# US 12,770,771 B2 · Prefabricated transformer station, oil-immersed transformer, and photovoltaic system

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- Number: US 12,770,771 B2
- Document ID: US12770771B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/319,007
- Filed: 2023-05-17
- Published: 2023-09-14
- Granted: 2026-10-20
- Earliest claimed: 2020-11-19
- Assignees: Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Gewen Wang; Haiyang Pan; Peng Zhou
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12770771B2

## CPC

- H01F 27/14: Expansion chambers; Oil conservators; Gas cushions; Arrangements for purifying, drying, or filling
- H01F 27/025: {Constructional details relating to cooling}
- H01F 2027/404
- H01F: MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR MAGNETIC PROPERTIES

## Abstract

A prefabricated transformer station, an oil-immersed transformer, and a photovoltaic system, and relates to the field of power distribution technologies. The prefabricated transformer station includes a container housing and the oil-immersed transformer. A transformer room is provided inside the container housing, and a top cover of the transformer room is opened. The oil-immersed transformer is installed in the transformer room, and a height of a top of an oil conservator of the oil-immersed transformer is higher than a height of a side wall of the transformer room. The prefabricated transformer station can provide more space for a fuel tank, so as to improve a capacity of the oil-immersed transformer.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A prefabricated transformer station, the prefabricated transformer station comprising a container housing and an oil-immersed transformer;
a transformer room is provided inside the container housing, and a top cover of the transformer room is opened; and
the oil-immersed transformer is installed in the transformer room, and a height of a top of an oil conservator of the oil-immersed transformer is higher than a height of a side wall of the transformer room,
wherein the oil conservator further comprises a capsule, an air tube, and an oil conservator body, and the prefabricated transformer station further comprises a moisture absorber;
the oil conservator body is filled with the transformer oil and the capsule;
the capsule is connected to the moisture absorber outside the oil conservator body through the air tube; and
the moisture absorber is configured to maintain a balance between pressure of the oil conservator and a fuel tank and outside pressure.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The prefabricated transformer station according to claim 1, wherein the fuel tank and the oil conservator are connected through a pipe, and a gas relay is disposed on the pipe; and
the gas relay is configured to:
when an internal fault occurs in the oil-immersed transformer, generate an alarm or cut off the oil-immersed transformer.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The prefabricated transformer station according to claim 2, further comprising:
a first butterfly valve;
a second butterfly valve; and
a third butterfly valve, wherein the pipe further comprises a first pipe and a second pipe;
the first butterfly valve is connected between a port on a fuel tank side of the gas relay and a first end of the first pipe, and a second end of the first pipe is connected to the fuel tank;
the second butterfly valve is connected between a port on an oil conservator side of the gas relay and a first end of the third butterfly valve, a second end of the third butterfly valve is connected to a first end of the second pipe, and a second end of the second pipe is connected to the oil conservator; and
the first butterfly valve, the second butterfly valve, and the third butterfly valve are configured to avoid transformer oil leakage of the oil-immersed transformer when being closed, to enable the second butterfly valve and the third butterfly valve to be disconnected.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The prefabricated transformer station according to claim 1, wherein a base and a grid door of the transformer room are provided with air holes.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The prefabricated transformer station according to claim 1, wherein a medium voltage used for the prefabricated transformer station ranges from 10 kV to 35 kV.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The prefabricated transformer station according to claim 1, wherein a low voltage used for the prefabricated transformer station ranges from 0.4 kV to 1.5 kV.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The prefabricated transformer station according to claim 1, wherein a specification for the container housing is a 20-foot marine container.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The prefabricated transformer station according to claim 1, wherein the oil conservator and the fuel tank of the oil-immersed transformer are connected by using a bracket.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The prefabricated transformer station according to claim 1, wherein a height of a bottom of the oil conservator is higher than the height of the side wall of the transformer room.

