Fire and Explosion Frequencies for transformers
Fire and Explosion Frequencies for transformers
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Can someone point me to statistics for oil filled transformer fires and explosion (frequencies, damage, loss of life, clean-up, etc). We have a range of voltages including 240->35kV and 35->4kV.
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RE: Fire and Explosion Frequencies for transformers
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RE: Fire and Explosion Frequencies for transformers
TurbineGen,
Interesting site. I've never seen anything quite like that product. Does anyone have operational experience of one of these things? All the images on the website were drawings and sketches, no actual photos of one in the field. Is it a concept or a real product?
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RE: Fire and Explosion Frequencies for transformers
None of the utilities around my area were ever game to trial it (to my knowledge), although I vaguely recall it was being sold/promoted some relatively reputable retailers so is probably a "real" product.
RE: Fire and Explosion Frequencies for transformers
I have a package of information from Transproco, some of which is interesting and useful. Much of it is theoretical so I would be interested to hear from others if they have actually used this type of system for explosion mitigation.
Does anyone know if one of the professional bodies keeps a record of fires and explosions?
RE: Fire and Explosion Frequencies for transformers
They don't seem to be advertising it on their website which may mean it is a member-only service.
www.eatechnology.com
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RE: Fire and Explosion Frequencies for transformers
RE: Fire and Explosion Frequencies for transformers
The company had video and much documentation of tests and three or four successful 'activations' from other customers.
The company offers a warranty as cost of a replacement transformer if it fails. Of course, if it does fail, the loss of revenue will likely far outweight the cost of a new transformer.
I can give the contact information of the people at the plant where this is installed, but I'm not posting it here. I also have many pictures somewhere. If anyone wants to know the details on this, they are welcome to contact me directly.
-Alex
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