Transformer Vapor Phase Drying (VPD)
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Production of Power transformers with Vapor Phase Drying (VPD)
Power transformers contain big amounts of non-metallic components as e.g., insulation paper, wood, oil or resin which can absorb moisture. To avoid electrical short-cuts during the operation of the transformer, vacuum pumps and systems are used to remove the trapped humidity.
There are three typical drying processes during power-transformer production:
- Pre-drying / sizing of transformer coils (mostly done in humid countries only)
- VPD (vapor phase drying) of transformer core
- Final drying of the assembled transformer (often operated with mobile vacuum systems).
What we recommend
Oil-sealed rotary-vane pumps were typically used for all drying steps of transformer production. They are cost-effective but will require a certain amount of maintenance as the applications are demanding.
As the vacuum pumps are challenged by considerable water vapor outgassing during pre-drying and final drying as well as organic solvent vapor and acids during the vapor phase drying, we propose using dry compressing, screw-type vacuum pumps of our DRYVAC or SCREWLINE families as these can handle such challenges without extra maintenance needs and will optimize your cost of ownership.
Explore ATEX-certified solutions
During the vapor phase drying hydrocarbon solvents are used, which could build-up potentially flammable gas-mixtures with air leakage. There are various safety strategies to avoid this. In case that the user decides to use ATEX-certified products, Leybold also provides a line of products with a suitable ATEX certification.
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