VOLTAMP TRANSFORMERS LTD

Vapour Phase Drying ( VPD) System

Make :-HEDRICH Germany for drying of
Oil filled Transformer
at Voltamp works Makarpura, Vadodara

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General difference in Drying Process of Transformer Core-Coil assembly (CCA)

By Vacuum Oven & VPD

Vacuum Oven Drying Vapour Phase Drying

Heat Carrier is Air Heat Carrier is a Vapour of low viscosity

solvent with sufficiently high flash point

Vacuum Oven includes VPD System includes

Vacuum chamber with drying system Evaporator & condenser system

Vacuum chamber with drying system

Process Process

Core-Coil assembly (CCA) is placed in Under Heating vacuum condition low

oven and heated for some time. Heated viscosity solvent becomes vapour at
air is circulated rapidly and moisture high temperature. When Vapour meets
laden air is bleed off at frequent core-coil assembly (CCA) in less
interval. Vacuum is then applied and temperature vapour gets condensed
heating of CCA continued and releases latent heat of
simultaneously. The mixture of air and condensation. Condensed solvent gets
moisture is extracted and thus drying of collected and retransmitted to
CCA is achieved. evaporator for heating again. In this
way under several cycles, temp. of CCA
increases continuously and moisture
inside the CCA evaporate to water
vapor and taken out by vacuum and
thus complete drying of CCA is achieved

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Comparison of Vacuum Oven Drying Vs. VPD

Vacuum Oven Drying VPD

Many of the parts of CCA are
inaccessible to air for heating. This
results in less extraction of moisture
compare to VPD
Heating and drying takes place
simultaneously. In addition solvent
vapour reaches the coolest Part of the
CCA. This results in batter extraction of
moisture

Heat is first delivered to the outer most
element of windings and then these
Outer winding in turn heat inner
windings. This results in slow and
unequal heating
In VPD heat is delivered to the Outer &
inner components directly. Direct
delivery of heat to all components of an
assembled CCA results in more Uniform
and rapid heating

There is a Possibility of Local Local Overheating of Insulation is

Overheating of Insulation avoided

In this process Insulation is more In this process insulation is less stressed

stressed compare to VPD process compare to Vacuum drying.

( approx 15% less stressed)

Less effective moisture extraction Very Effective moisture extraction due

compare to VPD process due to to the deeper penetration of Hot
unequal heating Vapours results in good P.I. & I.R. values
& tan –Delta Test results.

Drying temperatures are restricted Higher Drying temperatures are

possible with minimum time period.

More drying time compare to VPD Less drying time

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Ideal for Old Transformer

Vapour phase drying (VPD) is ideal for drying of old
transformer as the heat carrier washes the
deteriorated insulating oil out of the insulating
materials e.g. from precrompressed, laminated
pressboards clampling rings, creep paper & kraft
paper insulation, over all HV & LV winding &
Tapping leads etc.
Windings are completely cleaned of all sediment
such as dust,dirt,sludges,fibres & other impurities
from the inner most spaces in a transformer.
CONCLUSION
VPD process is the best available method of drying
Considering effective moisture extraction
Due to rapid & uniform heating of all components
of CCA with less stress on
Insulation in less time.
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