Close accord on partial discharge diagnosis during voltage harmonics in electric motors fed by variable frequency drives
Abstract Partial discharge (PD) diagnostics test is a reliable solution for estimating insulation health conditions in power system components. During laboratory PD diagnostics, the effect of harmonic components in the voltage waveform generated by variable frequency drives (VFD) fed electric motors...
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| author | Waqar Hassan Muhammad Akmal Ghulam Amjad Hussain Ali Raza Muhammad Shafiq |
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| description | Abstract Partial discharge (PD) diagnostics test is a reliable solution for estimating insulation health conditions in power system components. During laboratory PD diagnostics, the effect of harmonic components in the voltage waveform generated by variable frequency drives (VFD) fed electric motors (EMs) is often overlooked. As VFD‐fed EMs operate at low speeds, the harmonic concentration in the voltage increases. It has been found that PD activity in VFD‐fed EM is significantly affected by the addition of harmonic components in the voltage, thus making it necessary to consider their impact when performing true PD diagnostics. This paper investigates the influence of voltage harmonic distortion produced in VFD‐fed EM on PD severity and the subsequent insulation degradation. Eight VFD‐fed EM are used to study the PD behaviour under different levels of harmonic pollution. The PD characteristics, such as inception voltage, pulse repetition rate, accumulated apparent charge, average discharge current, discharge power, and quadratic rate, are determined. Using probability distribution functions, PD activity and severity at various voltage harmonic levels are estimated. The proposed technique can be used to plan the maintenance activities that ensure the reliability for industrial applications dealing with the voltage harmonic distortion. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f0b8f8e3920a4ea3b38a1cfef512caac2024-02-02T10:00:26ZengWileyIET Generation, Transmission & Distribution1751-86871751-86952024-02-0118350651610.1049/gtd2.13089Close accord on partial discharge diagnosis during voltage harmonics in electric motors fed by variable frequency drivesWaqar Hassan0Muhammad Akmal1Ghulam Amjad Hussain2Ali Raza3Muhammad Shafiq4Institute of Power Engineering (IPE) Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) Kajang MalaysiaDepartment of Engineering and Mathematics Sheffield Hallam University Sheffield UKCollege of Engineering and Applied Sciences American University of Kuwait Salmiya KuwaitDepartment of Electrical Engineering University of Engineering and Technology Lahore PakistanCenter for Advanced Power Systems Florida State University Tallahassee Florida USAAbstract Partial discharge (PD) diagnostics test is a reliable solution for estimating insulation health conditions in power system components. During laboratory PD diagnostics, the effect of harmonic components in the voltage waveform generated by variable frequency drives (VFD) fed electric motors (EMs) is often overlooked. As VFD‐fed EMs operate at low speeds, the harmonic concentration in the voltage increases. It has been found that PD activity in VFD‐fed EM is significantly affected by the addition of harmonic components in the voltage, thus making it necessary to consider their impact when performing true PD diagnostics. This paper investigates the influence of voltage harmonic distortion produced in VFD‐fed EM on PD severity and the subsequent insulation degradation. Eight VFD‐fed EM are used to study the PD behaviour under different levels of harmonic pollution. The PD characteristics, such as inception voltage, pulse repetition rate, accumulated apparent charge, average discharge current, discharge power, and quadratic rate, are determined. Using probability distribution functions, PD activity and severity at various voltage harmonic levels are estimated. The proposed technique can be used to plan the maintenance activities that ensure the reliability for industrial applications dealing with the voltage harmonic distortion.https://doi.org/10.1049/gtd2.13089AC motorsharmonic distortionpartial discharge measurementvariable speed drives |
| spellingShingle | Waqar Hassan Muhammad Akmal Ghulam Amjad Hussain Ali Raza Muhammad Shafiq Close accord on partial discharge diagnosis during voltage harmonics in electric motors fed by variable frequency drives IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution AC motors harmonic distortion partial discharge measurement variable speed drives |
| title | Close accord on partial discharge diagnosis during voltage harmonics in electric motors fed by variable frequency drives |
| title_full | Close accord on partial discharge diagnosis during voltage harmonics in electric motors fed by variable frequency drives |
| title_fullStr | Close accord on partial discharge diagnosis during voltage harmonics in electric motors fed by variable frequency drives |
| title_full_unstemmed | Close accord on partial discharge diagnosis during voltage harmonics in electric motors fed by variable frequency drives |
| title_short | Close accord on partial discharge diagnosis during voltage harmonics in electric motors fed by variable frequency drives |
| title_sort | close accord on partial discharge diagnosis during voltage harmonics in electric motors fed by variable frequency drives |
| topic | AC motors harmonic distortion partial discharge measurement variable speed drives |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1049/gtd2.13089 |
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