High voltage testing of the stator winding insulation is one of the most recognized methods used to determine the state of degradation in the insulation. HV tests performed at 0.1 Hz do have potential advantages compared to more traditional 50 Hz tests. This thesis therefore aims to perform and compare tan delta, capacitance and partial discharge measurements on stator windings when using a 0.1 Hz voltage source and a more traditional 50 Hz voltage supply. Several associated test parameters with considerable influence on the test results were varied during the tests. An associated data analysis followed that was focused on the differences and similarities of the analyzed parameters and the results due to the differences in frequency. The results show that there are substantial levels of noise present in the partial discharge measurements when utilizing the VLF voltage source. There are also more numerous partial discharges for VLF measurements than for regular power frequency measurements if the same amount of voltage cycles is considered. The generated patterns show similarities with those generated at 50 Hz, but a larger sample base is probably needed for more thorough conclusions. The tan delta/capacitance part of the test do indicate potential advantages compared to power frequency measurements regarding the sensitivity in the measurements.

L'évolution de l'électronique de puissance ces dernières années a entraîné une augmentation de la densité de puissance et une diminution du coût des onduleurs de tension à modulation de largeur d'impulsion (MLI). Ces évolutions ont répandu l'utilisation de convertisseurs de puissance pour les applications de variateurs de vitesse ce qui a permis le développement du concept d' " avion plus électrique ". Ce concept consiste à remplacer un des vecteurs énergétiques (pneumatique ou hydraulique) par l'énergie électrique. Cependant, le développement du réseau électrique a entraîné une augmentation de la tension embarquée, ce qui a conduit à un vieillissement prématuré des équipements électriques embarqués. La forme de tension appliquée, appelée "modulation de largeur d'impulsion" (MLI), est constituée de trains d'impulsions. Avec l'application de ces impulsions, la tension n'est plus distribuée de manière homogène le long du bobinage. Dans ce cas, on pourra observer d'importantes différences de potentiel entre les spires d'une même phase voire entre deux phases du bobinage. En outre, un autre paramètre important provient du type d'enroulement des moteurs utilisés par l'industrie. L'enroulement aléatoire est la technique de bobinage la plus courante pour les moteurs basses tensions car cette méthode présente un faible coût. Le risque induit par ce type d'enroulement est que la première et une des dernières spires de la première bobine peuvent être proches l'une de l'autre. Dans ce cas, jusqu'à 80% de la tension sera supportée par quelques dizaines de microns d'émail, et les systèmes d'isolation existants ne sont pas dimensionnés pour résister à de telles contraintes. L'utilisation de longs câbles reliant l'onduleur au moteur peut aussi provoquer des surtensions importantes aux bornes du moteur. Ce phénomène s'explique par le fait que le câble se comporte comme une ligne de transmission qui n'est pas adaptée en termes d'impédance au bobinage du moteur. De plus, ces importantes différences de potentiel associées à de faibles pressions, présentes dans les zones dépressurisées de l'aéronef, peuvent entraîner l'apparition de décharges partielles. Les décharges partielles sont des décharges électriques qui court-circuitent partiellement l'intervalle entre deux conducteurs. Il existe de nombreuses méthodes de détection bien connues pour les tensions AC et DC, cependant, la détection sous tension de type MLI dans des moteurs basse tension est beaucoup plus complexe. Les signaux de décharge partielle sont en effet intégrés dans le bruit électromagnétique généré par la commutation. Le but de cette thèse est donc de développer un procédé de détection et un procédé de filtrage permettant une détection non intrusive et en fonctionnement (on-line) des décharges partielles dans le domaine aéronautique afin de qualifier les systèmes d'isolation électrique utilisés dans les aéronefs. / The development of power electronics in recent years has led to increase power density and to decrease pulse width modulation (PWM) voltage inverter cost. These developments have expanded the use of power converters for variable speed drive applications which enabled the development of the concept of "more electric aircraft". This concept consists in replacing one of energy carriers (pneumatic or hydraulic) with electrical energy. However, the deployment of electrical energy has increased the onboard voltage, which leads to premature aging of onboard electrical equipment. The shape of the PWM voltage consists of pulse trains. With the application of these pulses, the voltage is no longer homogeneously distributed along the coil. In this case, large differences in potential between the strands are present. In addition, another important parameter derived from the winding type motor used in industry. The random winding is the most common technique for low voltage motors due to its lower cost. The risk generated by this type of winding is that the first and the last turns of the first coil can be facing one another. In this case, up to 80% of the voltage will be supported by a few tens of microns of enamel, and existing insulation systems are not designed to withstand such severe constraints. The use of long cable connecting the inverter to the motor can also cause significant overvoltage at the motor terminals. This phenomenon is explained by the fact that the cable behaves as a transmission line to which the motor coils is not adapted in terms of impedance. In addition, these large potential differences associated with low pressures in the depressurized areas of the aircraft, may cause the occurrence of partial discharge. Partial discharges are electrical discharges that short-circuited partially the gap between two conductors. There are many detection methods well known under AC and DC voltage, however, in the case of the detection under PWM like voltage in low-voltage motors, the detection is much more complex. Partial discharge signals are embedded in the electromagnetic noise generated by the switching. The aim of this thesis is to develop a detection method and filtering method enabling a non-intrusive and an "on-line" partial discharges detection in the aeronautical field in order to qualify the electrical insulation systems used in aircraft.

