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A Fault Diagnostic Scheme for Predictive Maintenance of AC/DC Converters in MV/LV Substations

The reliability of systems and components is a fundamental need for the efficient development of a smart distribution grid. In fact, the presence of a fault in one component of the grid could potentially lead to a service interruption and loss of profit. Since faults cannot be avoided, the introduct...

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Published in:Energies (Basel) 2021-11, Vol.14 (22), p.7668
Main Authors: Betta, Giovanni, Capriglione, Domenico, Ferrigno, Luigi, Laracca, Marco, Miele, Gianfranco, Polese, Nello, Sangiovanni, Silvia
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Language:English
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Summary:The reliability of systems and components is a fundamental need for the efficient development of a smart distribution grid. In fact, the presence of a fault in one component of the grid could potentially lead to a service interruption and loss of profit. Since faults cannot be avoided, the introduction of a diagnostic scheme could predict the fault of a component in order to carry out predictive maintenance. In this framework, this paper proposes a novel Fault Detection and Isolation (FDI) scheme for AC/DC converters in MV/LV substations. In order to improve the reliability of the FDI procedure, the system architecture includes also an Instrument Fault Detection and Isolation section for identifying faults that could occur on the instruments and sensors involved in the monitoring process of the AC/DC converter. The proposed architecture is scalable, easily upgradable, and uses cost-effective sensors. Tests, carried out on a real test site, have demonstrated the efficacy of the proposal showing very good IFDI diagnostic performance for the 12 types of faults tested. Furthermore, as the FDI diagnostic performance regards, it shows a detection rate close to 100%.
ISSN:1996-1073
1996-1073
DOI:10.3390/en14227668