Outdoor insulation coordination with artificial neural network

Abstract

Based on the tests carried out by simulating icing conditions and low pressure in an artificial climate chamber, this paper presents a new method of outdoor insulation coordination with artificial neural network (ANN). This method employs an ANN model to map the climatic condition and the flashover voltage of an insulator. After the appropriate model is established with training and validating, it can forecast the flashover voltage of an insulator in complex ambient conditions. Then, it puts forwards that using this ANN model is helpful in studying outdoor insulation coordination and analyzing the electrical performance of insulator in complex ambient climatic conditions.