1 Scope
This Part of IEC 61378 deals with the specification, design and testing of power transformers and reactors
which are intended for integration within semiconductor converter plants; it is not
applicable to transformers designed for industrial or public distribution of a.c.
power in general.
The scope of this International Standard is limited to application of power converters
of any power rating. Typical applications are: thyristor rectifiers for electrolysis;
diode rectifiers for electrolysis; thyristor rectifiers for large drives; thyristor
rectifiers for scrap melting furnaces, and diode rectifiers feeding inverters for
variable speed drives. The standard also covers the regulating unit utilized in such
application as step down regulating transformers or autotransformers. The valve winding
highest voltage for equipment is limited to 36 kV.
This standard is not applicable to transformers for HVDC power transmission. These
are high-voltage transformers, and they are subjected to d.c. voltage tests.
The standards for the complete converter plant (IEC 60146 series, or other publications dedicated to particular fields of application) may
contain requirements of guarantees and tests (such as insulation and power loss) for
the whole plant, including the converter transformer and possibly auxiliary transformers
and reactor equipment. This does not relieve the application of the requirements of
this standard concerning the guarantees and tests applicable to the converter transformer
itself as a separate component before being assembled with the remainder of the converter
plant.
The guarantees, service and type tests defi...