Simulation Panel on Conductivity for Polarization and Depolarization Current (PDC) Measurement of Offline Monitoring Using LabVIEW

Abstract:

Ageing is the major problem to the life span of high voltage insulation. Thus, continuous assessment method had gained an interest recently due to the economic concern. The measurement and evaluation of the dielectric response is one of the methods to diagnose transformer insulation condition. Dielectric diagnosis through polarization and depolarization current (PDC) measurement used dielectric response in time domain to assess the insulator. This paper presents the PDC data analysis system developed using LabVIEW software. The developed user-friendly system will enable user to run the recorded PDC data to evaluate the performance of the insulator in term of its conductivity and response function. The analysis result on PDC data recorded from field run using this system also been presented in this paper. Based on the obtained result, the system developed has been successfully helping user to do analysis on PDC data by giving the PDC pattern, conductivity value and response function of the insulator tested.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 284-287)
• Pages: 1104-1108
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.284-287.1104
• Online since: January 2013
• Authors: Zainir Rubiatul B. Addawiyah, Muhamad Nor B. Asiah, Ishak Iqbal Rafei, Mohd Jamail Nor Akmal
• Keywords: Conductivity, LabVIEW, PDC, Simulation Panel

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