Submitted by DANILO DE MELO BRUNINI null (dbrunini@gmail.com) on 2017-07-14T02:28:32Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao_Final_DaniloBrunini.pdf: 4098580 bytes, checksum: f552cf864fb92ba3889ebf437d9c11d7 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Monique Sasaki (sayumi_sasaki@hotmail.com) on 2017-07-14T19:08:26Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 brunini_dm_me_bauru.pdf: 4098580 bytes, checksum: f552cf864fb92ba3889ebf437d9c11d7 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-14T19:08:26Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 brunini_dm_me_bauru.pdf: 4098580 bytes, checksum: f552cf864fb92ba3889ebf437d9c11d7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-05-31 / Os transformadores são equipamentos importantes do sistema elétrico de potência, possuem alto custo e suas falhas tem influência direta na qualidade da energia entregue aos consumidores. Uma das principais causas de falhas em transformadores imersos em líquido isolante, as descargas parciais, advém da degradação física e química do sistema de isolação devido à diversos fatores tais como sobrecarga, cargas não-lineares, chaveamento e superaquecimento. Essas descargas parciais aceleram a degradação do dielétrico do transformador e podem levar à destruição do equipamento, ocasionando elevado prejuízo financeiro. Dessa forma, são necessárias ações de prevenção de falhas causadas por descargas parciais em transformadores, através de métodos de monitoramento e localização. Este trabalho teve por objetivo apresentar um método de localização de descargas parciais em transformadores de potência imersos em óleo mineral isolante utilizando o método de emissão acústica e sistemas inteligentes do tipo redes neurais artificiais e algoritmos genéticos. Foram aplicadas métricas de processamento de sinais aos sinais acústicos gerados a partir de descargas parciais e obtidos através de sensores piezelétricos de baixo custo instalados no lado externo do tanque do transformador. Estas métricas foram utilizadas para treinamento das redes neurais a fim de obter a distância euclidiana entre os sensores e as descargas parciais. Essas distâncias euclidianas foram utilizadas em um sistema não-linear de localização o qual foi solucionado através de um algoritmo genético a fim de obter as coordenadas tridimensionais da descarga parcial. A análise dos resultados obtidos nas etapas de treinamento das redes neurais e execução do algoritmo genético foi realizada através de critérios estatísticos como erro absoluto médio, erro relativo percentual, desvio padrão e coeficiente de correlação. Esta técnica de localização mostrou resultados promissores uma vez que as coordenadas tridimensionais de duas descargas parciais, escolhidas para validação, apresentaram erros absolutos médios inferiores a 3 cm. / Transformers are important devices of the electric power system, which have high cost and their failures have a direct influence on the power quality delivered to the consumers. One of the main causes of failures in oil-immersed transformers, the partial discharges, comes from the physical and chemical degradation of the insulation system due to several factors such as overload, non-linear loads, switching and overheating. These partial discharges accelerate the degradation of the transformer dielectric and they can lead to the destruction of the equipment, causing high financial losses. Thus, actions are necessary to prevent faults caused by partial discharges in transformers, through monitoring and locating methods. The aim of this work was to present a method for locating partial discharges in oil-immersed power transformers using the acoustic emission method and intelligent systems such as artificial neural networks and genetic algorithms. Signal processing metrics were applied to the acoustic signals generated from partial discharges and obtained by low-cost piezoelectric sensors installed on the external side of the transformer tank. These metrics were used to train the neural networks in order to obtain the euclidean distance between the sensors and the partial discharges. These euclidean distances were used in a nonlinear location system, which was solved through a genetic algorithm in order to obtain the three-dimensional coordinates of the partial discharge. The analysis of the results obtained from the stages of neural networks training and genetic algorithm execution was performed through statistical criteria such as mean absolute error, percentage relative error, standard deviation and correlation coefficient. This localization technique showed promising results since the three-dimensional coordinates of two partial discharges, chosen for validation, presented mean absolute errors of less than 3 cm.

