Real-time monitoring of high voltage insulators in the tropical climate

The article presents a method of monitoring the performance of real-time high voltage insulators on the effects of natural aging from the influence of tropical climate phenomena based on leakage currents. The monitoring system used Remote-Control Unit Systems (RCUs) made using dSPACE-based simulator tools that were designed based on real conditions in the field. The processing module can classify and store peak leakage rates and also provide a monitoring signal output for direct observation of waveforms. The data stored in the form of a data logger can be sent via a wireless communication radio telemetry network or through a GPRS network in real-time, which is controlled by a graphical user interface software (GUI) of its own. The result displays information regarding the condition of the insulator as a reference for the maintenance of electrical energy transmission and distribution lines.

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Zaprezentowano metodę monitorowania w czasie rzeczywistym zmian izolacji wysokonapięciowej w wyniku starzenia w klimacie tropikalnym. Metoda bazuje na pomiarze prądu upływu. Wyniki monitorowania mogą być przesyłane przewodowo lub z wykorzystaniem sieci GPRS.

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Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa Nr 461252 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2020).