Method and Experimental Research of Transmission Line Tower Grounding Body Condition Assessment Based on Multi-Parameter Time-Domain Pulsed Eddy Current Characteristic Signal Extraction

Pole tower grounding bodies are part of the normal structure of the power system, providing relief from fault currents and equalizing overvoltage channels. They are important devices; however, in the harsh environment of the soil, they are prone to corrosion or even fracture, which in turn affects t...

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Main Authors: Yun Zuo, Jie Wang, Xiaoju Huang, Yuan Liu, Zhiwu Zeng, Ruiqing Xu, Yawen Chen, Kui Liu, Hongkang You, Jingang Wang
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/2/322
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author Yun Zuo
Jie Wang
Xiaoju Huang
Yuan Liu
Zhiwu Zeng
Ruiqing Xu
Yawen Chen
Kui Liu
Hongkang You
Jingang Wang
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Xiaoju Huang
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Zhiwu Zeng
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Jingang Wang
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description Pole tower grounding bodies are part of the normal structure of the power system, providing relief from fault currents and equalizing overvoltage channels. They are important devices; however, in the harsh environment of the soil, they are prone to corrosion or even fracture, which in turn affects the normal utilization of the transmission line, so accurately assessing the condition of grounding bodies of the power grid is critical. To assess the operational status of a grounding body in a timely manner, this paper proposes a multi-parameter pulsed eddy current (PEC) time-domain characteristic signal corrosion classification method for the detection of the state of a pole tower grounding body. The method firstly theoretically analysed the influence of multi-parameter changes on the PEC response time-domain feature signal caused by grounding body corrosion and extracts the decay time constant (DTC), and the decay time constant stabilization value (DTCSV) and time to stabilization (TTS) were obtained based on the DTC time domain characteristics for describing the corrosion of the grounding body. Subsequently, DTCSV and TTS were used as inputs to a support vector machine (SVM) to classify the corrosion of the grounding body. A simulation model was constructed to investigate the effect of multiparameter time on the DTCSV and TTS of the tower grounding body based on the single-variable method, and the multiparameter time-domain characterization method used for corrosion assessment was validated. Four defects with different corrosion levels were classified using the optimized SVM model, with an accuracy rate of 95%. Finally, a PEC inspection system platform was built to conduct classification tests on steel bars with different degrees of corrosion, and the results show that the SVM classification model based on DTCSV and TTS has a better discriminatory ability for different corrosive grounders and can be used to classify corrosion in the grounders of poles towers to improve the stability of power transmission.
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spelling doaj-art-cf427934a57344c5bbadff4b69c487fc2025-01-24T13:31:02ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732025-01-0118232210.3390/en18020322Method and Experimental Research of Transmission Line Tower Grounding Body Condition Assessment Based on Multi-Parameter Time-Domain Pulsed Eddy Current Characteristic Signal ExtractionYun Zuo0Jie Wang1Xiaoju Huang2Yuan Liu3Zhiwu Zeng4Ruiqing Xu5Yawen Chen6Kui Liu7Hongkang You8Jingang Wang9Construction Branch of State Grid Jiangxi Electric Power Co., Ltd., Nanchang 330036, ChinaConstruction Branch of State Grid Jiangxi Electric Power Co., Ltd., Nanchang 330036, ChinaConstruction Branch of State Grid Jiangxi Electric Power Co., Ltd., Nanchang 330036, ChinaConstruction Branch of State Grid Jiangxi Electric Power Co., Ltd., Nanchang 330036, ChinaConstruction Branch of State Grid Jiangxi Electric Power Co., Ltd., Nanchang 330036, ChinaConstruction Branch of State Grid Jiangxi Electric Power Co., Ltd., Nanchang 330036, ChinaConstruction Branch of State Grid Jiangxi Electric Power Co., Ltd., Nanchang 330036, ChinaJiangxi Power Transmission and Transformation Engineering Co., Ltd., Nanchang 330043, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment Technology, School of Electrical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment Technology, School of Electrical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, ChinaPole tower grounding bodies are part of the normal structure of the power system, providing relief from fault currents and equalizing overvoltage channels. They are important devices; however, in the harsh environment of the soil, they are prone to corrosion or even fracture, which in turn affects the normal utilization of the transmission line, so accurately assessing the condition of grounding bodies of the power grid is critical. To assess the operational status of a grounding body in a timely manner, this paper proposes a multi-parameter pulsed eddy current (PEC) time-domain characteristic signal corrosion classification method for the detection of the state of a pole tower grounding body. The method firstly theoretically analysed the influence of multi-parameter changes on the PEC response time-domain feature signal caused by grounding body corrosion and extracts the decay time constant (DTC), and the decay time constant stabilization value (DTCSV) and time to stabilization (TTS) were obtained based on the DTC time domain characteristics for describing the corrosion of the grounding body. Subsequently, DTCSV and TTS were used as inputs to a support vector machine (SVM) to classify the corrosion of the grounding body. A simulation model was constructed to investigate the effect of multiparameter time on the DTCSV and TTS of the tower grounding body based on the single-variable method, and the multiparameter time-domain characterization method used for corrosion assessment was validated. Four defects with different corrosion levels were classified using the optimized SVM model, with an accuracy rate of 95%. Finally, a PEC inspection system platform was built to conduct classification tests on steel bars with different degrees of corrosion, and the results show that the SVM classification model based on DTCSV and TTS has a better discriminatory ability for different corrosive grounders and can be used to classify corrosion in the grounders of poles towers to improve the stability of power transmission.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/2/322grounding body condition assessmentpulsed eddy currentdecay time constantmultiparameter extractioncorrosion classification
spellingShingle Yun Zuo
Jie Wang
Xiaoju Huang
Yuan Liu
Zhiwu Zeng
Ruiqing Xu
Yawen Chen
Kui Liu
Hongkang You
Jingang Wang
Method and Experimental Research of Transmission Line Tower Grounding Body Condition Assessment Based on Multi-Parameter Time-Domain Pulsed Eddy Current Characteristic Signal Extraction
Energies
grounding body condition assessment
pulsed eddy current
decay time constant
multiparameter extraction
corrosion classification
title Method and Experimental Research of Transmission Line Tower Grounding Body Condition Assessment Based on Multi-Parameter Time-Domain Pulsed Eddy Current Characteristic Signal Extraction
title_full Method and Experimental Research of Transmission Line Tower Grounding Body Condition Assessment Based on Multi-Parameter Time-Domain Pulsed Eddy Current Characteristic Signal Extraction
title_fullStr Method and Experimental Research of Transmission Line Tower Grounding Body Condition Assessment Based on Multi-Parameter Time-Domain Pulsed Eddy Current Characteristic Signal Extraction
title_full_unstemmed Method and Experimental Research of Transmission Line Tower Grounding Body Condition Assessment Based on Multi-Parameter Time-Domain Pulsed Eddy Current Characteristic Signal Extraction
title_short Method and Experimental Research of Transmission Line Tower Grounding Body Condition Assessment Based on Multi-Parameter Time-Domain Pulsed Eddy Current Characteristic Signal Extraction
title_sort method and experimental research of transmission line tower grounding body condition assessment based on multi parameter time domain pulsed eddy current characteristic signal extraction
topic grounding body condition assessment
pulsed eddy current
decay time constant
multiparameter extraction
corrosion classification
url https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/2/322
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