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The insulation of the electrical equipment in medium and high-voltage grids is subjected to significant electrical and thermal stresses. The switching characteristic of the increasing number of power electronic devices in electric grids leads to the distortion of the voltage waveform which causes additional dielectric losses in insulation materials. The consequent dielectric heating and elevated temperatures present a risk of thermal breakdown and generally accelerated ageing. This manuscript presents how temperatures up to the glass transition and severely distorted sinusoidal voltages influence the dielectric losses in epoxy resin samples. The impact of additional dielectric losses is depicted and the risk of thermal runaway is assessed by comparing the distorted voltage stress to a pure sinusoidal oscillation. The ratio between the losses at distorted voltage and sinusoidal voltage declines with increasing temperature, reducing the risk of thermal runaway even at high temperatures and significant voltage distortion. A generalization of the risk assessment is given based on the discussion of the results and simple standardized measurement techniques.

In this thesis, partial discharge (PD) phenomenon in oil-impregnated paper (OIP) is investigated under accelerated electrical stress. The thesis is mainly focused on the characteristic of PD activity and the influence it has on the insulation properties of OIP. PD source was created by introducing an air filled cavity embedded between layers of OIP. PD activity is investigated from the initiation up to final puncture breakdown of the OIP. The time-evolution of number, maximum magnitude and average magnitude of PD is investigated for cavities with different diameter and height. It was found that time to breakdown is shorter if the cavity diameter is larger and cavities with higher depth produce larger PDs. Comparison between PD activity in three cases, i.e. unaged OIP, thermally aged OIP and OIP samples with higher moisture content is performed. In general, it is found that for all cases the number and the maximum magnitude of PD follows a similar trend versus ageing time. During the very beginning of the experiment large discharges occur and they disappear after a short ageing time. Number and maximum magnitude of PD increase with time until reaching a peak value. Finally both parameters decrease with time and puncture breakdown occurs in the sample. Even though PD activity in thermally aged OIP is higher compared to the unaged OIP samples, the time to breakdown for new and thermally aged OIP samples is similar while it is shorter for OIP samples with higher moisture content. In this thesis, partial discharge (PD) phenomenon in oil-impregnated paper (OIP) is investigated under accelerated electrical stress. The thesis is mainly focused on the characteristic of PD activity and the influence it has on the insulation properties of OIP. PD source was created by introducing an air filled cavity embedded between layers of OIP. PD activity is investigated from the initiation up to final puncture breakdown of the OIP. The time-evolution of number, maximum magnitude and average magnitude of PD is investigated for cavities with different diameter and height. It was found that time to breakdown is shorter if the cavity diameter is larger and cavities with higher depth produce larger PDs. Comparison between PD activity in three cases, i.e. unaged OIP, thermally aged OIP and OIP samples with higher moisture content is performed. In general, it is found that for all cases the number and the maximum magnitude of PD follows a similar trend versus ageing time. During the very beginning of the experiment large discharges occur and they disappear after a short ageing time. Number and maximum magnitude of PD increase with time until reaching a peak value. Finally both parameters decrease with time and puncture breakdown occurs in the