Development of an integrated low-power RF partial discharge detector

Baker, P.C. and Stephen, B. and Judd, M.D. and McArthur, S.D.J. (2009) Development of an integrated low-power RF partial discharge detector. In: 2009 IEEE Electrical Insulation Conference, EIC 2009, 2009-05-31 - 2009-06-03. (https://doi.org/10.1109/EIC.2009.5166356)

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Abstract

This paper presents the results from integrating a low-power partial discharge detector with a wireless sensor node designed for operating as part of an IEEE 802.15.4 sensor network, and applying an on-line classifier capable of classifying partial discharges in real-time. Such a system is of benefit to monitoring engineers as it provides a means to exploit the RF technique using a low-cost device while circumventing the need for any additional cabling associated with new condition monitoring systems. The detector uses a frequency-based technique to differentiate between multiple defects, and has been integrated with a SunSPOT wireless sensor node hosting an agent-based monitoring platform, which includes a data capture agent and rule induction agent trained using experimental data. The results of laboratory system verification are discussed, and the requirements for a fully robust and flexible system are outlined.

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Baker, P.C., Stephen, B. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7502-8129, Judd, M.D. and McArthur, S.D.J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1312-8874;
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