{"title":"Degradation behavior and mechanisms of several polymeric insulating materials exposed to heat and radiation","authors":"Liuqing Yang, Y. Ohki, N. Hirai, Shengtao Li","doi":"10.1109/CATCON.2017.8280192","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CATCON.2017.8280192","url":null,"abstract":"Sheet-shaped poly(ether-ether-ketone) (PEEK), silicone rubber (SiR), flame-retardant (FR) ethylene-propylene-diene monomer rubber (EPDM), and FR crosslinked polyethylene (FR-XLPE) were aged thermally at various temperatures with or without concurrent irradiation of gamma rays. The degradation mechanism was examined extensively by instrumental analyses, while those in mechanical and dielectric properties were evaluated by measuring indenter modulus, elongation at break, tensile strength, electrical conductivity, and complex permittivity. The behavior and its underlying mechanism of degradation induced by heat and radiation are quite different among these polymeric insulating materials. All the four materials exhibit deterioration in mechanical properties at a much earlier stage of aging than that in dielectric properties. Therefore, mechanical parameters are important indicators that should be considered in the condition monitoring.","PeriodicalId":250717,"journal":{"name":"2017 3rd International Conference on Condition Assessment Techniques in Electrical Systems (CATCON)","volume":"57 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114474722","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
T. Sudheer, Malika Sarkar, A. S. Gour, V. Rao, B. N. Rao
{"title":"Development and testing of a high temperature superconducting (HTS) cable for smart grid applications","authors":"T. Sudheer, Malika Sarkar, A. S. Gour, V. Rao, B. N. Rao","doi":"10.1109/CATCON.2017.8280211","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CATCON.2017.8280211","url":null,"abstract":"Since the discovery of High Temperature Superconductivity (HTS) in 1986, HTS cables are being developed all over the world for efficient transfer of bulk electrical energy from power plants to distribution network at reduced transmission losses. In view of the benefits that can be obtained from usage of HTS cables in future power transmission systems, Applied Superconductivity Laboratory, IIT Kharagpur, in collaboration with Central Power Research Institute (CPRI), Bangalore has developed a superconducting cable carrying 1 kA current at low voltage. The HTS cable containing 2G YBCO HTS tapes (of width around 4 mm and thickness of 0.1 mm) as current carrying conductors, wound helically around a copper former, cooled by liquid nitrogen at 77 K is tested for superconductivity in a closed SS cryostat using an AC power supply and necessary measuring instruments (nano voltmeter, temperature controller). In the present paper, the voltage — current characteristic of the developed HTS cable, along with its detailed development procedure is presented.","PeriodicalId":250717,"journal":{"name":"2017 3rd International Conference on Condition Assessment Techniques in Electrical Systems (CATCON)","volume":"452 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116022429","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Suhas Deb, R. Ghosh, S. Dutta, S. Dalai, B. Chatterjee
{"title":"Condition monitoring of 11kV porcelain pin insulator extracting surface current from total leakage current","authors":"Suhas Deb, R. Ghosh, S. Dutta, S. Dalai, B. Chatterjee","doi":"10.1109/CATCON.2017.8280253","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CATCON.2017.8280253","url":null,"abstract":"Insulators are one of the most important components of the power system. Outdoor insulators get contaminated easily due to various kinds of pollutants. Leakage current flows even when surface is dry though magnitude is very low but this leakage current gets strengthened due to increase in humidity, light rain, fog, mist etc. It ultimately leads towards flashover which is highly undesirable. Therefore, condition monitoring of power system insulators is very much necessary. Leakage current monitoring is one of the prime techniques for insulator monitoring. Leakage current consists of both volume current and surface current. Only surface current is affected by external causes like contamination and humidity. Therefore, surface current is a more accurate indicator for condition monitoring. Using harmonic analysis method surface current is extracted from total leakage current. Phase angle analysis at different humidity conditions has been carried out for both total leakage current and surface current. From above mentioned analysis, it may be observed that a significant difference in phase angle may be obtained when only surface current is considered instead of total leakage current. Therefore, this paper gives rise to the possibility of using only surface leakage current for more accurate condition monitoring of insulator.","PeriodicalId":250717,"journal":{"name":"2017 3rd International Conference on Condition Assessment Techniques in Electrical Systems (CATCON)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130516068","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kai Zhou, Jianyong Ding, Junyi Chen, Tiantong Zhu, Yao Sheng, Binxiang Zhu
