Propagation of PD pulses through ring-main-units and substations

P. Wagenaars, P.A.A.F. Wouters, P.C.J.M. Wielen, van der, F. Steennis

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Abstract

Online partial discharge (PD) monitoring systems are traditionally installed at a single mediumvoltage (MV) cable connection between two ring-mainunits (RMUs). It is more efficient to monitor two or more consecutive cables using a single monitoring system. Moreover, practical experience with the PD-OL system [1], shows that for substations, with many parallel MV cables, and RMUs installing the inductive sensor may be hampered or even impossible. in this paper the influence of RMUs and substations on the propagation of PDs is studied. An RMU or substation can be modeled as a combination of complex impedances representing switchgear, transformer and MV cables. A PD pulse from a cable encounters a load impedance that does not match the cable's characteristic impedance, resulting in partial reflection and partial transmission transmission to other cables. Models for RMUs and substations are proposed and verified by measurements. Feasible options for online PD monitoring through RMUs or substations are determined. .
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 9th International Conference on Properties and Applications of Dielectric Materials (ICPADM) 5-9 August 2009, Harbin, China
Place of PublicationPiscataway
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages441-444
ISBN (Print)978-1-4244-4367-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009

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