Enhanced Cooling of Oil Based Transformers and Other Heat Generating Equipment with NanoParticle Suspensions

Description:

Nanometer-sized, low-cost, readily available, particulate nanodiamond is used as an additive to the mineral oil used in electrical power transformers and other oil-cooled electrical equipment to enhance the thermal conductivity [TC] and dielectric properties of the oil without compromising the oil’s required electrical insulation, such that failures are suppressed, oil life is greatly extended and load boundaries are elevated. This could extend transformer life and allow increases to transformer MVA ratings.

Supplemental Documents
VU0319--Nanofluid for Cooling Enhancement of Electrical Power Equipment

Inventors
Jimmy Davidson

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http://vanderbilt.technologypublisher.com/technology/1597

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Nanotechnology

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For Information, Contact:

Ashok Choudhury

Senior Technology Commercialization Associate

Vanderbilt University

(615) 322-2503

ashok.choudhury@vanderbilt.edu

Inventors:

Jimmy Davidson