The Effect of Magnitude and Shape of Applied Voltage on the Partial Discharge Behavior in Cylindrical Cavity within a Dielectric Material

Abstract:

One of the important phenomena which is important in equipment when they are under high voltage stress is Partial discharge (PD). Partial discharge measurement is commonly used to evaluate the performance of the insulation in high voltage system. Modeling of the discharge in insulation can give a better understanding of this important phenomenon. A cavity within a dielectric material is a highly stressed area and the ideal place for starting partial discharge and breakdown. The applied voltage is one of the important factors that PD activity is influenced by that. Previous studies have considered the behavior of PD activity in a spherical cavity at 50Hz of sinusoidal applied voltage. However, still not so much work on the simulation of the PD activity in the cavity under different condition. Also, there is little data are available on the effect of parameters on the PD activity. This paper describes the behavior of PD activity as a function of applied voltage in a cylindrical cavity within a homogeneous dielectric. COMSOL and MATLAB software were used to carry out the simulation based on the finite element method (FEM). The number of PDs per cycle changed with different applied voltage so the highest number of PD at 20kV and the lowest value at 8kV. The maximum PD magnitude is raised from 1200pC at 8kV to 2400pC at 20kV applied voltage. The number of PD is most prevalent for sinusoidal followed by triangular waveform and then sawtooth. Comparison of the simulation results and experimental results are in good agreement. The result can help the researcher to understand more about the characteristics and behavior of partial discharge. Which may help the insulation diagnostic testing or condition monitoring.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 554)
• Pages: 593-597
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.554.593
• Online since: June 2014
• Authors: Nabipour Afrouzi Hadi, Nabipour-Afrouzi Hadi, Zulkurnain Abdul-Malek*, Saeed Vahabi-Mashak, Amir Hesam Khavari
• Keywords: Cavity, COMSOL Multiphysics, Electric Field, Finite Element Method (FEM), Insulation, Partial Discharge (PD)

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