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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 1986
Filed:
Sep. 26, 1984
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas D Poyser, McCandless Twp., Allegheny County, PA (US);
Assignee:
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
374152 ; 340646 ; 361 37 ;
Abstract
A hot-spot temperature monitor for determining the hot-spot temperature of a transformer. The hot-spot temperature monitor determines the largest current flowing in the transformer and using this value calculates a temperature gradient. The temperature gradient represents the difference in temperature between the hot spot and the top-oil temperature. The top-oil temperature is also measured. The hot-spot temperature is calculated by adding the temperature gradient to the top-oil temperature. The hot-spot temperature sensor controls the transformer cooling units and can activate various alarms and indicators as desired.