Power transformer fault classification by combining genetic reduction with optimized multilayer support vector machine

This paper presents a novel fault diagnosis model for oil-immersed power transformers based on dissolved gas analysis. The model is rooted on the theories of rough set and support vector machine. A fitness function based on attribute dependence is developed to identify fault features to improve classification accuracy of transformer fault samples by using Genetic Algorithm. To get improved classification performance, grid search, genetic algorithm and particle swarm optimization are applied to search parameters of support vector machine. Compared with modified Rogers and back propagation neural network, the superiority of the established model is verified.