sample. Even though PD activity in thermally aged OIP is higher compared to the unaged OIP samples, the time to breakdown for new and thermally aged OIP samples is similar while it is shorter for OIP samples with higher moisture content. Breakdown strength of OIP samples is measured before and after ageing with PDs. It is found that the breakdown strength of OIP samples decreases by around 40% after the sample is exposed to accelerated electrical ageing. Furthermore a thermal model was developed to investigate the possible transition of breakdown mechanism from erosion to thermal breakdown in OIP dielectrics. It was found that PD activity can lower the thermal breakdown voltage of OIP up to four times. / <p>QC 20150206</p>

A detecção de descargas parciais em transformadores consiste em importante metodologia de manutenção preventiva e preditiva. Neste contexto, a proposta desta pesquisa com o uso de sensores acústicos de piezoeletreto apresenta-se como um tema original e altamente relevante no desenvolvimento da tecnologia brasileira. A multidisciplinaridade do tema exigiu a realização de uma extensa pesquisa bibliográfica envolvendo os temas descargas parciais, métodos de detecção das descargas, piezeletricidade, eletretos, piezoeletretos, técnicas de manufatura do piezoeletreto proposto para a detecção de descargas e ferramentas de processamento de sinais, sendo a principal a deconvolução homomórfica. O Trabalho evoluiu para a elaboração de um primeiro protótipo laboratorial, constituído basicamente de um sensor piezoeletreto e um circuito amplificador, ambos abrigados em um invólucro metálico para assegurar uma blindagem eletromagnética. Os primeiros ensaios, em face da característica \"sui generis\" do protótipo, apontaram para a necessidade de novos circuitos e aprimoramento das metodologias desses ensaios laboratoriais, as quais também fazem parte do escopo deste trabalho. O desenvolvimento de um sistema de alta tensão autônomo, eletromagneticamente blindado e gerador de descargas elétricas impulsivas é um exemplo dos circuitos mencionados. A nova metodologia de testes buscou apresentar a evolução do comportamento acústico de uma descarga em diferentes ambientes, isto é, desde sinais sem ecos até sinais carregados com ecos e distorcidos pelo meio. Finalizando o trabalho, outra contribuição importante foi a decisão de analisar os sinais acústicos das descargas parciais pela deconvolução homomórfica, que mostrou ser essencial na remoção de ecos e na reconstrução do sinal acústico original. / Partial discharges acoustic detection is a very important preventive and predictive maintenance tool for transformers. In this research, a new acoustic piezoelectric sensor, based in Brazilian technology, was presented. However, before the construction of the prototype, an extensive literature was analyzed, including partial discharge, methods of discharges detection, piezoelectricity, electrets, piezoelectrets, manufacturing of the piezoelectret proposed to detection of discharges and signal processing tools, in special the homomorphic deconvolution. Basically, the prototype developed consists of a piezoelectret sensor and an amplifier circuit, assembled in a special metallic box, to shield any electromagnetic interference. During the tests, it was detected the need to create new circuits and to improve laboratory methodologies. A new impulse high-voltage generator electromagnetically shielded can be cited as an example of these circuits here developed. The new testing methodology aimed to present the evolution of the acoustic behavior of a discharge in different environments, in other words, from signals without echoes to signals containing echoes and distorted by the environment. In the processing signals context, another important contribution was the decision to analyze the acoustic signals of partial discharges by homomorphic deconvolution, which has allowed the reconstruction of the original acoustic signal without echo.

