Talk:Buchholz relay
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First, I would like to say that the term "Buchholz Relay" is specific to a product by the Buchholz company. A more generic term would be a "gas accumulation relay," although the term Buchholz relay is commonly used in the power distribution industry. Secondly, a Buchholz relay is NOT the same as a sudden pressure relay (also known as a pressure rise relay). Sudden pressure relays are commonly used in liquid-filled transformers which do not have conservators (Sealed Tank Transformers), but they do serve a similar purpose, which is to alert the transformer owner to an abnormal pressure which is normally attributed to an electrical short inside the transformer. Does anyone else agree to editting this page to be more accurate? Phantomspeed 03:45, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
- Go for it. Citations would be nice. I just had a quick look at IEEE Std. 100 and it's not defined there - I had thought this would be a genericized trademark. Logically the main article would be something like gas relay which could talk about both sudden pressure rise and slow accumulation, and then Buchholz relay would become a redirect to that - where we'd mention this name as sometimes used synonymously. --Wtshymanski 17:51, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
- OK, I will talk with my colleges and see if I can find an accurate source substanciating my claims. BTW, I am a professional mechanical transformer designer that works for a medium sized company producing medium sized (typically 500-50,000 kVA) oil and dry-type transformers.--Phantomspeed 02:52, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
