Discharge Characteristics and Numerical Simulation of the Oil–Gas Surface under DC Voltage
Low insulation strength at the oil–gas surface due to oil leakage and partial discharge of oil-immersed power equipment is a major threat to the safe and reliable operation of power systems. This paper investigates the initiation and development of the oil–gas surface discharge. The oil–gas surface...
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| author | Yuanxiang Zhou Xiaojing Yang Yuhang Li Guiming Jiang Jianning Chen |
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| description | Low insulation strength at the oil–gas surface due to oil leakage and partial discharge of oil-immersed power equipment is a major threat to the safe and reliable operation of power systems. This paper investigates the initiation and development of the oil–gas surface discharge. The oil–gas surface discharge test platform was established, and discharge tests were carried out at different gap distances (1–2.5 mm). By coupling the electric field and flow field, the multi-layer dielectric discharge streamer model was built, and the characteristics of charge and electric field distribution at different gap distances were studied. The test results show that the liquid surface between the electrodes rises during the discharge process. Furthermore, the surface discharge voltage exceeds the air gap discharge voltage. With the simulation analysis, the oil–gas surface discharge is a typical streamer development process. Under 50 kV applied voltage and 2.5 mm gap distance, the average development speed of the streamer is 12.5 km/s. The larger the gap distance is, the greater the average streamer development speed is. The recording and numerical simulation of the discharge process are of great significance for exploring the mechanism of oil–gas surface discharge, optimizing the discharge process, and diagnosing partial discharges. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3f21ae5da5444c109305da277f2be7f92023-11-17T19:06:54ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732023-04-01168355810.3390/en16083558Discharge Characteristics and Numerical Simulation of the Oil–Gas Surface under DC VoltageYuanxiang Zhou0Xiaojing Yang1Yuhang Li2Guiming Jiang3Jianning Chen4The Wind Solar Storage Division of State Key Lab of Control and Simulation of Power System and Generation Equipment, School of Electrical Engineering, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, ChinaThe Wind Solar Storage Division of State Key Lab of Control and Simulation of Power System and Generation Equipment, School of Electrical Engineering, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, ChinaState Key Lab of Control and Simulation of Power System and Generation Equipment, Department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100089, ChinaThe Wind Solar Storage Division of State Key Lab of Control and Simulation of Power System and Generation Equipment, School of Electrical Engineering, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, ChinaState Key Lab of Control and Simulation of Power System and Generation Equipment, Department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100089, ChinaLow insulation strength at the oil–gas surface due to oil leakage and partial discharge of oil-immersed power equipment is a major threat to the safe and reliable operation of power systems. This paper investigates the initiation and development of the oil–gas surface discharge. The oil–gas surface discharge test platform was established, and discharge tests were carried out at different gap distances (1–2.5 mm). By coupling the electric field and flow field, the multi-layer dielectric discharge streamer model was built, and the characteristics of charge and electric field distribution at different gap distances were studied. The test results show that the liquid surface between the electrodes rises during the discharge process. Furthermore, the surface discharge voltage exceeds the air gap discharge voltage. With the simulation analysis, the oil–gas surface discharge is a typical streamer development process. Under 50 kV applied voltage and 2.5 mm gap distance, the average development speed of the streamer is 12.5 km/s. The larger the gap distance is, the greater the average streamer development speed is. The recording and numerical simulation of the discharge process are of great significance for exploring the mechanism of oil–gas surface discharge, optimizing the discharge process, and diagnosing partial discharges.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/8/3558oil–gas surfacesurface dischargestreamer dischargenumerical simulation |
| spellingShingle | Yuanxiang Zhou Xiaojing Yang Yuhang Li Guiming Jiang Jianning Chen Discharge Characteristics and Numerical Simulation of the Oil–Gas Surface under DC Voltage Energies oil–gas surface surface discharge streamer discharge numerical simulation |
| title | Discharge Characteristics and Numerical Simulation of the Oil–Gas Surface under DC Voltage |
| title_full | Discharge Characteristics and Numerical Simulation of the Oil–Gas Surface under DC Voltage |
| title_fullStr | Discharge Characteristics and Numerical Simulation of the Oil–Gas Surface under DC Voltage |
| title_full_unstemmed | Discharge Characteristics and Numerical Simulation of the Oil–Gas Surface under DC Voltage |
| title_short | Discharge Characteristics and Numerical Simulation of the Oil–Gas Surface under DC Voltage |
| title_sort | discharge characteristics and numerical simulation of the oil gas surface under dc voltage |
| topic | oil–gas surface surface discharge streamer discharge numerical simulation |
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