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Smart Transformer Protection and Monitoring By
Using IOT
Sangharsh A. Bagade1, Manas A. Dhotkar2, Shraddha Y. Tembhurane3, Dr. G.H. Agrawal4
1, 2, 3 Deptof Electrical
4Professor, Dept of Electrical
1, 2, 3, 4 KDKCE, Nagpur
Abstract- The aim of developing, transformer protection It connected with wireless communication through
system to manage in such a way that we introduce the Internet the use of the internet of things.
of things and microcontroller to give not only an automatic The system parameter will be displayed on the screen
protection scheme to the transformer but also real-time of the operator.
monitoring to the transformer action. There are various types The system will have a thin film transistor display
of fault regularly happened on transformer such as over which will show the online state or condition in
current, undercurrent, over-voltage, under-voltage, over- tabular or graphical format.
temperature, smoke formation, etc.The proposed system It consist of all required main protection scheme to
consist of microcontroller, IOT module, various sensors, etc. protect the transformer, with some backup power
to protect the transformer from any disastrous failure. The supply.
system display, real-time information on a personal computer
or any smart mobile at the operating station.[2] This system The Internet of Things is a system of association of
can be used for identifying problems before they occur due to computing devices, digital and mechanical machines, animals
this The proposed system is design to develop a system for or people, objects, the place that are provided with some
examining the current, voltage, smoke, oil, temperature distinctive identification and they will be able to transfer data
parameter of the transformer in a station or in the field. This over a network without requiring human to human or human
system will be a help, the transformer to control the to PC interconnection. There was an increase in the human
functioning of the transformer properly and determine the population, economic growth and technological development.
problems before any serious failure in the system.[4] This has continuously made the demand for electrical power to
go high because as technology, human population and
Keywords- Microcontroller, Transformer, Controlling and economy grow; there is an increase in demand for power as
Protection, monitoring, Internet of Things(IoT) module, many more electrical loads are introduced into the supply line.
Protective relay, Over-current, Faults, Protection kit The transformer is a very important device in an electrical
power system as the distribution of electrical power to
I. INTRODUCTION consumes is more efficiently effected. Every transformer is
designed to comfortably supply given load cases of overload
The transformer is an important equipment in or short circuits that can lead to the transformer being
electrical power system. That’s why it is mandatory to protect damaged. To combat such occurrence, an elaborate system
them from different kinds of faults happen in the power that monitors these excesses in supply parameters needs to be
system due to some natural and unnatural fault, for reliable built. Such a device controls the flow of electrical power to the
performance it is compulsory to protect the transformer load so that the transformer is not overloaded. Overcurrent
against various faults that occurs in the system. The system is relays and over-voltage relays have been used for along period
said to be faulty when an unwanted situation happened in the of time and have been electromechanically controlled. In this
system. The unwanted condition may be over-voltage, over- system, a microcontroller is used to monitor cases of electrical
current, smoke formation around the transformer short circuit, faults and communicate to a switch to separate the transformer
etc. the rating of the transformer may be different. from the system.
The main objectives of the proposed system are :-
To determine faults in the minimum time interval.
To examine current, voltage, temperature and oil
levels in a substation.
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II. EXPERIMENTAL SET UP includes real-time monitoring is provided to the transformer
by using Internet of Things and prevent the transformer from
faults by using sensors. The internet of things makes the kit
capable of exchanging information at desire place or remote
place with very high speed, high efficiency, and reliability
with nice compatibility and connectivity.
Advantages
Efficient and low-cost design
Low power consumption
Real-time monitoring
Fast response and better isolation because of IoT
Accurate detection of a fault
Fig. 1. Block diagram It will provide better protection and controlling
compare to other
Fig 1 shows the experimental setup for the proposed Easy to handle, small in size
system. In this system various sensor to sense different
parameters are connected to transformer. The Internet of
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