Moisture Localization and Diagnosis Method for Power Distribution Cables Based on Dynamic Frequency Domain Reflectometry
Moisture ingress in power distribution cable bodies can lead to insulation degradation, jeopardizing the operational safety of power grids. However, current cable maintenance technologies lack effective diagnostic methods for identifying moisture defects in cable bodies. To address this gap, this pa...
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| description | Moisture ingress in power distribution cable bodies can lead to insulation degradation, jeopardizing the operational safety of power grids. However, current cable maintenance technologies lack effective diagnostic methods for identifying moisture defects in cable bodies. To address this gap, this paper proposes a dynamic frequency domain reflectometry (D-FDR) method for moisture localization and diagnosis in power distribution cables. Leveraging the temperature-sensitive nature of moisture defects—in contrast to the temperature-insensitive characteristics of other defects—the method involves the application of thermal excitation to induce differential dynamic changes in the distributed capacitance of moisture-affected cable segments compared to normal segments, enabling the precise identification and diagnosis of moisture ingress. Simulations and experiments confirm that moisture ingress in cable bodies increases the distributed capacitance, generating reflection peaks at corresponding distances on frequency domain localization plots. Under thermal excitation, the reflection peak amplitude of moisture defects exhibits a temperature-dependent decrease, distinct from the behavior of intact cables (amplitude increase) and copper shielding layer damage (negligible variation). By utilizing the dynamic characteristics of reflection peak amplitudes as diagnostic criteria, this method is able to accurately localize and diagnose moisture defects in cable bodies. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1a36c098f73d4790b76bdfb5ff4d25042025-08-20T03:14:31ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732025-05-011810243010.3390/en18102430Moisture Localization and Diagnosis Method for Power Distribution Cables Based on Dynamic Frequency Domain ReflectometryHongzhou Zhang0Kai Zhou1Xiang Ren2Yefei Xu3College of Electrical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, ChinaCollege of Electrical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, ChinaElectric Power Research Institute State Grid Hubei Electric Power Co., Ltd., Wuhan 430048, ChinaCollege of Electrical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, ChinaMoisture ingress in power distribution cable bodies can lead to insulation degradation, jeopardizing the operational safety of power grids. However, current cable maintenance technologies lack effective diagnostic methods for identifying moisture defects in cable bodies. To address this gap, this paper proposes a dynamic frequency domain reflectometry (D-FDR) method for moisture localization and diagnosis in power distribution cables. Leveraging the temperature-sensitive nature of moisture defects—in contrast to the temperature-insensitive characteristics of other defects—the method involves the application of thermal excitation to induce differential dynamic changes in the distributed capacitance of moisture-affected cable segments compared to normal segments, enabling the precise identification and diagnosis of moisture ingress. Simulations and experiments confirm that moisture ingress in cable bodies increases the distributed capacitance, generating reflection peaks at corresponding distances on frequency domain localization plots. Under thermal excitation, the reflection peak amplitude of moisture defects exhibits a temperature-dependent decrease, distinct from the behavior of intact cables (amplitude increase) and copper shielding layer damage (negligible variation). By utilizing the dynamic characteristics of reflection peak amplitudes as diagnostic criteria, this method is able to accurately localize and diagnose moisture defects in cable bodies.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/10/2430power distribution cablesdynamic frequency domain reflectometrycable body moisture ingressthermal excitationcapacitance variation |
| spellingShingle | Hongzhou Zhang Kai Zhou Xiang Ren Yefei Xu Moisture Localization and Diagnosis Method for Power Distribution Cables Based on Dynamic Frequency Domain Reflectometry Energies power distribution cables dynamic frequency domain reflectometry cable body moisture ingress thermal excitation capacitance variation |
| title | Moisture Localization and Diagnosis Method for Power Distribution Cables Based on Dynamic Frequency Domain Reflectometry |
| title_full | Moisture Localization and Diagnosis Method for Power Distribution Cables Based on Dynamic Frequency Domain Reflectometry |
| title_fullStr | Moisture Localization and Diagnosis Method for Power Distribution Cables Based on Dynamic Frequency Domain Reflectometry |
| title_full_unstemmed | Moisture Localization and Diagnosis Method for Power Distribution Cables Based on Dynamic Frequency Domain Reflectometry |
| title_short | Moisture Localization and Diagnosis Method for Power Distribution Cables Based on Dynamic Frequency Domain Reflectometry |
| title_sort | moisture localization and diagnosis method for power distribution cables based on dynamic frequency domain reflectometry |
| topic | power distribution cables dynamic frequency domain reflectometry cable body moisture ingress thermal excitation capacitance variation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/10/2430 |
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