Numerical Simulation of Streamer Discharge in Transformer Oil Under Various Ionization Energies
摘要
Discharge in transformer oil is one of the primary causes of transformer failures. The physical mechanisms of oil discharges are not yet fully understood. Scholars have simulated the discharge process with electrodynamics model, but there is limited research on how the ionization energy, which changes due to various factors such as components and temperature of transformer oil, affect the streamer discharge characteristic. To improve the mechanism of discharge in transformer oil, this paper adopts an electrohydrodynamic model to study the impact of different ionization energies on the streamer discharge characteristics of transformer oil, including initiation voltage, discharge voltage, development speed, and electric field strength. When the ionization energy is between 6.1 eV and 8.1 eV, the initiation voltage and discharge voltage increase linearly with the ionization energy. Within the range of 7.1 eV to 8.1 eV, the time in the streamer accumulation phase increases exponentially with the ionization energy, while the streamer development speed decreases.