Power apparatus and method of location of a fault in a power apparatus on the basis of attenuation coefficients of electromagnetic coefficients of fault generated electromagnetic waves
First Claim
1. A power apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of high voltage conductors supported by insulating supporting members within metal containers;
a plurality of spaced apart detectors disposed in the metal containers, each of said detectors being arranged to detect electromagnetic waves generated by a fault of electric insulation belonging to at least one of said high voltage conductors between any pair of said detectors, and to generate corresponding outputs; and
analyzing means for analyzing the location of said fault on the basis of attenuation coefficients of the electromagnetic coefficients of the electromagnetic waves propagated between said any pair of said detectors and said outputs of said detectors.
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Abstract
A power apparatus has a network formed by a plurality of interconnected components being, e.g., one or more high voltage conductors in a casing of a metal filled with an insulating gas. Detectors are provided which detect electromagnetic waves, which are generated if there is a fault. The electromagnetic waves are analyzed to detect the location of the fault. The analysis may make use of attenuation coefficients corresponding to each component of the network to extrapolate between detectors on either side of the fault and/or to compare with predetermined wave strengths. A map of the network may be stored in a suitable memory to assist in the calculation of the fault location, and the memory may also store the attenuation coefficients themselves. The location of the fault may then be displayed by a suitable display, to give the time variation of the fault.
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32 Claims
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1. A power apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of high voltage conductors supported by insulating supporting members within metal containers; a plurality of spaced apart detectors disposed in the metal containers, each of said detectors being arranged to detect electromagnetic waves generated by a fault of electric insulation belonging to at least one of said high voltage conductors between any pair of said detectors, and to generate corresponding outputs; and analyzing means for analyzing the location of said fault on the basis of attenuation coefficients of the electromagnetic coefficients of the electromagnetic waves propagated between said any pair of said detectors and said outputs of said detectors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 28)
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11. A power apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of high voltage conductors supported by insulating support members within metal containers; a plurality of spaced apart detectors disposed in the metal containers, each of said detectors being arranged to detect electromagnetic waves generated by a fault of electric insulating belonging to at least one of said high voltage conductors between any pair of said detectors, and to generate corresponding outputs; and analyzing means for storing attenuation coefficients of the electromagnetic coefficients of the electromagnetic waves propagated between said any pair of said detectors, and determining the location of said fault on the basis of said attenuation coefficients and said outputs of said detectors. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A power apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of high voltage conductors supported by insulating supporting members within metal containers; a plurality of spaced apart detectors disposed in the metal containers, each of said detectors being arranged to detect electromagnetic waves at least at two detection sites generated by a fault of electric insulation belonging to at least one of said high voltage conductors between any pair of said detectors, and to generate corresponding outputs; and analyzing means for storing a map corresponding to attenuation coefficients of the electromagnetic waves propagated between said detection sites, and determining said fault position on the basis of said attenuation coefficients and said signals. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A power apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of high voltage conductors supported by insulating supporting members within metal containers; a plurality of spaced apart detectors disposed in the metal containers, each of said detectors being arranged to detect electromagnetic waves generated by a fault of electric insulating belonging to at least one of said high voltage conductors between any pair of said detectors, and to generate corresponding outputs; and analyzing means for analyzing the location of said fault on the basis of attenuation coefficients of the electromagnetic coefficients of the electromagnetic waves propagated between said any pair of said detectors and said outputs of said detectors, and for displaying the location of said fault in terms of the time variation thereof. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A power apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of high voltage conductors supported by insulating supporting members within metal containers; a plurality of spaced apart detectors disposed in the metal containers, each of said detectors being arranged to detect electromagnetic waves generated by a fault of electric insulating belonging to at least one of said high voltage conductors between any pair of said detectors, and to generate corresponding outputs; and analyzing means for storing a plurality of predetermined electromagnetic wave strengths between each of said detectors, comparing the strength of the electromagnetic waves detected by said detectors with a corresponding one of said predetermined electromagnetic wave strengths, and detecting fault position on the basis of any difference between the strength of each of said predetermined electromagnetic wave strengths and the strength of the electromagnetic waves detected by said any pair of said detectors. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A fault location system for locating a fault position of electric insulation belonging to high voltage conductors supported by insulating supporting members within metal containers in a power apparatus, said system comprising:
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a plurality of detectors for detecting electromagnetic waves at least at two detection sites in the metal containers and generating corresponding outputs; and analysis means for storing a map of said high voltage conductors in said power apparatus, storing attenuation coefficients corresponding to each of said high voltage conductors, and analyzing the fault position on the basis of said outputs, said map and said attenuation coefficients.
