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Record W4407406085 · doi:10.3390/en18040789

Development of a Comprehensive Model for Drying Optimization and Moisture Management in Power Transformer Manufacturing

2025· article· en· W4407406085 on OpenAlexaff
Youssouf Brahami, A. Betie, F. Meghnefi, I. Fofana, Z. Yeo

Bibliographic record

VenueEnergies · 2025
Typearticle
Languageen
FieldEngineering
TopicPower Transformer Diagnostics and Insulation
Canadian institutionsUniversité du Québec à Chicoutimi
Fundersnot available
KeywordsTransformerMoistureEnvironmental scienceProcess engineeringEngineeringElectrical engineeringMaterials scienceComposite materialVoltage

Abstract

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The presence of moisture in the insulation of power transformers accelerates the degradation of both paper and oil, thereby increasing the risk of unexpected failures. Due to the hygroscopic nature of cellulose, the insulation can retain up to 8% moisture after the transformer manufacturing process. Reducing this moisture content is crucial in extending the operational lifespan of transformers. The drying cycle of paper insulation is a critical step in power transformer manufacturing, directly influencing the insulation’s longevity and overall performance. This paper introduces a nomogram that combines degradation and drying models, enabling the precise optimization of the drying process based on various parameters such as the temperature, paper mass, and extraction rate. The results of this study demonstrate that for a given extraction rate threshold, the required drying time can be determined based on the mass of paper to be dried, the drying temperature, and the degree of paper degradation (degree of polymerization). These predictive tools are essential for engineers and researchers aiming to enhance transformer reliability.

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How this classification was reachedexpand

Full frame distilled prediction

Teacher imitation

Not calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. Learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and 10,348 direct Gemma labels. Candidate is the union of thresholded teacher heads; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels or direct frontier model labels.

metaresearch head score (Codex)0.000
metaresearch head score (Gemma)0.000
Version: codex-gemma-dda1882f352aValidation status: machine_predicted_unvalidated
Candidate categoriesnone
Consensus categoriesnone
DomainCandidate signal: none · Consensus signal: none
Study designCandidate signal: Simulation or modeling · Consensus signal: Simulation or modeling
GenreCandidate signal: Empirical · Consensus signal: none
Teacher disagreement score0.432
Threshold uncertainty score0.317

Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category

CategoryCodexGemma
Metaresearch0.0000.000
Meta-epidemiology (narrow)0.0000.000
Meta-epidemiology (broad)0.0000.000
Bibliometrics0.0000.000
Science and technology studies0.0000.000
Scholarly communication0.0000.000
Open science0.0000.000
Research integrity0.0000.000
Insufficient payload (model declined to judge)0.0000.000

Machine scores (provisional)

The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.

Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.

Opus teacher head0.010
GPT teacher head0.224
Teacher spread0.214 · how far apart the two teachers sit on this one work
Validation statusscore_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from it

Classification

machine, unvalidated

Machine predicted; a candidate call from one teacher head, not a consensus.

The models applied no category: nothing in the taxonomy fit this work.
Study designSimulation or modeling
Domainnot available
GenreEmpirical

How this classification was reached, model by model and score by score, is at the end of the page under "How this classification was reached".

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