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Bucholz Relay

The Buchholz relay is a safety device mounted on some oil-filled power transformers and reactors. It uses floats and switches to detect issues like a gas accumulation from overheating or arcing, which could indicate an internal fault. If gas levels rise rapidly, it will trigger oil flow that operates a switch to isolate the transformer with a circuit breaker before damage occurs. Buchholz relays were first developed in 1921 and have been used on large power transformers since the 1940s to protect equipment from failures inside the transformer.

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Bucholz Relay

The Buchholz relay is a safety device mounted on some oil-filled power transformers and reactors. It uses floats and switches to detect issues like a gas accumulation from overheating or arcing, which could indicate an internal fault. If gas levels rise rapidly, it will trigger oil flow that operates a switch to isolate the transformer with a circuit breaker before damage occurs. Buchholz relays were first developed in 1921 and have been used on large power transformers since the 1940s to protect equipment from failures inside the transformer.

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Buchholz relay

Buchholz relay
In the field of electric power distribution and transmission, a Buchholz relay is a safety device mounted on some oil-filled power transformers and reactors, equipped with an external overhead oil reservoir called a conservator. The Buchholz Relay is used as a protective device sensitive to the effects of dielectric failure inside the equipment. Depending on the model, the relay has multiple methods to detect a failing transformer. On a slow accumulation of gas, due perhaps to slight overload, gas produced by decomposition of insulating oil accumulates in the top of the relay and forces the oil level down. A float switch in the relay is used to initiate an alarm signal. Depending on design, a second float may also serve to detect slow oil leaks. If an arc forms, gas accumulation is rapid, and oil flows rapidly into the conservator. This flow of oil operates a switch attached to a vane located in the path of the moving oil. This switch normally will operate a circuit breaker to isolate the apparatus before the fault causes additional damage. Buchholz relays have a test port to allow the accumulated gas to be withdrawn for testing. Flammable gas found in the relay indicates some internal fault such as overheating or arcing, whereas air found in the relay may only indicate low oil level or a leak. Buchholz relays have been applied to large power transformers at least since the 1940s. The relay was first developed by Max Buchholz (18751956) in 1921.[1] Names like beechwood relay or beech relay are an indication of incorrectly translated German language manuals.

References
[1] http:/ / www. transformerworld. co. uk/ buchholz. htm Tutorial T5

External links
Buchholz relay technical specifications from Electromotoren und Gertebau Barleben GmbH (http://www. emb-online.de/pdf/01-02-08-02 Prospekt Buchholzrelais ENGLISCH.pdf) Contains a detailed description (in English) of the Buchholz detection principles and mechanisms Koncar A.k.a Rade Koncar , Buchholz relays , for power and distribution transformers. (http://www.koncar-nsp. hr/eng/prikaz.asp?txt_id=1732) Buchholz Relay (http://www.pbpowereng.co.uk/pdf/PBSIWeir_Mk10 Buchholz.pdf)

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