Reliability analysis of power transformers of a power distribution company

This paper presents reliability analysis of power transformers in a power distribution company. Transformers play a significant role in delivering electricity efficiently to consumers. They are critical assets of electrical systems; hence their failure may lead to high cost of repair/replacement. Th...

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Published in:International journal of system assurance engineering and management 2024-05, Vol.15 (5), p.1735-1742
Main Authors: Al Balushi, Nabila, Rizwan, S. M., Taj, S. Z., Al Khairi, Waleed
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Effectiveness
Electric power distribution
Engineering
Engineering Economics
Failure
Failure rates
Indicators
Logistics
Marketing
MTBF
Organization
Original Article
Parameter sensitivity
Quality Control
Reliability
Reliability analysis
Repair
Safety and Risk
Sensitivity analysis
Transformers
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Summary:This paper presents reliability analysis of power transformers in a power distribution company. Transformers play a significant role in delivering electricity efficiently to consumers. They are critical assets of electrical systems; hence their failure may lead to high cost of repair/replacement. Therefore, addressing the performability aspect of transformers through reliability analysis is an essential task for power industries, to implement effective maintenance strategies and avoid frequent failures. Five years of failure data of transformers are collected from a power distribution company. Data depicts four types of failures: minor, major, partial, and complete. Confidence intervals for the failure rates are also shown. To examine the transformers’ effectiveness, reliability model is developed by embedding real failure situations shown in the data. Model is analysed using Markovian and regenerative processes. Measures of transformers’ effectiveness such as mean time between failures, the availability index, and the expected busy period of the repairmen are estimated which defines the system operational capabilities, and to further improve the system performance, some of the recommendations have been suggested. Sensitivity analysis is performed to establish the effect of various parameters on the reliability indicators. Graphs demonstrating the trends of various reliability indicators with respect to repair/failure rate are drawn.
ISSN:0975-6809
0976-4348
DOI:10.1007/s13198-023-02042-8