CAST RESIN

TRANSFORMER

Name: jemalmusa@gmail.com
Electrical Engineering

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 CONTENTS
Introduction
What is cast resin process ?
Why cast resin transformer ?
Construction
Types of tests on resin transformer
Overload capability
Comparison with oil-filled transformer
Applications
Manufacturers
Conclusion
INTRODUCTION
WHAT IS CAST RESIN
PROCESS?
DYNAGRID PRINCIPLE
WHY CAST RESIN
TRANSFORMER?
MAGNETIC CORE
CORE LAMINATION
WINDINGS
STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS
RADIAL COOLING FANS FOR AF
COOLING
TYPE OF TESTS ON RESIN
TRANSFORMER
FLAMMABILITY TEST
 1.Set fire to the winding 2.ext paint caught fire 3.Self-
extinguished 4.No damage

Fire Testing:
Test result: Non-flammable
Cracking I Damp Heat Testing:
Test result: Appearance normal, no damage, non-
cracking.

Technical characteristics remain

unchanged.
ROUTINE TEST
OVER LOAD CAPABILITY
 OVERLOAD When the temperature of the cooling air
is lower than the limit allowed for the insulation class of
the windings, the output power of the transformer can
be higher than the nominal one. On the other hand by
reducing the value of the selected power relative to the
nominal one, the transformer can also be used without
any problems with higher air temperature like for
example those in tropical climates. The graph shows
the curve which indicates the power to be selected as a
function of the air temperature.
COMPARISION WITH OIL FILLED
TRANSFORMER
 ADVANTAGES OF CAST RESIN
TRANSFORMERS

1.Non-hygroscopic insulation
2.Fire safety
3.High Mechanical strength
4.No leakage of liquids
5.Maintenance free & environmentally safe
6.High overloading capability
7.Only needs air cooling
8.Impulse voltage strength
9.Less failure rate
DISADVANTAGES OF CAST RESIN
TRANSFORMERS

1.Larger physical size

2.Initially high purchase cost
APPLICATION
More than 10,000 units in service.
Statistics show reliability even
better than oil transformers.
 MANUFACTURERS
ABB International Limited
BHEL
Siemens
Alstom
 CONCLUSION
Cast Resin transformer is used where
safety, pollution, size & economy matters a lot.
Now-a-days the use of Cast resin transformers
has been increased and they are widely used in
power houses, Apartments, as back-up supply,
etc. These are very commonly used in China,
Japan, USA, Switzerland, Netherland. But these
are very rarely used in India. According to my
view Energy Department of India should think
about the installation of these transformers in
our Power System.