Discharge and Flashover Behavior in Oil-Paper

2020 ◽  
pp. 105-128
Keyword(s):  
Electric Field ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Surface Discharge ◽  
Discharge Characteristics ◽  
Dc Voltage ◽  
Composite Field ◽  
Field Distortion ◽  
Lightning Impulse ◽  
Creeping Discharge ◽  
Paper Insulation

Due to special operating conditions, the valve side bushing of the converter transformer connected to the converter valve is subject to complex voltage excitation, including DC voltage, AC/DC composite voltage, lightning impulse overvoltage, or composite voltage of operating overvoltage and DC. Under the action of this complicated electric field, the oil-paper insulation of the valve-side bushing of the converter transformer is prone to electric field distortion due to charge accumulation, which causes a surface discharge, which will seriously cause the edge breakdown. At the same time, since the temperature in the converter transformer rises due to a large amount of loss during the operation of the transformer, creeping discharge is more likely to occur under the electrothermal composite field. Hence, it is significant to carry out research on the surface discharge characteristics of the oil-paper insulation on the valve side of the converter transformer under the electrothermal composite field.

scholarly journals Effect of Temperature on Space Charge Distribution of Oil–Paper Insulation under DC and Polarity Reversal Voltage

Energies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 2271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qingguo Chen ◽  
Jinfeng Zhang ◽  
Minghe Chi ◽  
Peng Tan ◽  
Wenxin Sun
Keyword(s):  
Electric Field ◽  
Space Charge ◽  
Electric Field Distribution ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Polarity Reversal ◽  
Effect Of Temperature ◽  
Slow Decay ◽  
Voltage Polarity ◽  
Field Distortion ◽  
Paper Insulation

The electric field distortion caused by space charge is an important factor affecting the operation reliability of oil–paper insulation in a converter transformer. To study the accumulation and decay characteristics of the space charge within oil-impregnated pressboard under DC and polarity reversal voltage, and consider the possible operating conditions of the converter transformer, the space charge behavior of oil-impregnated pressboard was measured by the pulsed electro-acoustic (PEA) method in the temperature range from −20 °C to 60 °C. The effect of temperature on the accumulation and decay characteristics of space charge is also analyzed. The space charge accumulated within the pressboard at low temperature is mainly homocharge injected by the electrode, while heterocharge formed by ion dissociation counteracts some of the homocharge at high temperature. Thus, the space charge of pressboard first increases, then decreases, with an increase in temperature. However, slow decay of the space charge causes severe distortion of the electric field distribution in the pressboard during voltage polarity reversal.

scholarly journals Statistical Study on Space Charge effects and Stage Characteristics of Needle-Plate Corona Discharge under DC Voltage

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (14) ◽  
pp. 2732 ◽  
Author(s):  
Disheng Wang ◽  
Lin Du ◽  
Chenguo Yao
Keyword(s):  
Electric Field ◽  
Space Charge ◽  
Corona Discharge ◽  
Discharge Process ◽  
Space Charge Effects ◽  
Discharge Characteristics ◽  
Charge Effects ◽  
Dc Voltage ◽  
Field Distributions ◽  
Space Charges

The air’s partial discharges (PD) under DC voltage are obviously affected by space charges. Discharge pulse parameters have statistical regularity, which can be applied to analyze the space charge effects and discharge characteristics during the discharge process. Paper studies air corona discharge under DC voltage with needle-plate model. Statistical rules of repetition rate (n), amplitude (V) and interval time (∆t) are extracted, and corresponding space charge effects and electric field distributions in PD process are analyzed. The discharge stages of corona discharge under DC voltage are divided. Furthermore, reflected space charge effects, electric field distributions and discharge characteristics of each stages are summarized to better explain the stage discharge mechanism. This research verifies that microcosmic process of PD under DC voltage can be described based on statistical method. It contributes to the microcosmic illustration of gas PD with space charges.

scholarly journals Numerical modelling on partial discharge in HVDC XLPE cable

2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 986-999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miao He ◽  
Miao Hao ◽  
George Chen ◽  
Xin Chen ◽  
Wenpeng Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Model ◽  
Numerical Modelling ◽  
Electric Field ◽  
Direct Current ◽  
Distribution Systems ◽  
Partial Discharge ◽  
Discharge Characteristics ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Dc Voltage ◽  
Charge Dynamics

PurposeHigh voltage direct current (HVDC) cable is an important part in the electric power transmission and distribution systems. However, very little research has been carried out on partial discharge under direct current (DC) conditions. Niemeyer’s model has been widely used under alternating current (AC) conditions. This paper aims to intend to modify the Niemeyer’s model considering both electric field and charge dynamics under DC conditions, and therefore proposes a numerical model describing partial discharge characteristics in HVDC cable. Design/methodology/approachThis paper intends to understand partial discharge characteristics under DC conditions through numerical modelling. Niemeyer’s model that has been widely used under AC conditions has been modified, taking both electric field and charge dynamics under DC conditions into consideration. The effects of loading level or current through the conductor, cavity location and material properties on partial discharges have also been studied. FindingsElectrical conductivity is important in determining the characteristics of partial discharge under DC conditions and discharges tend to happen in short when the cavity field exceeds the inception level under the parameter values studied in the paper. Research limitations/implicationsBuilding the numerical model is the purpose of the paper, and there is lack in experiment and the comparison between the simulation results and experiment. Practical implicationsThe proposed model provides the numerical model describing partial discharge in HVDC cable and helps understand the partial discharge mechanism under DC voltage. Originality/valueTo the best of the author’s knowledge, this paper is a very early research on the numerical modelling work on partial discharge under DC voltage.

scholarly journals Study on the Influence of Temperature, Moisture and Electric Field on the Electrical Conductivity of Oil-Impregnated Pressboard

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (16) ◽  
pp. 3136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuan Li ◽  
Kai Zhou ◽  
Guangya Zhu ◽  
Mingzhi Li ◽  
Shiyu Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electric Field ◽  
Carrier Mobility ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Transformer Oil ◽  
Experimental Chamber ◽  
High Moisture ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Dc Voltage ◽  
Field Dependency ◽  
Impurity Ions

The main insulation of converter transformers consists of transformer oil and oil-impregnated pressboard. Under operating conditions, the valve-side winding of the converter transformer is subject to DC voltage components. Therefore, studies on the characteristics of oil-impregnated pressboard conductivity are necessary. In this paper, the temperature, moisture and electric field dependency of pressboard conductivity are investigated based on a specially designed three-electrode experimental chamber, which allows for a variation in temperature ranging from 25 °C to 120 °C and an electric field strength ranging from 0 to 30 kV/mm. The experimental results show that, within the experimental conditions, the conductivity of oil-impregnated pressboard increases exponentially with increasing moisture and temperature. High moisture and temperature will increase both the carrier concentration and carrier mobility, which explains the exponential correspondence. Furthermore, the electric field dependency of the conductivity is more obvious for wet pressboard than for dry pressboard. Protons in the wet pressboard are more easily accelerated by the electric field than the impurity ions in the oil of the dry pressboard, which leads to an obvious electric field dependency of the wet pressboard conductivity.

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