Thermal Analysis of New Generation of Distribution Transformers: Experimental Validation
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Abstract
Because the insulation condition is closely linked to the hot-spot temperature (HST), a detailed thermal evaluation of distribution transformers (DTs)—among the grid's most critical and costly assets—can reduce the risk of failure. Accordingly, this study investigates DT thermal behavior to predict HST with high fidelity. During temperature-rise testing (TRT), optical fiber sensors (OFSs) are employed to assess the proposed non-uniform three-dimensional (3D) computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models. Relative to OFS measurements, the new 3D CFD-based thermal analysis exhibits a deviation of only 0.11% (0.1 °C), demonstrating excellent accuracy and computational efficiency. In addition, the non-uniform 3D CFD temperature fields are validated via thermographic imaging for both the top-oil temperature (TOT) and bottom-oil temperature (BOT). The resulting discrepancies remain below 0.65%, indicating strong agreement between thermography and CFD predictions at both locations and, consequently, adequate accuracy of the proposed model. Finally, the incorporation of nanofluids lowers key thermal indices, thereby extending transformer service life.
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Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category
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| Metaresearch | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.002 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.001 | 0.000 |
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