{"title":"A new approach for all-digital protection state assessment using monitoring information","authors":"Kai Zhou, Jianyong Ding, Junyi Chen, Tiantong Zhu, Yao Sheng, Binxiang Zhu","doi":"10.1109/CATCON.2017.8280250","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CATCON.2017.8280250","url":null,"abstract":"This paper proposes a novel state assessment model for all-digital protection based on its Information Importance Degrees(IID). The methodology of monitoring information classification is presented to obtain IID, and the IID is used to measure the degrees that monitoring information influences on the function of the equipment. The model of Status scoring is also proposed, taking both numbers and importance of the equipment anomaly information into account to calculate its state scores. Several solutions to the all-digital protection condition assessment problem, including the IID approach, are then illustrated, highlighting the superiority of the IID algorithm. According to the outputs of the IID approach, system operators can obtain more accurate evaluation result than other algorithms. An experimental project based on the proposed approach has been applied in several substations, higher reliability and less maintenance workloads are provided comparing with the traditional modes.","PeriodicalId":250717,"journal":{"name":"2017 3rd International Conference on Condition Assessment Techniques in Electrical Systems (CATCON)","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130757942","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Application of modified wavelet packet transform for de-noising during partial discharge measurement on power cables","authors":"M. Jayakrishnan, B. N. Rao","doi":"10.1109/CATCON.2017.8280223","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CATCON.2017.8280223","url":null,"abstract":"PD monitoring is an effective tool for evaluating the insulation condition of high voltage equipment. However, the major challenge during on site PD measurement is that PD signals are severely affected by external noises and disturbances like white noise, random noise, Discrete Spectral Interferences (DSI), which are generated due to broadcasting stations, stochastic noise and pulses from power electronics at site conditions. Extracting PD signals from these noises is a challenging task. A method for de-noising PD signals using a modified version of Wavelet Packet Transform (WPT) proposed earlier [1] is refined further to improve its de-noising performance. In this paper, the application of Modified Wavelet Packet Transform for de-noising partial discharge signals in power cables has been carried out. The results are presented and discussed.","PeriodicalId":250717,"journal":{"name":"2017 3rd International Conference on Condition Assessment Techniques in Electrical Systems (CATCON)","volume":"65 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130967050","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. A. Wani, S. A. Khan, Y. Vikram, C. Bhasker, Soma Perneen, Dhawal Gupta
{"title":"An improved dissolved gas analysis technique for incipient fault detection","authors":"S. A. Wani, S. A. Khan, Y. Vikram, C. Bhasker, Soma Perneen, Dhawal Gupta","doi":"10.1109/CATCON.2017.8280190","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CATCON.2017.8280190","url":null,"abstract":"Diagnosis of incipient faults is essential for proper maintenance of power transformers. This diagnosis is carried out using established Dissolved Gas Analysis techniques. These techniques include empirical methods for classification of the incipient faults. However, their accuracy is hampered by unavoidable cases of mixture of faults and unresolved diagnosis. This paper intends to overcome these issues using statistical techniques. The regression analysis for different fault scenarios is carried out wherein linear relationship of different fault gases is explored. Firstly the regression equations for fault gas contents in both known and unknown fault cases are obtained. Then the corresponding correlation coefficients for fault gases of each fault type are compared, which can provide an insight for separating and identifying faults in unresolved diagnostic cases. This not only ensures reliability of power supply at customer level but also can improve the economic dividends of power system.","PeriodicalId":250717,"journal":{"name":"2017 3rd International Conference on Condition Assessment Techniques in Electrical Systems (CATCON)","volume":"90 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125131780","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Robust quadratic boost converter for fuel cell application","authors":"O. Jaga, A. Tiwari, S. Soni","doi":"10.1109/CATCON.2017.8280207","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CATCON.2017.8280207","url":null,"abstract":"Conventional automobiles uses petroleum product as fuel for its propulsion system. This petroleum product are going to be finished within next few decades, as well as emits greenhouse gases and air pollutant which are responsible for global warming. Efficiency of petroleum based automobiles is also low. The issues of the conventional automobiles can be overcome by replacing it with electric vehicle. An electric vehicle uses fuel cell as primary source of energy. For this application there is requirement of high power dc-dc boost converter, which step-up load voltage as per as vehicle requirements. Switching frequency of conventional boost converter is limited which results reduction in voltage profile of dc bus, so for eliminating problem of switching frequency components of two boost converters are combined using a single switch, known as quadratic boost converter. This paper introduces a sliding mode controller based quadratic dc-dc boost converter for fuel cell system. The stability of the proposed controller is determine by Routh-Hurwitz and robust loop shaping criteria which decides the range of Kp and Ki in which the close loop system always operate in stable region. The testing of the designed controller verified by simulating whole system in MATLAB/Simulink 2013a.","PeriodicalId":250717,"journal":{"name":"2017 