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X-ray fluorescence as a condition monitoring tool for copper and corrosive sulphur species in insulating oil by Amaro, P. S., Facciotti, M., Holt, A. F., Pilgrim, J. A., Lewin, P. L., Brown, R. C. D., Wilson, G., Jarman, P.

“…Currently there are no standard techniques to detect copper sulphide deposits in transformers to act as an early warning system. This paper develops and tests…”
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Investigation of the electrical and chemical processes causing the failure event in a copper sulfide related transformer failure by Amaro, P. S., Facciotti, M., Lewin, P. L., Pilgrim, J. A., Brown, R. C. D., Wilson, G., Jarman, P.N.

“…Copper sulfide related failures of oil-filled plants have become more common around most parts of the world over the last couple of decades, which has led the…”
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Tracking copper sulfide formation in corrosive transformer oil by Amaro, P. S., Facciotti, M., Holt, A. F., Pilgrim, J. A., Lewin, P. L., Brown, R. C. D., Wilson, G., Jarman, P.

“…Corrosive sulfur in the last decade has been recognized as a major risk to high voltage transformers. An initial study undertaken by CIGRE on copper sulfide in…”
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SSIMS molecular selective imaging: A new diagnostic tool to investigate metal passivators in scrapped transformers by Facciotti, M., Amaro, P.S., Brown, R.C.D., Lewin, P.L., Pilgrim, J.A., Wilson, G., Jarman, P.N.

“…In every high voltage grid, the replacement of assets is a slow but steady process that guarantees long-term reliability of the power distribution networks…”
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Corrosive sulphur in large transformers: impact, quantification and detection by Amaro, P S

“…Several power apparatus use some type of oil insulation system. Transmission level transformers, one of the most expensive components in power networks, use…”
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Impact of corrosive sulfur in transformer insulation paper by Amaro, P. S., Holt, A. F., Facciotti, M., Pilgrim, J. A., Wilson, G., Jarman, P. N.

“…In recent years a significant volume of research has been undertaken in order to understand the latest failures in oil insulated power apparatus due to…”
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