System and Method for Testing Transformer Oil

摘要

A system and method for testing the oil in a transformer, comprising attaching a threaded shaft to the wall of the oil tank at a height sufficient to avoid the sediments that accumulate on the bottom of the oil tank, drilling a small hole through the stud into the tank, attaching a ball valve to the stud, and filling a double-ended glass vial through the hole. The double-ended glass vial preferably comprises a cap with a tapered barbed stem incorporating a shut off valve that can be connected to the ball valve port by means of simply processing the tapered barb stem into the ball valve port.

主权项

1. A method of testing the oil in an oil tank of a transformer, comprising:
permanently attaching a threaded shaft to the wall of the oil tank, the threaded shaft comprising a central axis; fastening a valve to the threaded shaft; attaching tooling to the threaded shaft for drilling a hole through the central axis of the threaded shaft; drilling a hole through the central axis of the threaded shaft and the wall of the oil tank; attaching a glass sample vial to the valve, said glass sample vial comprising a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is attached to the valve, wherein the glass sample vial comprises an opening on the first end and an opening on the second end; letting oil flow through the glass sample vial, flowing into the opening on the first end and out of the opening on the second end; sealing the glass sample vial at the second end; removing the glass sample vial from the valve; sealing the glass sample vial at the first end.