Contactless voltage detector development to be used as individual protection equipment applicable to 13,8kV distribution power lines

Author

Pinho, Antônio Carlos ; Lourenço, Alessandro Pinto ; Dallacosta, Ezequiel ; Bressan, Marcos Artur

Author_Institution

UTFPR-Sete de Setembro, Curitiba, Brazil

fYear

2010

fDate

8-10 Nov. 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

The service done by technicians on distribution power lines has a high risk of accidents. One common dangerous situation, which the technician is exposed, is when he passes over the minimum security distance, according to international recommendations. This article is based on a development study for an electronic device capable to detecting the electric field coming from 13,8 kV distribution power lines and small enough to be installed on security helmets. This way, it can be classified as individual security equipment.

Keywords

electric field measurement; power transmission lines; safety devices; 13,8kV distribution power lines; contactless voltage detector; electric field detection; electronic device; individual protection equipment; minimum security distance; security helmets; Band pass filters; Capacitors; Electric fields; Optical sensors; Security; Wire;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industry Applications (INDUSCON), 2010 9th IEEE/IAS International Conference on

Conference_Location

Sao Paulo

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-8008-1

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-8009-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/INDUSCON.2010.5739928

Filename

5739928