
TR A N S FOR M E R BUS H I NG S T YPE G S B 8 0 0
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2.15.3 Measurement of capacitance and tan
d
CAUTION
The voltage tap cover must never be removed when
applying voltage to the bushing. It must always be
grounded or connected to an external impedance.
No connection may destroy the bushing.
When not measuring, always make sure that the tap
cover is properly tightened with the gasket in place.
This is to prevent dust and water from entering the
voltage tap; see Fig. 32.
After mounting, a capacitance and tan
d
measurement is
recommended by connecting a measuring bridge between
the outer terminal and the voltage tap. This can be done
without removing the bushing from the transformer as the
bushing has an insulated voltage tap. More details can be
found in the product information 2750 515-142, "Bushing
diagnostics and conditioning".
With the transformer de-energized and the bushing outer
terminal disconnected from any power source, the voltage
tap cover can be removed. The measuring equipment is
connected to the voltage tap and the voltage measuring
source is connected to the bushing terminal.
The main capacitance C
1
is measured between the outer
terminal and the voltage tap. The tap capacitance C
2
is
measured between the voltage tap and the mounting flange.
These capacitances are also marked on the rating plate. The
nominal capacitance C
1
is given in Table 4.
Table 4. Nominal capacitances of C
1
(manufacturing tolerances ± 10%).
C
2
only as information.
Bushing GSB
CT = 600 mm
C
1 (pF)
C
2
(pF)
800
723
< 29,400
2.15.4 Check of resistance
The resistance measurement method depends on the
design of the transformer. In general, a current is applied
from bushing to bushing. The voltage drop from outer
terminal to outer terminal is then measured.
The resistance is calculated with Ohm’s law: U = R · I
U: Measured voltage drop
R: Total circuit resistance
I: Current
The total resistance is the sum of the transformer winding
and lead resistance, and the bushing conductor and contact
resistance. The additional resistance from the bushing with
the copper conductor should not be more than 100 µΩ. Since
the resistance of the HV winding of a typical power
transformer is in the order of 0.1… 1 Ω, this is a very rough
method that can only be used to detect very large faults in
the current path, such as disruptions.
Less-than-perfect contacts can only be detected by making
a sensitive measurement across each connection point, or
by measuring the temperature increase during operation
with thermo vision (infrared camera).