3rd International Conference on Condition Assessment Techniques in Electrical Systems (CATCON)","volume":"48 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134571303","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Partial discharge characteristics on applied sine wave voltage frequency with IEC(b) electrode system","authors":"T. Okamoto, M. Yashima","doi":"10.1109/CATCON.2017.8280244","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CATCON.2017.8280244","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes applied voltage frequency dependence of partial discharge (PD) characteristics for development of frequency accelerating life test of insulating materials. In this paper we try to explain two things one is PD test of insulating materials with higher applied voltage frequency and the other one is partial discharge model to explain the PD characteristics. For the first one, we use an IEC(b) electrode system known as a simple standard model electrode system to measure PD life time. PET (Polyethylene terephthalate) sheets with thickness of 100 micrometer are used under sine wave applied voltage with frequency range of 50 Hz to 10 kHz. We compared several PD characteristics at different applied voltage frequencies and we found that important PD characteristics such as the maximum apparent discharge magnitude is almost independent of the applied voltage frequency within the experimental conditions. This implies that PET film can be tested at higher frequency than power frequency to reduce the test time. The other one is the establishing a PD model to explain the PD characteristics based on the integral equation method and partly succeeded to explain the PD characteristics obtained by IEC(b) electrode system.","PeriodicalId":250717,"journal":{"name":"2017 3rd International Conference on Condition Assessment Techniques in Electrical Systems (CATCON)","volume":"53 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130311472","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A study on the effect of UV radiations on silicone rubber insulators under polluted conditions using inclined plane tracking and erosion test","authors":"P. Ashitha, S. Ganga","doi":"10.1109/CATCON.2017.8280224","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CATCON.2017.8280224","url":null,"abstract":"In the recent years, several cases of outages of silicone rubber insulators due to contamination and pollution has been reported and is on rise. Several additives and filler materials like BaN, ATH, ZnO etc were used in the recent past to improve the hydrophobic properties of silicone rubber insulators and thereby improving its resistance to tracking and erosion. In this paper the effect of pollution on composite insulators has been studied using the Inclined Plane Tracking and Erosion Test as per IEC 60587, while superimposing UV radiations. Pollutants used are fly ash, soot, bagasse ash and cement, to mimic the surroundings found commonly near coal mines and power generating stations. IEC 60587 however does not refer to the effects of UV radiations while performing the Inclined Plane Tracking and Erosion Test. In this study however, UV radiations have been superimposed on the specimen to study the effects of the same. During the course of study it was observed that the presence of UV radiations in fact reduced the erosion on polluted composite insulation specimen, while the tracking was found to increase. SEM and XRD analysis was also performed after the completion of test.","PeriodicalId":250717,"journal":{"name":"2017 3rd International Conference on Condition Assessment Techniques in Electrical Systems (CATCON)","volume":"387 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131788711","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Modelling of hybrid electric field for parallel operation of HVDC and HVAC transmission lines using COMSOL multiphysics","authors":"Brajagopal Datta, Saibal Chatteijee","doi":"10.1109/CATCON.2017.8280217","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CATCON.2017.8280217","url":null,"abstract":"With increase of power transmission demands, requirement of parallel erection of High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) and High Voltage Alternating Current (HVAC) lines has received a boost in past few decades across several countries. The close proximity operation or hybrid operation of HVAC and HVDC transmission lines are also advantageous where availability of right of way is a main concern for transmission corridors. But with advent of this corridors, there associated effects has also became a major area for research work. The paper focuses on calculation of hybrid electric field in parallel erection of HVAC and HVDC transmission lines, which is often called as close proximity operation. Computation of hybrid electric field for this kind of lines is necessary so as to meet up the criteria's of engineering design and environmental protection issues. In this work, COMSOL Multiphysics has been used for the computation of the hybrid electric field distribution of HVAC and HVDC transmission lines under close proximity operation. For validation of the results, comparison has been made with the existing analytical methods as obtained from an extensive literature survey. The study has been further extended to obtain the distribution of electric field of hybrid transmission corridor at different levels from ground.","PeriodicalId":250717,"journal":{"name":"2017 3rd International Conference on Condition Assessment Techniques in Electrical Systems (CATCON)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132095529","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}