Entropy application in partial discharge analysis with non-intrusive measurement

• Main Authors: Luo, Guomin., Zhang, Daming.
• Other Authors: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/84742; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/12378
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Partial discharge (PD) occurs when insulation deterioration happens in electrical apparatus. It is often detected in order to evaluate the state of insulation. For metal-clad equipments, external sensors which are easy to install and interruption-free on operations are preferred. However, their performances are compromised by heavy noise. Although time-frequency (TF) spectrum provides much information to discriminate PDs and noises, automatic selection remains a tough issue in field application. Entropy, a measure of disorder, is applied in this paper to extract PD pulses automatically. This entropy-based algorithm is implemented and examined by two field-collected datasets. Practical results show that true PDs can be identified and extracted effectively.