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Root Cause Analysis – Burst Transformers and 11 kV Input Breakers

Root Cause Analysis (RCA): An 11000/400V electrical transformer and its 11 kV input breaker burst on an occasion incident.

Last updated: September 28, 2022 3:20 pm
S Raghava Chari
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Root Cause Analysis (RCA): An 11000/400V transformer and its 11 kV input breaker burst on an occasion and an 11/3.3KV transformer only on another.

Note: This root cause analysis (RCA) is from real-time scenarios that happened in industries during the tenure of one or two decades ago. These articles will help you to improve your troubleshooting skills and knowledge.

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Electrical Systems Insulation Resistance (IR) falling below the thumb rule 1 MΩ / kV because of the plant’s corrosive emissions and system flashes were common in that plant.

The author tipped by a US journal ad purchased the advertised Silicone Compound 800 kg, cleaned well all indoors and outdoors 110 kV, 11 kV, 3.3kV, and 400 V electrical systems insulators and 3-mm thick SC coated.

Maybe one such low IR – before the SC era – caused several times the rated load current fault currents and the unreliable breaker not tripping on protection relay command burst; the connected transformer also burst.

The second case is analogous to the first but the transformer only burst and fortunately the breaker survived.

Author: S. Raghava Chari

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