WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.452 --> 00:00:02.416 Why is a transformer core normally 2 00:00:02.431 --> 00:00:04.119 earthed at one intended point? 3 00:00:04.959 --> 00:00:06.845 The connection controls the core's 4 00:00:06.860 --> 00:00:08.196 electrical potential. 5 00:00:09.048 --> 00:00:11.259 An unintended second contact can close 6 00:00:11.274 --> 00:00:12.363 a loop through the core, 7 00:00:12.498 --> 00:00:13.561 frame and tank. 8 00:00:14.399 --> 00:00:16.494 When changing magnetic flux links that 9 00:00:16.509 --> 00:00:19.020 loop, circulating current can produce local 10 00:00:19.035 --> 00:00:19.473 heating. 11 00:00:20.337 --> 00:00:21.139 A metal chip, 12 00:00:21.222 --> 00:00:23.460 displaced sheet or damaged insulation can 13 00:00:23.475 --> 00:00:25.084 create that extra contact. 14 00:00:25.949 --> 00:00:27.640 Keep the build clean and protect 15 00:00:27.655 --> 00:00:29.069 core-to-frame insulation. 16 00:00:29.933 --> 00:00:32.184 Before energization, use the approved 17 00:00:32.199 --> 00:00:33.848 inspection and test procedure, 18 00:00:33.983 --> 00:00:35.423 with the results recorded. 19 00:00:36.288 --> 00:00:38.460 Compare the condition after transport with 20 00:00:38.475 --> 00:00:39.785 the factory baseline. 21 00:00:40.650 --> 00:00:42.025 One intended connection, 22 00:00:42.134 --> 00:00:44.137 protected insulation, and verified 23 00:00:44.152 --> 00:00:44.707 assembly: 24 00:00:44.816 --> 00:00:45.931 that is the control.