A precise ultra high frequency partial discharge location method for switchgear based on received signal strength ranging

Partial discharges are the main insulation defects encountered in gas-insulated switchgears. When it occurs inside the gas-insulated switchgear cavity, it degrades insulation, and, sooner or later, causes a breakdown. Therefore, it is important to discover insulation defects as early as possible, lo...

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Main Authors: Jiajia Song, Jinbo Zhang, Xinnan Fan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-05-01
Series:International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1550147720903634
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description Partial discharges are the main insulation defects encountered in gas-insulated switchgears. When it occurs inside the gas-insulated switchgear cavity, it degrades insulation, and, sooner or later, causes a breakdown. Therefore, it is important to discover insulation defects as early as possible, locate the discharge, and perform both defect identification and maintenance. Current ultra high frequency-based partial discharge location methods mainly use time delay. To obtain accurate delay times, however, a very high sampling rate is needed, which requires expensive hardware and greatly limits its application. Therefore, in this article, a localization method based on received signal strength indicator ranging is proposed, and location estimation is carried out. An easily implementable particle swarm optimization algorithm with high positioning accuracy is selected to compensate for the low positioning accuracy of current received signal strength indicator ranging methods. To further improve positioning accuracy, the convergence conditions of the particle swarm optimization are investigated, and, considering their constraints, an improved particle swarm optimization algorithm is proposed. By combining the characteristics of ultra high frequency wireless sensor array positioning, the particle size is optimized. The simulation results show that the location accuracy using the ultra high frequency switchgear partial discharge location method based on received signal strength indicator ranging with the improved particle swarm optimization algorithm performs significantly better.
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spelling doaj-art-eae0eb02472e4fedbea5a6120ce168752025-08-20T02:22:02ZengWileyInternational Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks1550-14772020-05-011610.1177/1550147720903634A precise ultra high frequency partial discharge location method for switchgear based on received signal strength rangingJiajia Song0Jinbo Zhang1Xinnan Fan2Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Power Transmission and Distribution Equipment Technology, Changzhou, ChinaJiangsu Key Laboratory of Power Transmission and Distribution Equipment Technology, Changzhou, ChinaJiangsu Key Laboratory of Power Transmission and Distribution Equipment Technology, Changzhou, ChinaPartial discharges are the main insulation defects encountered in gas-insulated switchgears. When it occurs inside the gas-insulated switchgear cavity, it degrades insulation, and, sooner or later, causes a breakdown. Therefore, it is important to discover insulation defects as early as possible, locate the discharge, and perform both defect identification and maintenance. Current ultra high frequency-based partial discharge location methods mainly use time delay. To obtain accurate delay times, however, a very high sampling rate is needed, which requires expensive hardware and greatly limits its application. Therefore, in this article, a localization method based on received signal strength indicator ranging is proposed, and location estimation is carried out. An easily implementable particle swarm optimization algorithm with high positioning accuracy is selected to compensate for the low positioning accuracy of current received signal strength indicator ranging methods. To further improve positioning accuracy, the convergence conditions of the particle swarm optimization are investigated, and, considering their constraints, an improved particle swarm optimization algorithm is proposed. By combining the characteristics of ultra high frequency wireless sensor array positioning, the particle size is optimized. The simulation results show that the location accuracy using the ultra high frequency switchgear partial discharge location method based on received signal strength indicator ranging with the improved particle swarm optimization algorithm performs significantly better.https://doi.org/10.1177/1550147720903634
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International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks
title A precise ultra high frequency partial discharge location method for switchgear based on received signal strength ranging
title_full A precise ultra high frequency partial discharge location method for switchgear based on received signal strength ranging
title_fullStr A precise ultra high frequency partial discharge location method for switchgear based on received signal strength ranging
title_full_unstemmed A precise ultra high frequency partial discharge location method for switchgear based on received signal strength ranging
title_short A precise ultra high frequency partial discharge location method for switchgear based on received signal strength ranging
title_sort precise ultra high frequency partial discharge location method for switchgear based on received signal strength ranging
url https://doi.org/10.1177/1550147720903634
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