The Assessment of the Overload Capacity of Transformer Based on the Temperature Reverse Extrapolation Method

The assessment of the overload capacity of transformer has a certain practical significance. In this paper, a temperature reverse extrapolation method is proposed to assess the overload capacity of transformer. Firstly, the top oil temperature is monitored by the online monitoring system. Secondly, the temperature distribution model and the calculation methods of hot spot temperature in the PTP7 (Power Transformers. Part 7: Loading guide for oil-immersed power transformers) guide are analyzed. Then, a new method called temperature reverse extrapolation which can calculate the overload factor of transformer is composed. And based on the overload factor, two meaningful data about overload capacity are obtained. Finally, an assessment system of transformer overload capacity based on the online monitoring is developed.