### Claim 10

An oil-immersed transformer, used in a prefabricated transformer station, the prefabricated transformer station comprising a container housing, a transformer room configured to install the oil-immersed transformer is provided inside the container housing, and the oil-immersed transformer comprises a fuel tank and an oil conservator; and
the oil conservator is disposed above the fuel tank, and a height of a top of the oil conservator is higher than a height of a side wall of the transformer room,
wherein the oil conservator further comprises a capsule, an air tube, and an oil conservator body, and the prefabricated transformer station further comprises a moisture absorber;
the oil conservator body is filled with the transformer oil and the capsule;
the capsule is connected to the moisture absorber outside the oil conservator body through the air tube; and
the moisture absorber is configured to maintain a balance between pressure of the oil conservator and the fuel tank and outside pressure.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The oil-immersed transformer according to claim 10, wherein the fuel tank and the oil conservator are connected through a pipe, and a gas relay is disposed on the pipe; and
the gas relay is configured to:
when an internal fault occurs in the oil-immersed transformer, generate an alarm or cut off the oil-immersed transformer.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The oil-immersed transformer according to claim 11, wherein the prefabricated transformer station further comprises a first butterfly valve, a second butterfly valve, and a third butterfly valve, and the pipe comprises a first pipe and a second pipe;
the first butterfly valve is connected between a port on a fuel tank side of the gas relay and a first end of the first pipe, and a second end of the first pipe is connected to the fuel tank;
the second butterfly valve is connected between a port on an oil conservator side of the gas relay and a first end of the third butterfly valve, a second end of the third butterfly valve is connected to a first end of the second pipe, and a second end of the second pipe is connected to the oil conservator; and
the first butterfly valve, the second butterfly valve, and the third butterfly valve are configured to avoid transformer oil leakage of the oil-immersed transformer when being closed, to enable the second butterfly valve and the third butterfly valve to be disconnected.

### Claim 13 (depends on 10)

The oil-immersed transformer according to a claim 10, wherein the oil conservator and the fuel tank of the oil-immersed transformer are connected by using a bracket.

### Claim 14

A photovoltaic system, wherein the photovoltaic system comprises a prefabricated transformer station and a photovoltaic inverter; and
the prefabricated transformer station comprising a container housing and an oil-immersed transformer;
a transformer room is provided inside the container housing, and a top cover of the transformer room is opened; and
the oil-immersed transformer is installed in the transformer room, and a height of a top of an oil conservator of the oil-immersed transformer is higher than a height of a side wall of the transformer room; and
the photovoltaic inverter is configured to convert a direct current into an alternating current and then transmit the alternating current to the prefabricated transformer station,
wherein the oil conservator further comprises a capsule, an air tube, and an oil conservator body, and the prefabricated transformer station further comprises a moisture absorber;
the oil conservator body is filled with the transformer oil and the capsule;
the capsule is connected to the moisture absorber outside the oil conservator body through the air tube; and
the moisture absorber is configured to maintain a balance between pressure of the oil conservator and a fuel tank and outside pressure.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The photovoltaic system according to claim 14, wherein the photovoltaic inverter is a string inverter or a central inverter.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The photovoltaic system according to claim 15, wherein the fuel tank and the oil conservator are connected through a pipe, and a gas relay is disposed on the pipe; and
the gas relay is configured to:
when an internal fault occurs in the oil-immersed transformer, generate an alarm or cut off the oil-immersed transformer.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The photovoltaic system according to claim 16, wherein the prefabricated transformer station further comprises a first butterfly valve, a second butterfly valve, and a third butterfly valve, and the pipe comprises a first pipe and a second pipe;
the first butterfly valve is connected between a port on a fuel tank side of the gas relay and a first end of the first pipe, and a second end of the first pipe is connected to the fuel tank;
the second butterfly valve is connected between a port on an oil conservator side of the gas relay and a first end of the third butterfly valve, a second end of the third butterfly valve is connected to a first end of the second pipe, and a second end of the second pipe is connected to the oil conservator; and
the first butterfly valve, the second butterfly valve, and the third butterfly valve are configured to avoid transformer oil leakage of the oil-immersed transformer when being closed, to enable the second butterfly valve and the third butterfly valve to be disconnected.
