G01R31/62

DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC POWER EQUIPMENT
20170356945 · 2017-12-14 · ·

An electric power equipment comprises: a display module; a sensor module for outputting measurement data including a first noise signal measured from inside of the electric power equipment, a second noise signal measured from outside of the electric power equipment, a temperature signal of the electric power equipment, and a humidity signal of the electric power equipment; and a control module for diagnosing whether a partial discharge has occurred based on the measurement data, wherein the control module includes: a determination unit for determining whether a signal magnitude of the first noise signal is within a preset first reference range; an analysis unit for diagnosing an occurrence of the partial discharge, and for analyzing the signals according to the analysis algorithm; and a control unit for controlling a result information of the analyzing, and a maintenance and repair information, to be displayed.

DETECTION OF RADIAL DEFORMATIONS OF TRANSFORMERS

A method for detecting radial deformation in a winding of a transformer may include synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging of the winding using ultra high frequency (UHF) electromagnetic signals in a first instance of the winding to obtain a first image of the winding; SAR imaging of the winding using UHF electromagnetic signals in a second instance of the winding to obtain a second image of the winding; and comparing the first image of the winding and the second image of the winding to detect a radial deformation in the winding. The UHF electromagnetic signals may be transmitted as a plurality of successive sinusoidal signals, where frequencies of the successive sinusoidal signals gradually change from a first frequency to a second frequency.

MULTIPHASE TRANS-INDUCTOR VOLTAGE REGULATOR FAULT DIAGNOSTIC

Multiphase trans-inductor voltage regulator fault diagnostic. One example is a method of detecting electrical faults in a multiphase power converter, the method comprising: driving, by a controller of the multiphase power converter, a first phase of the power converter, the first phase comprising a phase-one transformer module; driving, by the controller, a second phase of the power converter, the second phase comprising a phase-two transformer module distinct from the phase-one transformer module; testing, by the controller of the multiphase power converter, for a phase-one electrical fault associated with the phase-one transformer module; testing, by the controller, for a phase-two electrical fault associated with the phase-two transformer module; and driving, by the controller, a fault indicator in the presence of a phase-one or phase-two electrical fault.

Method of detecting wiring mismatch of resolver

According to the present disclosure, there are provided a method of determining which one of first and second input signals Rez+ and Rez− is shorted to ground based on a magnitude of a Lissajous signal, a method of determining which one of first and third output signals S.sub.1 and S.sub.3 is shorted to any one of the first and second input signals Rez+ and Rez− based on an average magnitude value of the third output signal S.sub.3, and a method of determining which one of second and fourth output signals S.sub.2 and S.sub.4 is shorted to the first input signal Rez+ based on an average magnitude value of the fourth output signal S.sub.4.

SMART ELECTRICAL BUSHING WITH INTEGRATED SENSOR
20230178270 · 2023-06-08 ·

Electrical bushing for medium and high voltage, the bushing including a fluid filled insulation volume; a sensor unit in contact with the fluid in the fluid filled insulation volume; wherein the sensor unit is configured to measure a breakdown voltage of the fluid.

SMART ELECTRICAL BUSHING WITH INTEGRATED SENSOR
20230178270 · 2023-06-08 ·

Electrical bushing for medium and high voltage, the bushing including a fluid filled insulation volume; a sensor unit in contact with the fluid in the fluid filled insulation volume; wherein the sensor unit is configured to measure a breakdown voltage of the fluid.

Method and apparatus for tuning a resistance and reactance of a wireless power transmitter testing unit

An apparatus for testing an impedance range of a wireless power transmitter is provided. The apparatus comprises an adjustable impedance circuit configurable to be connected to a power source. The apparatus further comprises a transformer coupled the adjustable impedance circuit. The apparatus further comprises a sensing circuit configured to sense a parameter indicative of a parasitic impedance of the adjustable impedance circuit. The apparatus further comprises a driver circuit configured to drive the transformer with a signal based on the sensed parameter that causes the transformer to apply a first voltage to the adjustable impedance circuit. The first voltage has a substantially same amplitude as a voltage drop caused by the parasitic impedance. The second voltage is out of phase with the voltage drop. The sensed parameter is a current circulating in the adjustable impedance circuit or a voltage across at least a portion of the adjustable impedance circuit.

INTERNAL TRANSFORMER COMPOSITE-DEFECT FUZZY DIAGNOSTIC METHOD BASED ON GAS DISSOLVED IN OIL
20170336461 · 2017-11-23 ·

A transformer internal composite defect fuzzy diagnosis method based on gas dissolved in oil, comprising: a step of acquiring monitoring data of volume concentrations of five types of monitored feature gas; a step of determining ratio codes; a step of modifying a three-ratio method; a step of fuzzifying a boundary range; a step of calculating probabilities of the ratio codes; a step of calculating a probability of occurrence of each defect fault; and finally obtaining a fault type of a transformer. The method has the beneficial effects that: the method is simple and easy to achieve, and particularly suitable for being applied to an on-line transformer state monitoring system; based on a concept of fuzzy logic, diagnosis of composite defects of the transformer under a complicated state and evaluation of the degree of severity can be achieved, and the problem of sudden change caused by criterion boundary absolutisation can be effectively avoided; and multi-feature information such as an attention value and a ratio of the gas dissolved in the oil are merged and analysed, thereby effectively improving the diagnosis reliability.

TRANSFORMER TEST DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TESTING A TRANSFORMER

A transformer test device (10) for testing a transformer (40) has connections (12) for releasably connecting the transformer test device (10) to the transformer (40). The transformer test device (10) has a source (13) for generating a test signal for testing the transformer (40). The transformer test device (10) has a controllable switching means (15) which is connected to the connections (12) during a transformer test for the purpose of short-circuiting at least one winding (42) of the transformer (40).

Method and a system of detecting winding fault under online operation of an electrical machine

A method and a system of detecting winding fault during online operation of an electrical machine, said method comprising, acquiring a set of signals from the machine over a period, said set of signals comprising two or more magnetic flux signals, each flux signal obtained from a respective flux sensor positioned on the external surface of the machine; extracting an internal winding fault indicator from the set of signals; comparing the internal winding fault indicator with a baseline indicator; and determining the internal winding fault when the internal winding fault indicator deviates from the baseline indicator by a threshold.