If you are going to give an interview as Electrical Supervisor, then many question asked in interview from transformer DGA test. but many people have doubt in DGA test.
In this post we will discuss all the important question related to DGA test. So let’s first talk about what is DGA test in a transformer. Then we will understand other question like: what are DGA test benefits and how to do it?
What is DGA test in Transformer?
Friends, the first question in the interview asked What is full form of the DGA test.
DGA: Dissolved Gas Analysis
If we understand the meaning of its full form, it means that the analysis of which gas has been dissolved in our transformer oil is called DGA.
What is working of oil in Transformer?
Friends, there are many benefits of oil, but if we talk about the main benefits, then it has two main benefits:
- To provide insulation to the winding of the transformer.
- Cooling the transformer.
Apart from this, another benefit is that we can estimate the transformer’s life and check whether the transformer needs maintenance or not.
For Example: by doing our blood test, we get to know about our health, whether our body is working properly or not, what problem can come in the body. Similarly, when we do DGA test of oil inside our transformer, then we know the health of our transformer from that. Like whether the transformer needs maintenance or not, if any fault has occurred. 
After this you may also be asked when you should do the DGA test. So let us know when and how DGA test is done in transformer.
When and how to do DGA test?
Friends, if we talk about normal, then DGA test is done once in every 6 months. But in some cases we do DGA test transformer once in a year. Now let’s talk about how to do DGA test and how to find out the health of transformer.
Inside the DGA test, the gas that is formed in our transformer oil, we find out which gas it is. Now the question will come that from where did this gas come inside the transformer.
At that time you have to answer that when the transformer is in running condition, along with electrical stress, some mechanical stress also occurs. So now understand what this electrical stress and mechanical stress means.
What is Electrical stress and Mechanical stress in transformer?
So due to these stresses heating and sparking starts in our transformer. Due to sparking in transformer, oil starts heating and its heat increases and this oil becomes overheated. Now when our transformer gets too hot, we call that condition overheating.
So due to this overheating our oil gets decomposed. That means oil starts producing gas.
Methane gas at 170’C and then oxygen nitrogen and so on, our transformer produces different gases at different temperatures.
For example, if there is hydrogen gas in the oil, it means that our transformer is heated to 160’C and if heated up to 250’C, it will produce a different gas. In this way, we find out the health of the transformer. Friends, you should know one more thing what other benefits we get from doing the DGA test?
What are the advantages of DGA test in transformer?
- Friends, the first advantage of the DGA test is that with the help of this test, we can estimate which fault can come in our transformer.
- Friends, if we have repaired our transformer, then by DGA test, we can find out that even after repair, there is no fault left in our transformer.
- Apart from this, friends, DGA test helps us to know when we have to do the maintenance of the transformer or if our transformer is damaged, it will have to be replaced.
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