Title :
Advanced condition monitoring of insulation systems: A building block for smarter grids
Author :
Fornasari, L. ; Cavallini, Andrea ; Montanari, Gian
Author_Institution :
TechImp HQ Spa, Zola Predosa, Italy
Abstract :
Smartening the grid is becoming imperative to deal with several issues as, e.g. competitive energy markets and the impact of renewable energy sources. Condition monitoring techniques and smart asset management are a fundamental part of this framework. Indeed, techniques that are able to evaluate apparatus condition and residual life/maintenance time can allow failure risk to be managed in transmission and distribution grids, thus enabling optimum economic exploitation of the involved assets. This paper deals with technological improvements that have led recently to raise expectations about the use of partial discharge monitoring systems as a tool to avoid failures of electrical apparatus insulation systems. General considerations on the requirements that monitoring techniques should fulfil to be able to be part of a smart grid are presented, along with a working case where an improved partial discharge monitoring system was able to highlight insulation faults and suggest an appropriate course of action for maintenance.
Keywords :
competitive algorithms; condition monitoring; partial discharges; power distribution economics; power distribution faults; power distribution reliability; power markets; power system measurement; power transmission economics; power transmission faults; power transmission reliability; renewable energy sources; risk analysis; smart power grids; advanced condition monitoring; apparatus condition evaluation; competitive energy markets; distribution grids; economic exploitation; electrical apparatus insulation systems; failure risk; insulation faults; insulation systems; partial discharge monitoring system; renewable energy sources; residual life-maintenance time; smart asset management; smart grids; transmission grids; Insulation; Monitoring; Partial discharges; Smart grids; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors; Asset Management; Distribution; Monitoring; Partial Discharges; Smart Grids; Transmission;
Conference_Titel :
Condition Monitoring and Diagnosis (CMD), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Bali
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1019-2
DOI :
10.1109/CMD.2012.6416197