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A Noninvasive Approach to
Oil Breaker Maintenance
Rick Youngblood
Cinergy Corp.
Fredi Jakob
Weidmann ACTI
Breaker Maintenance
Scheduling
Prior 1996
Any Breaker Any Time
Lightly Loaded
Transfer Breakers
Transfer or Ring Buss
Line Switching
Breaker Maintenance
Scheduling
Oil Breaker Maintenance Triggered on
Time
Relays
Operation Counter
Oil Color
Oil Dielectric
Post 1996
Philosophy Evolution Began
Maintenance Engineers known to be
conservative
Management control shifted from Engineers
to Bean Counters
Availability of O&M and Capital Dollars
reduced
Today
Design changes eliminated switching
options
Loss of Transfer Buss and Breakers
Schweitzer
Basler
MDAR
REL
TPU
Thermography
Ultrasonics
COMMON PROBLEM
Cost
Cost
Cost
Cinergy Approach
Cinergy had the technical expertise but
lacked the laboratory talent
Cinergy partnered up with Dr. Fredi Jakob
of Weidmann ACTI to provide laboratory
services for the project
Breaker Analysis
Cinergy divided oil breakers into:
Operating Modes
Mechanical Components
Electrical Components
Failure Modes
Mechanical Failures
Electrical Failures
Dielectric Failures
Grid Wear
Noncarbon Fibers
Contact Wear
Dissolved Metal in Oil
Pole
Serial#
2,1,3
Silicone
.3
.3
0.4
Opacity
4
4
5
Manufacturer
0139A948
6201
GECO
Iron
Tin
.3
0.6
.3
0.6
.3
0.6
2-5
5-15
603390
1968110
751860
1943240
3641300
16104940
KV
69
Copper
0.2
0.2
1.1
15-25
511260
297740
19907270
FK-72.53800
231
Silver
Fiber
1.6
5
0.8
0
59.4
10
25-50 50-100
43060
3380
36710
2420
8077040 166480
N
N
3N
Metals
10
0
15
>100
330
300
6320
Cedarville CB411
District
Station Breaker#
CEDARVL
E SUB
CG29OCB
BRECON #29
411
#Tanks
Cycled Flushed
1N
Y
Carbons
Other
Opacity
70
0
5
EquipDesc Sample#
Pole
Serial#
Manufacturer
KV
Model
Gallons
CB 411
0141A297
FK-38CIR 51
3516
1
6202
GECO
34.5
22000
265
Cond
Silicone
Iron
Tin
Copper
Silver
Fiber
Metals
O
0.3
.3
0.6
0.2
4.9
10
20
2-5
5-15
15-25
25-50
50-100
>100
409450
1678880 1059540
69640
2000
310
Cedarville CB411
Single Tank 34.5KV
GECO with grids
dropped showing
contacts
Cedarville CB411
Contacts close up
showing arc tip
erosion and surface
burning
Evandale CB573
EquipDesc
CB 573
EVENDALE
SUB ID# 46
Cycled
N
N
N
Metals
Sample#
36302
Flushed
Y
Y
Y
Pole
3,2,1
Cond
P
P
P
Serial#
0139A236
4-204
Silicone
3.0
3.0
3.0
Carbons
Other
Opacity
20
65
5
5
10
65
5
5
30
50
0
5
Manufacturer
GECO
Iron
.3
.3
0.5
2-5
4406840
4727270
2321000
KV
34.5
Tin
0.6
0.6
0.6
5-15
16321820
16608250
10302550
Model
FK-34.51500
Copper
4.5
4.0
12.4
15-25
4487590
3737710
9110170
Gallons
#Tanks
91
Silver
24.7
20.3
95.0
25-50
188450
188910
1301480
3
Fiber
10
20
20
50-100
9770
14170
39010
>100
480
640
1240
Evandale CB573
Grid material lost due
to arc and wear
Grid material
deposited in oil
Evandale CB573
Contact fingers
showing the loss of the
silver arcing tips
New contact in the
middle for comparison
Evandale CB573
Bent contact as
compared to new
contact
Bending due to
misalignment of
movable contact and
grid assembly
Evandale CB573
Mating contact shown
with grooved arcing
tip from misalignment
with grid assembly
Large amounts of
silver deposited in oil
due to mechanical
wear
Use of DGA
DGA found to be a very beneficial addition
to final analysis
Gasses do evolve to head space but
proportionate ratios still exist
Arcing gas levels dependant on time
between last fault operation and sample
date
Hot metal gas rules still apply
Final Analysis
Estimates of internal damage can be
predicted
Particle size and quantity of both carbon
and noncarbon fibers relevant
Type and quantity of metals found in oil
very important
Knowledge of contact composition essential
Conclusion
Breaker oil analysis viable noninvasive test
to determine breaker maintenance
scheduling
Triggers for oil sampling being reviewed
and refined
Cinergy has moved from BETA testing to
production analysis
Fredi Jakob
Weidmann ACTI