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20. A fault location system for locating a fault position of electric insulation belonging to high voltage conductors supported by insulating supporting members within metal containers in a power apparatus, said system comprising:
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a plurality of detectors for detecting electromagnetic waves at least at two detection sites in the metal containers and generating corresponding outputs; and analysis means for storing attenuation coefficients corresponding to each of said high voltage conductors, analyzing the fault position on the basis of said outputs and said attenuation coefficients, and displaying the fault position in terms of a time variation thereof.
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21. A method of locating a fault position of electric insulating belonging to at least one of high voltage conductors supported by insulating supporting members within metal containers in a power apparatus, the method comprising:
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detecting electromagnetic waves at least at two detection sites in the metal containers, said electromagnetic waves being generated by said fault in the metal container; generating signals corresponding to said detected electromagnetic waves; and analyzing said fault position on the basis of attenuation coefficients of the electromagnetic waves propagated between said detection sites and said signals. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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29. A method of locating a fault position of electric insulating belonging to at leas tone of high voltage conductors supported by insulating supporting members within metal containers in a power apparatus, the method comprising:
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detecting electromagnetic waves at least at two detection sites in the metal containers, said electromagnetic waves being generated by said fault in the metal container; generating signals corresponding to said detected electromagnetic waves; and analyzing said signals to locate said fault position, said analysis involving storing attenuation coefficients of the electromagnetic waves propagated between said detection sites, and determining said fault position on the basis of said attenuation coefficients and said signals.
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30. A method of locating a fault position of electric insulating belonging to at least one of high voltage conductors supported by insulating supporting members within metal containers in a power apparatus, the method comprising:
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detecting electromagnetic waves at least at two detection sites in the metal containers, said electromagnetic waves being generated by said fault in the metal containers; generating signals corresponding to said detected electromagnetic waves; and analyzing said signals to locate said fault position, said analysis involving storing a map corresponding to attenuation coefficients of the electromagnetic waves for predetermined components of said power apparatus located between said detection sites and determining said fault position on the basis of said attenuation coefficients and said signals.
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31. A method of locating a fault position of electric insulation belonging to at least one of high voltage conductors supported by insulating supporting members within metal containers in a power apparatus, the method comprising:
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detecting electromagnetic waves at least at two detection sites in the metal containers, said electromagnetic waves being generated by said fault in the metal container; generating signals corresponding to said detected electromagnetic waves; and analyzing said signals to locate said fault position, said analysis involving displaying the location of said fault position in terms of time variations of the electromagnetic waves propagated between said detection sites.
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32. A method of locating a fault position of electric insulation belonging to at least one of high voltage conductors supported by insulating supporting members within metal containers in a power apparatus, the method comprising:
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detecting electromagnetic waves at least at two detection sites in the metal containers, said electromagnetic waves being generated by said fault in the metal containers; generating signal corresponding to said detected electromagnetic waves; and analyzing said signals to locate said fault position, said analysis involving calculating propagation curves of said electromagnetic waves propagated between said detection sites on the basis of attenuation coefficients of the electromagnetic waves propagated between said detection sites and said signals, and calculating an intersection point of said propagation curves, thereby determining the location of said fault position.
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