A review of optical gas sensing technology for dissolved gas analysis in transformer oil

Dissolved gas analysis (DGA) of transformer oil can deeply understand the operation status of oil-immersed transformers, and detect early transformer failures as early as possible, thus achieving the purpose of preventing further damage to the transformer. It is a highly reliable method for identify...

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Main Authors: Jialiang Dai, Bing Luo, Xiaowen Shen, Wenfei Han, Ruyue Cui, Jintao Wu, Haofeng Zhang, Wei Xiao, Zheng Zhong, Lei Dong, Hongpeng Wu
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-02-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphy.2025.1547563/full
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description Dissolved gas analysis (DGA) of transformer oil can deeply understand the operation status of oil-immersed transformers, and detect early transformer failures as early as possible, thus achieving the purpose of preventing further damage to the transformer. It is a highly reliable method for identifying early-stage faults in transformers. This paper reviews the commonly used sensing technologies for analyzing dissolved gases in transformer oil, including Raman spectroscopy (RS), fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS) and photoacoustic spectroscopy (PAS). The progress of research on these four gas sensing technologies is reviewed, with a detailed analysis of their respective principles and characteristics. This work provides guidance for the selection of appropriate online gas preliminary sensing technology, which is essential for the assessment of transformer operating conditions to ensure the stable operation of power systems.
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Jintao Wu
Haofeng Zhang
Wei Xiao
Zheng Zhong
Lei Dong
Lei Dong
Hongpeng Wu
Hongpeng Wu
A review of optical gas sensing technology for dissolved gas analysis in transformer oil
Frontiers in Physics
DGA
transformer oil
RS
FTIR
TDLAS
PAS
title A review of optical gas sensing technology for dissolved gas analysis in transformer oil
title_full A review of optical gas sensing technology for dissolved gas analysis in transformer oil
title_fullStr A review of optical gas sensing technology for dissolved gas analysis in transformer oil
title_full_unstemmed A review of optical gas sensing technology for dissolved gas analysis in transformer oil
title_short A review of optical gas sensing technology for dissolved gas analysis in transformer oil
title_sort review of optical gas sensing technology for dissolved gas analysis in transformer oil
topic DGA
transformer oil
RS
FTIR
TDLAS
PAS
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphy.2025.1547563/full
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