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A contribution to the online monitoring of partial discharges in high-voltage grid components
(2024)
Increasing utilization of HV power cable lines, and particularly the advent of long HVDC underground links, results in the need to sensitively monitor their condition, such as by tracking the emergence and development of partial discharges. This study demonstrates that existing solutions are poorly suited to the case of HVDC lines, and that a new, more sophisticated monitoring system needs to address a wide array of diverse problems. First of all, the overview of the task and main functional blocks of the monitoring system is given. Following this, selected blocks are subject to detailed examination in subsequent chapters.
The first of these blocks, a high-frequency current transformer (HFCT), is responsible for capturing the signal in the power line and transferring it to the electronics. This component receives in-depth coverage: general design considerations, computation of leakage inductance, operation in presence of a power current, resonant behavior, balanced design. Particular attention is given to the application of Finite Element Analysis (FEA) in relation to the HFCT, however, the demonstrated techniques can also be applied to other magnetic devices. Last section of the chapter presents various stages of development, experimental setups, prototypes, and the final device which has been put into series production.
The next block addresses extraction of signals from noise. A literature analysis is conducted concerning noise suppression in partial discharge recordings, and the application of the signal separation approach based on Linear Predictive Coding is shown.
In the section on localization, examples illustrating problems encountered during the development of a partial discharge localization algorithm are presented.
In the chapter devoted to laboratory tests, various auxiliary experiments conducted during the system's development are compiled, where some of them are: Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) TDR-based line characterization, estimation of monitoring sensitivity, measurement of the cable attenuation and reflection coefficients of the accessories.
In the final chapter – field tests – the installation of the system on a 110 kV line and the measured transfer function are demonstrated.
A continually growing demand for reliable energy supply makes existing power systems more heavily loaded and evokes engineers and experts to look for feasible immediate solutions in power energy transmission. One of these solutions might be a bulk power transmission network at extra high voltages based on direct current.
Currently, high voltage direct current (HV DC) transmission has been only realized in point-to-point systems and back-to-back arrangements. Thus, the next logical step in this development would be an HV DC network. In principle, it might have certain advantages over a conventional high voltage AC system, as it could be less closely meshed covering larger areas and transmit higher electric power with lower losses.
However, no well-grounded investigations concerning possible layout and operation of an HV DC network are publicly available. Experience from the HV DC lines does not allow to make substantial conclusions regarding the requirements for an HV DC network.
Therefore, some basic questions on the operation of an HV DC network need to be answered mainly from systems simulations.
For several decades HVDC technology was used primarily for point-to-point bulk power transmission. Although multiterminal HVDC systems are very few in number, it is expected that multiple HVDC links may be interconnected into HVDC transmission grid. Since every meshed grid requires reliable protection solution, an HVDC circuit breaker must be developed and introduced. This thesis focuses on the performance evaluation of different HVDC circuit breaker concepts. The performance evaluation study is carried out by means of numerical simulations. The obtained quantitative results describe capabilities and limitations of different HVDC circuit breaker concepts as well as the reaction of HVDC network on switching operations. Different converter protection measures and in particular application of fault current limiter were considered, too. Based on the research findings, a number of recommendations for HVDC circuit breaker development are given and suggestions for further research activities are presented.