non-particulate components, including the presence of non-volatile insulating liquid degradation products.
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3. A method for a reliability assessment, failure prediction and operating condition determination of electrical equipment comprising:
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providing a profile of wear products and breakdown products contained within the electrical equipment; and
assessing reliability, and predicting failure and operating condition of the electrical equipment based on evaluation of the profile of wear products and breakdown products, wherein the electrical equipment is selected from the group consisting of transformers, load tap changes, tap changers, circuit breakers, off-load tap changes, on-load tap changers, switches, x-ray machines and electrical discharge machines. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A power transmission electrical equipment operating condition determination method comprising:
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providing a profile of wear products and breakdown products within the power transmission electrical equipment; and
assessing reliability, and predicting failure and operating condition of the power transmission electrical equipment based on evaluation of the profile of wear products and breakdown products. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17)
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14. An electrical equipment operating condition determination method comprising:
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providing a profile of wear products and breakdown products; and
assessing reliability, and predicting failure and operating condition of the electrical equipment based on evaluation of the profile of wear products and breakdown products, wherein the step of providing a profile includes providing information pertaining to the presence of non-particulate components, including the presence of non-volatile insulating liquid degradation products, and providing information pertaining to the presence of hydrocarbons, water, nitrates, alkanes, hydroxyls, oxides, sulfates, coking and viscosity.
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15. An electrical equipment operating condition determination method comprising:
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providing a profile of wear products and breakdown products; and
assessing reliability, and predicting failure and operating condition of the electrical equipment based on evaluation of the profile of wear products and breakdown products, wherein the step of providing a profile includes providing information pertaining to the particle count, particle count distribution, particle count concentration, particle count composition, particle count shape, coking, oxidation, nitration, sulfate, alkanes, moisture, particle type composition, particle size and particle shape, and providing information pertaining to the presence of non-particulate components, including the presence of non-volatile insulating liquid degradation products.
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