Research Progress and Trends of Eco-Friendly Insulating Oil for Power Transformers
The research and development of eco-friendly electrical insulation materials is a fundamental issue and development trend in the power industry,among which the research on eco-friendly insulation oil for power transformers is one of the important direc-tions.The research history,latest progress,and future development trends of environmentally friendly insulation oils for power transformers are reviewed.Firstly,the research and development history of three main types of transformer oils are reviewed which are:mineral oil,natural esters and synthetic esters are reviewed.The conventional performance indicators and theoretical evaluation methods of insulation oils are analyzed.Next,the research status of key characteristics such as insulation,aging and heat dissipation of transformer oil are analyzed,as well as common modification technologies for insulation oil at present.Finally,the current status of quantum chemical calculations applied to the design of insulating oil molecules is analyzed,and it is proposed to establish the structure-activity relationship between the macroscopic properties and microscopic parameters of insulating oil through quantum chemical calculations,thereby the research and development efficiency of environmentally friendly insulating oil is improved.