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Dielectric properties of virgin coconut oil

Dielectric properties of virgin coconut oil / Siti Syafiqah Mat Sauki
Pengubah voltan telah menjadi salah satu peralatan terpenting dalam sistem kuasa elektrik terutamanya dalam sistem pengagihan kuasa. Oleh itu penggunaan cecair penebat seperti minyak mineral (yang paling biasa digunakan) adalah sangat penting untuk mengurangkan kadar kegagalan, kesan penuaan, meningkatkan jangka hayat dan bertindak sebagai medium penyejuk (agen pemindahan haba). Minyak mineral mempunyai kekuatan dielektrik dan prestasi penyejukan yang baik, tetapi ia mempunyai kesan negative yang serius terhadap alam sekitar seperti sumber yang tidak boleh biodegradasi, tidak boleh diperbaharui dan sukar dilupuskan setelah minyak mineral rosak sepenuhnya. Oleh itu, tiga ujian iaitu voltan pecah tebat, kandungan air dan kelikatan dilakukan untuk menyiasat sifat-sifat dielektrik minyak kelapa dara kerana ia mengalami proses penguraian sepenuhnya tanpa toksik dan mudah diperoleh di negara tropika. Walau bagaimanapun, kemasukan kelembapan ke dalam minyak penebat boleh mengubah ikatan hidrokarbon asid lemak dan menurunkan voltan pecah tebat. Oleh itu, kertas ini akan membentangkan kajian tentang kesan tahap kelembapan pada voltan pecah tebat dan kelikatan kinematic minyak kelapa dara. Voltan pecah tebat dijalankan mengikut piawaian IEC601566 manakala kandungan air dan kelikatan kinematic dijalankan mengikut piawaian ASTM D1533 dan ASTM D445. Hasil yang diperolehi untuk voltan pecah tebat, kandungan air dan kelikatan minyak kelapa dara masing-masing adalah 22.9kV, 1235ppm dan 22.9cSt. Walau bagaimanapun, minyak kelapa yang dipanaskan pada suhu 70°C mempunyai voltan pecah tebat yang lebih tinggi iaitu 99.8kV. Juga, penurunan voltan pecahan adalah berkadar dengan peningkatan kelembapan tetapi kelikatan kinematik sedikit berubah. Selain itu, kadar penurunan voltan pecah tebat dengan peningkatan kelembapan untuk VCO adalah lebih rendah berbanding minyak mineral. Oleh itu, minyak kelapa dara mempunyai voltan pecah tebat yang baik dengan keupayaan untuk menyerap lebih banyak kelembapan dari kertas Kraft supaya kertas tersebut kering. Walau bagaimanapun, kelikatan kinematik yang tinggi menyebakannya tidak sesuai dijadikan sebagai penebat. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ The transformer has become one of the most important equipment in electrical power system, especially in power distribution system. Therefore, the application of liquid insulator such as mineral oil (most commonly used) is very important to reduce the failure, ageing effect, increase the life span and act as a cooling medium (heat transfer agent). Mineral oil has a good dielectric strength and cooling performance, but it has serious negative environmental impact such as non-biodegradable, non-renewable resource and difficult to dispose when the mineral oil deteriorates completely. As a result, three tests, breakdown voltage, water content and viscosity are carried out to investigate the dielectric properties of virgin coconut oil since it biodegrades completely without toxic and easy to obtain in the tropical country. However, the moisture ingress into the insulation oil can alter the hydrocarbon bond of the fatty acid and lowering the breakdown voltage. Therefore, this paper presents a study about the effect of the moisture level of VCO on breakdown voltage and kinematic viscosity. The breakdown voltage (BDV) is conducted according to IEC 601566 standard, while water content and kinematic viscosity follow ASTM D1533 and ASTM D445 respectively. The result obtained for BDV, water content and viscosity of VCO are 22.9kV 1235ppm and 22.9cSt respectively. However, dry VCO has higher BDV which is 99.8 kV. Also, the decrease of breakdown voltage was proportional to the increase of moisture, but the kinematic viscosity was slightly changed. The kinematic viscosity of mineral oil varied ±1.282% in descending order while VCO varied (-0.873 to 1.31) % in ascending order. These happened due to the high intermolecular forces in VCO. Then, the rate of breakdown voltage decrease with the increasing of moisture for VCO is lower than mineral oil. Therefore, the VCO has good breakdown voltage with the ability to absorb a lot of moisture keeping the Kraft paper dry. However, high kinematic viscosity making it not favorable to be used as insulation in transformer.
Contributor(s):
Siti Syafiqah Mat Sauki - Author
Primary Item Type:
Final Year Project
Identifiers:
Accession Number : 875007653
Language:
English
Subject Keywords:
transformer; electrical; distribution system
First presented to the public:
6/1/2018
Original Publication Date:
8/7/2018
Previously Published By:
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Place Of Publication:
School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Citation:
Extents:
Number of Pages - 68
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Date Deposited
2018-08-07 11:41:13.767
Date Last Updated
2019-01-07 11:24:32.9118
Submitter:
Mohd Jasnizam Mohd Salleh

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