High-Sensitivity Dynamic Detection of Dissolved Acetylene in Transformer Oil Based on High-Power Quartz-Enhanced Photoacoustic Spectroscopy Sensing System

To enable the highly sensitive detection of acetylene (C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>2</sub>) dissolved in transformer oil, a high-power quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy (QEPAS) sensing system is proposed. A standard 32.7 kHz quartz tuning fork (QTF) was employed as an acousti...

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Main Authors: Yuxiang Wu, Tiehua Ma, Chenhua Liu, Yashan Fan, Shuai Shi, Songjie Guo, Yu Wang, Xiangjun Xu, Guqing Guo, Xuanbing Qiu, Zhijin Shang, Chuanliang Li
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Xuanbing Qiu
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description To enable the highly sensitive detection of acetylene (C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>2</sub>) dissolved in transformer oil, a high-power quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy (QEPAS) sensing system is proposed. A standard 32.7 kHz quartz tuning fork (QTF) was employed as an acoustic transducer, coupled with an optimized acoustic resonator to enhance the acoustic signal. The laser power was boosted to 150 mW using a C-band erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA), achieving a detection limit of 469 ppb for C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>2</sub> with an integration time of 1 s. The headspace degassing method was utilized to extract dissolved gases from the transformer oil, and the equilibrium process for the release of dissolved C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>2</sub> was successfully monitored using the developed high-power QEPAS system. This approach provides reliable technical support for the real-time monitoring of the operational safety of power transformers.
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spelling doaj-art-d289530672bb42c5a70ef5cc098e75112025-08-20T03:32:33ZengMDPI AGPhotonics2304-67322025-07-0112771310.3390/photonics12070713High-Sensitivity Dynamic Detection of Dissolved Acetylene in Transformer Oil Based on High-Power Quartz-Enhanced Photoacoustic Spectroscopy Sensing SystemYuxiang Wu0Tiehua Ma1Chenhua Liu2Yashan Fan3Shuai Shi4Songjie Guo5Yu Wang6Xiangjun Xu7Guqing Guo8Xuanbing Qiu9Zhijin Shang10Chuanliang Li11State Key Laboratory of Dynamic Measurement Technology, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Dynamic Measurement Technology, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, ChinaShanxi Engineering Research Center of Precision Measurement and Online Detection Equipment, School of Applied Science, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024, ChinaShanxi Engineering Research Center of Precision Measurement and Online Detection Equipment, School of Applied Science, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024, ChinaShanxi Engineering Research Center of Precision Measurement and Online Detection Equipment, School of Applied Science, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024, ChinaShanxi Engineering Research Center of Precision Measurement and Online Detection Equipment, School of Applied Science, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024, ChinaShanxi Engineering Research Center of Precision Measurement and Online Detection Equipment, School of Applied Science, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024, ChinaShanxi Engineering Research Center of Precision Measurement and Online Detection Equipment, School of Applied Science, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024, ChinaShanxi Engineering Research Center of Precision Measurement and Online Detection Equipment, School of Applied Science, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024, ChinaShanxi Engineering Research Center of Precision Measurement and Online Detection Equipment, School of Applied Science, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024, ChinaShanxi Engineering Research Center of Precision Measurement and Online Detection Equipment, School of Applied Science, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024, ChinaShanxi Engineering Research Center of Precision Measurement and Online Detection Equipment, School of Applied Science, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024, ChinaTo enable the highly sensitive detection of acetylene (C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>2</sub>) dissolved in transformer oil, a high-power quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy (QEPAS) sensing system is proposed. A standard 32.7 kHz quartz tuning fork (QTF) was employed as an acoustic transducer, coupled with an optimized acoustic resonator to enhance the acoustic signal. The laser power was boosted to 150 mW using a C-band erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA), achieving a detection limit of 469 ppb for C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>2</sub> with an integration time of 1 s. The headspace degassing method was utilized to extract dissolved gases from the transformer oil, and the equilibrium process for the release of dissolved C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>2</sub> was successfully monitored using the developed high-power QEPAS system. This approach provides reliable technical support for the real-time monitoring of the operational safety of power transformers.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6732/12/7/713photoacoustic spectroscopyquartz tuning forkdissolved acetylene
spellingShingle Yuxiang Wu
Tiehua Ma
Chenhua Liu
Yashan Fan
Shuai Shi
Songjie Guo
Yu Wang
Xiangjun Xu
Guqing Guo
Xuanbing Qiu
Zhijin Shang
Chuanliang Li
High-Sensitivity Dynamic Detection of Dissolved Acetylene in Transformer Oil Based on High-Power Quartz-Enhanced Photoacoustic Spectroscopy Sensing System
Photonics
photoacoustic spectroscopy
quartz tuning fork
dissolved acetylene
title High-Sensitivity Dynamic Detection of Dissolved Acetylene in Transformer Oil Based on High-Power Quartz-Enhanced Photoacoustic Spectroscopy Sensing System
title_full High-Sensitivity Dynamic Detection of Dissolved Acetylene in Transformer Oil Based on High-Power Quartz-Enhanced Photoacoustic Spectroscopy Sensing System
title_fullStr High-Sensitivity Dynamic Detection of Dissolved Acetylene in Transformer Oil Based on High-Power Quartz-Enhanced Photoacoustic Spectroscopy Sensing System
title_full_unstemmed High-Sensitivity Dynamic Detection of Dissolved Acetylene in Transformer Oil Based on High-Power Quartz-Enhanced Photoacoustic Spectroscopy Sensing System
title_short High-Sensitivity Dynamic Detection of Dissolved Acetylene in Transformer Oil Based on High-Power Quartz-Enhanced Photoacoustic Spectroscopy Sensing System
title_sort high sensitivity dynamic detection of dissolved acetylene in transformer oil based on high power quartz enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy sensing system
topic photoacoustic spectroscopy
quartz tuning fork
dissolved acetylene
url https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6732/12/7/713
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