Automatic PRPD Image Recognition of Multiple Simultaneous Partial Discharge Sources in On-Line Hydro-Generator Stator Bars

Ramon C. F. Araújo, Rodrigo M. S. de Oliveira and Fabrício J. B. Barros
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Ramon C. F. Araújo: Electrical Engineering Graduate Program, Federal University of Pará, Belém 66075-110, Brazil
Rodrigo M. S. de Oliveira: Electrical Engineering Graduate Program, Federal University of Pará, Belém 66075-110, Brazil
Fabrício J. B. Barros: Electrical Engineering Graduate Program, Federal University of Pará, Belém 66075-110, Brazil

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 1, 1-26

Abstract: In this study, a methodology for automatic recognition of multiple simultaneous types of partial discharges (PDs) in hydro-generator stator windings was proposed. All the seven PD sources typical in rotating machines were considered, and up to three simultaneous sources could be identified. The functionality of identifying samples with no valid PDs was also incorporated using a new technique. The data set was composed of phase-resolved partial discharge (PRPD) patterns obtained from on-line measurements of hydro-generators. From an input PRPD, noise and interference were removed with an improved version of an image-based denoising algorithm previously proposed by the authors. Then, a novel image-based algorithm that separates partially superposed PD clouds was proposed, by decomposing the input pattern into two sub-PRPDs containing discharges of different natures. From the sub-PRPDs, one extracts features quantifying the PD distribution over amplitudes and the contour of PD clouds. Those features are fed as inputs to several artificial neural networks (ANNs), each of which solves a part of the classification problem and acts as a block of a larger system. Once trained, ANNs work collaboratively to identify an unknown sample. Good results were obtained, with overall accuracies ranging from 88% to 94.8% for all the considered PD sources.

Keywords: partial discharge recognition; multiple simultaneous sources; identification of PRPDs with invalid PD source; separation of multiple PD types; PRPD pattern; hydro-electric generators (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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