Propagation Characteristics of Partial Discharges in an Oil-Filled Power Transformer

Sayed Mohammad Kameli; Shady S. Refaat; Ali Ghrayeb; Haitham Abu-Rub; Jarosław Guziński

doi:10.1109/cpe-powereng58103.2023.10227470

Propagation Characteristics of Partial Discharges in an Oil-Filled Power Transformer

Abstract

Power transformers are among the most important assets in the power transmission and distribution grid. However, they suffer from degradation and possible faults causing major electrical and financial losses. Partial discharges (PDs) are used to identify the insulation health status and their degradation level. PDs are incipient, low-magnitude faults caused by localized dielectric breakdown. Those activities emit signals in many forms, including electrical, chemical, acoustic, electromagnetic, and optical, facilitating various detection methods. This paper provides a theoretical basis for the condition evaluation of an oil-filled power transformer and clarifies the relationship between the operating voltage, void location, and electric-field intensity within the void. This was achieved by investigating the propagation characteristics of partial discharge signals in an oil-filled power transformer using a 3D finite element method (FEM) based simulation. Moreover, the characterization of simulated PD sources at different positions is investigated in this paper. The simulation results are curried out to show that air voids near the windings are subject to greatest peak electric field intensity.

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Sayed Mohammad Kameli
- Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University at Qatar, Doha, Qatar
Shady S. Refaat
- Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University at Qatar, Doha, Qatar Department of Engineering, School of Physics, Engineering, and Computer Science, University of Hertfordshire
Ali Ghrayeb
- Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University at Qatar, Doha, Qatar
Haitham Abu-Rub
- Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University at Qatar, Doha, Qatar
Jarosław Guziński prof. dr hab. inż.

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publikacja w wydawnictwie zbiorowym recenzowanym (także w materiałach konferencyjnych)

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English

Publication year:

2023

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Kameli S. M., Refaat S. S., Ghrayeb A., Abu-Rub H., Guziński J.: Propagation Characteristics of Partial Discharges in an Oil-Filled Power Transformer// / : , 2023,

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10.1109/cpe-powereng58103.2023.10227470

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Badania zlecone w projekcie katarskim NPRP13S-0116-200085 "Smart asset management system with health degradation identification and remaining useful lifetime estimation in electrical distribution system”

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