A detecção de descargas parciais em transformadores consiste em importante metodologia de manutenção preventiva e preditiva. Neste contexto, a proposta desta pesquisa com o uso de sensores acústicos de piezoeletreto apresenta-se como um tema original e altamente relevante no desenvolvimento da tecnologia brasileira. A multidisciplinaridade do tema exigiu a realização de uma extensa pesquisa bibliográfica envolvendo os temas descargas parciais, métodos de detecção das descargas, piezeletricidade, eletretos, piezoeletretos, técnicas de manufatura do piezoeletreto proposto para a detecção de descargas e ferramentas de processamento de sinais, sendo a principal a deconvolução homomórfica. O Trabalho evoluiu para a elaboração de um primeiro protótipo laboratorial, constituído basicamente de um sensor piezoeletreto e um circuito amplificador, ambos abrigados em um invólucro metálico para assegurar uma blindagem eletromagnética. Os primeiros ensaios, em face da característica \"sui generis\" do protótipo, apontaram para a necessidade de novos circuitos e aprimoramento das metodologias desses ensaios laboratoriais, as quais também fazem parte do escopo deste trabalho. O desenvolvimento de um sistema de alta tensão autônomo, eletromagneticamente blindado e gerador de descargas elétricas impulsivas é um exemplo dos circuitos mencionados. A nova metodologia de testes buscou apresentar a evolução do comportamento acústico de uma descarga em diferentes ambientes, isto é, desde sinais sem ecos até sinais carregados com ecos e distorcidos pelo meio. Finalizando o trabalho, outra contribuição importante foi a decisão de analisar os sinais acústicos das descargas parciais pela deconvolução homomórfica, que mostrou ser essencial na remoção de ecos e na reconstrução do sinal acústico original. / Partial discharges acoustic detection is a very important preventive and predictive maintenance tool for transformers. In this research, a new acoustic piezoelectric sensor, based in Brazilian technology, was presented. However, before the construction of the prototype, an extensive literature was analyzed, including partial discharge, methods of discharges detection, piezoelectricity, electrets, piezoelectrets, manufacturing of the piezoelectret proposed to detection of discharges and signal processing tools, in special the homomorphic deconvolution. Basically, the prototype developed consists of a piezoelectret sensor and an amplifier circuit, assembled in a special metallic box, to shield any electromagnetic interference. During the tests, it was detected the need to create new circuits and to improve laboratory methodologies. A new impulse high-voltage generator electromagnetically shielded can be cited as an example of these circuits here developed. The new testing methodology aimed to present the evolution of the acoustic behavior of a discharge in different environments, in other words, from signals without echoes to signals containing echoes and distorted by the environment. In the processing signals context, another important contribution was the decision to analyze the acoustic signals of partial discharges by homomorphic deconvolution, which has allowed the reconstruction of the original acoustic signal without echo.

This thesis concerns partial discharge (PD) diagnostics withvariable frequency of applied voltage in the frequency range 1mHz - 400 Hz. The exploration of a new type of spectroscopythat combines partial discharge analysis and dielectricresponse is demonstrated. A question addressed is if and howthe PD activity varies with the frequency of the appliedvoltage. The nature of an existing frequency dependence couldbe useful in the classification of different defects and tojudge the degree of progressive ageing. A Variable-Frequency Phase Resolved Partial DischargeAnalysis (VF-PRPDA) technique is developed for the appliedvoltage frequency range 1 mHz - 400 Hz. The VF-PRPDA techniqueis combined with a system for high voltage dielectricspectroscopy that allows simultaneous measurements. TheVF-PRPDA technique is used for studying the frequencydependence of PD. The PD activity is for example measured byintegrated measures like total charge per cycle and totalnumber of discharges per cycle. Statistical measures like mean,standard deviation, skewness, kurtosis etc. are applied tomeasure the frequency dependence of the phasedistributions. High voltage dielectric spectroscopy is supplemented withharmonic analysis for studying non-linear dielectric responsecurrents. The VF-PRPDA technique is demonstrated on defined objectslike point-plane gaps and artificial voids, but also on aninsulated stator bar and a paper insulated cable. Surfacedischarges on insulating surfaces are studied in an environmentwith a controlled relative humidity and temperature. Theadsorption of moisture on the insulating surface alters thesurface conductivity of the surface and the frequencydependence of the PD activity. The influence of temperature upon the PD activity is studiedfor a oil paper insulated cable. The results of the measurements show that the partialdischarge activity in general is frequency dependent over thefrequency range 1 mHz - 400 Hz. The reasons behind thefrequency dependence are linked to surface- and bulk-conducting mechanisms, frequency dependent field distributionsand statistical effects of the supply of start electrons. An algorithm is developed that relates the phase resolved PDcurrent measured with the PRPDA technique to the non-linearcurrent measured with dielectric spectroscopy. The algorithm isexperimentally verified by simultaneous measurements of PRPDAand dielectric spectroscopy on defined objects. The resultsexplain the contribution of PD to the apparent capacitance andloss. Moreover, the harmonics of the fundamental currentcomponent yield information about, for example, polaritydependent discharge sources. Keywords:diagnostic methods, partial discharges, phaseresolved, variable frequency, dielectric spectroscopy,dielectric response, harmonics, insulation / QC 20100527