This article presents an online diagnostics method to predict critical conditions in ceramic insulators. For this purpose, a variety of experimental tests have been conducted on different kinds of ceramic insulators under different environmental conditions in order to analyze their leakage current. Fast Fourier transform analysis of leakage currents shows a strong correlation between the ratio of the third to fifth harmonic amplitude regarding occurrence of critical conditions and degree of insulator ageing. Therefore, the index of the third to fifth harmonic amplitude is utilized as the detection indicator of critical conditions in ceramic insulators. An increase in the index of the third to fifth harmonic amplitude to more than one represents a critical condition in the insulators and estimates a high probability of flashover occurrence. The obtained results have also shown the viability of the index in insulators monitoring procedures. Training the proposed index to a microprocessor powered device gives ability to the system for online diagnosis of ceramic insulator qualifications, detecting critical conditions, and predicting flashover occurrence.
Detection of Critical Conditions in Ceramic Insulators Based on Harmonic Analysis of Leakage Current
Electric power components and systems ; 44 , 16
2016
Article (Journal)
English
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