Affiliation:
1. Department of Electrical Power Engineering and Mechatronics, Tallinn University of Technology, 19086 Tallinn, Estonia
Abstract
The partial discharge (PD) measurement is an important method used in determining the condition of medium- and high-voltage cable insulation. Considering the propagation velocity of PD signals in power cables is necessary for determining the location of PD defects. However, the determination of velocity is not straightforward due to propagation-related attenuation and dispersion, which distorts the PD pulse waveform. This introduces a degree of uncertainty into the pulse velocity as well as the PD source locations determined based on that velocity, which is usually considered to be of constant value in PD analysis. This paper investigates the accuracy of the pulse propagation velocity measurement in power cables. Tests were performed on a medium voltage power cable in a laboratory setting using two sets of PD-specific measurement equipment: a high-frequency current transformer (HFCT) and an IEC 60270-compliant conventional measurement system. The propagation velocities and their statistical variability were determined using both devices to assess the uncertainty of the propagation velocity measurement. The results indicate that the measured velocity is slightly higher in the case of the HFCT and that the 50% peak threshold value should be used rather than the peak value of PD sensor response waveforms to increase the precision of velocity measurements.
Funder
Estonian Research Council
Subject
Energy (miscellaneous),Energy Engineering and Power Technology,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment,Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Control and Optimization,Engineering (miscellaneous),Building and Construction
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