Tag: oil treatment

In accordance with the IEC 62701 standard (Fluids for electrotechnical applications – Recycledmineral insulating oils for transformers and switchgear), Sea Marconi has developed an ad hoc project for one of the most important European suppliers of transformer oils. The project involves the implementation of a system for the assessment (technical-economical and environmental) of insulating oil properties before and after their reclamation (oil regeneration). InRead more

L’eco The echo generated by the depolarisation from corrosive sulfur carried out last year on 5 transformers (170 tons of oil) at the Urrà power station is arousing considerable interest amongst owners of fleets of electric machines in Colombia. It is not by chance that major projects (e.g. Cali, Medellin, Bogotà) are taking life with the main public and private companies andRead more

Among the interesting outlooks at the end of 2013 there is the acquisition of an important order issued by the Brazilian TAESA, one of the largest groups for the transmission of electric power in Brazil. The subject of the sale is a containerised mobile unit (DMU) capable of performing an integrated treatment of the oil and transformers contaminated by corrosive sulfur, with a flowRead more

Among the “crown jewels” interventions of 2013, the selective depolarisation to remove the DBDS and polar compounds on 5 transformers must indeed be mentioned. In particular, the activity took place on 4 transformers and a rectifier (for a total of 170 tons of oil) operating at the Urrà, hydroelectric power station North-Western Colombia (read the article relative to the operation start). The said powerRead more

For Sea Marconi 2013 ended with very interesting outlooks; one of these involves the opportunity offered by Mexico, engaged in the project for the destruction of PCBs: Environmentally Sound Management and Destruction of PCBs in Mexico. The project, started in 2009, involves the joint effort by the Ministry of Environment and natural resources (SEMARNAT), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, UNDP (United NationsRead more

Quite shortly, the activities for the selective depolarisation from corrosive sulfur (on-load and off-load) on 4 step-up transformers and a rectifier at the hydroelectric power station Urrà in Northern Colombia, department of Còrdoba. The hydroelectric production company Urrà chose the selective depolarisation by Sea Marconi after the failures occurred after passivation. Once again passivation showed to be a ruinous response to the problem of corrosivity ofRead more

Chile depolarisation. One of the most “extreme” missions performed by Sea Marconi has been concluded successfully: the treatment of 6 transformers in the desert of Atacama in Chile, the driest place in the world, at 9,000 feet altitude with a temperature range between day and night of more than 30 °C. Our operational engineers were able to adapt to really difficult conditions suchRead more

Scenario Hydro power plant Nameplate data of transformer: Transformer: power transformer Year: 1948 Power [MVA]: 33 Voltage [KV]: 225 Oil mass [Kg]: 74.000  Solution Sea Marconi Solution: Dehydration treatment performed on-load (transformer fully load during the treatment) Before the treatment After the treatment After 6 months Oil temp. [°C] 15 63 35 Dissolved water [mg/Kg] IEC 60814 28 8 14 Saturation pecentageRead more

Scenario Hydro power plant Nameplate data of transformer: Transformer: GSU transformer Power [MVA]: 30 Voltage [KV]: 130 Oil mass [Kg]: 58.000 Oil type: paraffinic Before the treatment Cu [mg/Kg] 43 TAN [mg KOH/g] 0,213 Color 3 DF 1,268 Solution Sea Marconi Solution: Selective Depolarization treatment (Chedcos) performed on-load (transformer fully load during the treatment) Selective depolarization treatment: Chedcos Before the treatment After theRead more

Scenario Uruguayan utility October 2012: Failure 2 weeks after a reclaim treatment with fuller earth (performed by a local operator). Nameplate data of the transformer: Transformer: grid transformer with OLTC Namufact.: xxx Year: 1977 Power [MVA]: 425 Voltage [KV]: 500 Oil mass [Kg]: 58.000 Oil type: YPF65 paraffinic oil not inhibited Evidence of electrical arc on the contacts of the selector Analysis and diagnosis (byRead more