GIS Partial Discharge Pattern Recognition Based on IWOA-SVM Algorithm

Abstract

Abstract To effectively recognize partial discharge (PD) types in gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) equipment, a novel PD pattern recognition method is proposed. This method leverages an improved whale optimization algorithm (IWOA) to optimize the support vector machine (SVM). Firstly, typical PD defects were simulated in the GIS chamber. The PRPS results demonstrated significant differences among four PD defects. Secondly, multiple feature values of PD results were calculated for feature extraction. Finally, the IWOA-SVM algorithm was employed for the recognition of PD patterns in GIS. Experimental results indicate that the IWOA-SVM algorithm can effectively recognize different PD types and the predicted accuracy rate can reach 99.1667%, which is much higher than SVM and WOA-SVM algorithms, providing information to construction units for maintenance.