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    ooling Classes of Transformers

    s a point of clarification, the cooling classes of transformers have


    changed in recent years and are explained in the following information. The IEEE transformer cooling designations were changed
    to become consistent with the IEC (IEC 60076-2: 1998). The new classifications are detailed in IEEE C57.12.00-2000.
    The new cooling designations have four-letter descriptions that indicate
    specific criteria relative to 1) the type of oil, 2) how the oil is internally
    circulated, 3) what is used to cool the oil, and 4) how the oil is externally
    cooled.
    As an example:
    What is used to cool the oil

    ONAN
    How the oil is internally circulated

    How the oil is externally cooled

    Figure 1 Cooling Designations

    The cooling class is identified by the following methodology:

    First Letter
    Internal Cooling Medium in Contact with the Windings

    K
    L

    Second Letter
    Circulation Mechanism for
    Internal Cooling Medium

    The type of oil

    Letter
    O

    by Ron Widup
    Shermco Industries

    Definition
    Mineral oil or synthetic insulating liquid with fire point
    300C
    Insulating liquid with fire point > 300C
    Insulating liquid with no measurable fire point

    Letter
    Definition
    N Natural convection flow
    through cooling equipment
    and in windings
    F
    Forced circulation through
    cooling equipment (i.e.,
    coolant pumps) and natural convection flow in
    windings (also called nondirected flow)
    D Forced circulation through
    cooling equipment, directed
    from the cooling equipment
    into at least the main windings

    Third Letter
    External Cooling Medium
    Letter
    A
    W

    Spring 2003

    Definition
    Air
    Water
    1

    Fourth Letter
    Circulation Mechanism for External Cooling Medium
    Letter
    N
    F

    Definition
    Natural convection
    Forced circulation [fans (air cooling) or
    pumps (water cooling)]

    Comparison of past transformer cooling designations versus present-day transformer cooling designations is detailed in the following table:
    Present Designations
    ONAN
    ONAF
    ONAN/ONAF/ONAF
    ONAN/ONAF/OFAF
    ONAN/ODAF
    ONAN/ODAF/ODAF
    OFAF
    OFWF
    ODAF
    ODWF

    Previous Designations
    OA
    FA
    OA/FA/FA
    OA/FA/FOA
    OA/FOA
    OA/FOA/FOA
    FOA
    FOW
    FOA
    FOW

    For more detailed information on transformer


    cooling class designations, see IEEE Standard
    C57.12.00-2000, IEEE Standard General Requirements
    for Liquid-Immersed Distribution, Power, and Regulating
    Transformers.
    Ron A. Widup, Executive Vice President/General Manager
    of Shermco Industries, Inc., has over 20 years of experience in
    the low-, medium-, and high-voltage switchgear and substation
    market. He is a principal member of NFPA technical committee
    70E (Electrical Safety Requirements for Employee Workplaces) and
    a member of NEC Code Panel 11. He is past president of NETA
    and currently a member of the Board of Directors and Standards
    Review Council. He is certified as a NETA Level IV Senior Test
    Technician.

    Figure 2 Comparison Table, Past/Present Designations

    NETA WORLD

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