Research Article

Comparative Performance Study of Dissolved Gas Analysis (DGA) Methods for Identification of Faults in Power Transformer

Table 3

Fault classification using Roger’s ratio codes [2].

Ratio codesIdentification of faults

0000Normal
5000Partial discharge
1/2000Thermal fault , °C
1/2100Thermal fault , 150°C < Temp < 200°C
0100Thermal fault , 200°C < Temp < 300°C
0010Overheating in conductors
1010Circulating currents in winding
1020Circulating currents in tank and core, overheated joints
0001Flashover without power follow-through
001/21/2Arcing (high energy)
0022Continuous sparking to floating potential
5001/2Partial discharge with tracking (CO), involving solid insulation