Capacitive voltage sensor array for detecting transient voltage distribution in transformer windings

Experimental investigation of transient characteristics is an important way to design transformer winding insulation structures. Of the previous measuring methods, there has been the problem of direct electrical connection with the winding, which may influence the transient characteristics. This pap...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on dielectrics and electrical insulation 2016-10, Vol.23 (5), p.3182-3189
Main Authors: Wang, Tonglei, Zhang, Qiaogen, Ni, Heli, Li, Yuan, Gao, Meng, Ding, Yuqin, Yuan, Weixiong, Zang, Ying
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Capacitance
Capacitive sensors
Capacitive voltage sensor
Circuit design
Coils (windings)
Frequency measurement
Impedance adapter
Measurement methods
RC integrator
Sensor array
Sensor arrays
Sensors
Time measurement
Transformers
Transient analysis
Transient voltage distribution
Voltage measurement
Waveforms
Winding
Windings
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Summary:Experimental investigation of transient characteristics is an important way to design transformer winding insulation structures. Of the previous measuring methods, there has been the problem of direct electrical connection with the winding, which may influence the transient characteristics. This paper presents a new non-invasive method for measuring the transient voltage distribution in transformer windings based on our previous study. The measuring method is based on the capacitive sensor with the stray capacitance between sensing electrode and transformer discs as the high-voltage arm and the film capacitance as low-voltage arm. An RC integrator and impedance adapter have been designed into the measurement circuit to enhance the sensor worked in the integrating mode and broaden its bandwidth respectively. The final measurement circuit can satisfy the need for measuring various kinds of waveforms, with 0.64 Hz lower cut-off frequency and 76 MHz higher cut-off frequency, respectively. The sensor array has been set up to measure the transient voltage distribution in a transformer winding. In this case, a mathematical conversion is put forward to decouple the influence of the adjacent discs on the corresponding disc to get the voltage distribution of different discs of the transformer winding.
ISSN:1070-9878
1558-4135
DOI:10.1109/TDEI.2016.7736884