Risk assessment of polluted glass insulator using leakage current index under different operating conditions

In this article, an innovative approach to assess the risk of uniform/non-uniform pollution and wet high voltage glass insulator is proposed. The assessment is based on a new index, named as Rhi, which is derived from the 3rd, 5th and 7th harmonics of the leakage current. Two 33 kV strings of cap an...

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Main Authors: Salem, Ali Ahmed, Abd-Rahman, Samir Ahmed, Al-Gailani, Samir Ahmed, Salam, Zainal, Kamarudin, Muhammad Saufi, Zainuddin, Hidayat, Mohd Yousof, Mohd Fairouz
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author Salem, Ali Ahmed
Abd-Rahman, Samir Ahmed
Al-Gailani, Samir Ahmed
Salam, Zainal
Kamarudin, Muhammad Saufi
Zainuddin, Hidayat
Mohd Yousof, Mohd Fairouz
author_facet Salem, Ali Ahmed
Abd-Rahman, Samir Ahmed
Al-Gailani, Samir Ahmed
Salam, Zainal
Kamarudin, Muhammad Saufi
Zainuddin, Hidayat
Mohd Yousof, Mohd Fairouz
author_sort Salem, Ali Ahmed
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description In this article, an innovative approach to assess the risk of uniform/non-uniform pollution and wet high voltage glass insulator is proposed. The assessment is based on a new index, named as Rhi, which is derived from the 3rd, 5th and 7th harmonics of the leakage current. Two 33 kV strings of cap and pin glass insulators having three units with different profiles are employed to evaluate the risk level, based on measured critical voltage gradient (Ec). Critical voltage stress tests are executed on the contaminated insulators under different ratios of lower to upper surface (J) and wetting rates. Furthermore, the effects of ratio of soluble deposit density (ESDD) to non-soluble deposit density (NSDD) on the flashover occurrence are analyzed. It was found that the insulator profile has significant influences on the likelihood of flashover which is estimated as 38% and 24% for type A and B insulators, respectively. From the results, it can be concluded that the proposed Rhi index is able to predict the risk level of the insulator and the probability of flashover occurrence more accurately than the 5th/3rd index, which is widely published in literature.
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spelling uthm-63632022-01-30T07:16:36Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/6363/ Risk assessment of polluted glass insulator using leakage current index under different operating conditions Salem, Ali Ahmed Abd-Rahman, Samir Ahmed Al-Gailani, Samir Ahmed Salam, Zainal Kamarudin, Muhammad Saufi Zainuddin, Hidayat Mohd Yousof, Mohd Fairouz TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering HD61 Risk in industry. Risk management In this article, an innovative approach to assess the risk of uniform/non-uniform pollution and wet high voltage glass insulator is proposed. The assessment is based on a new index, named as Rhi, which is derived from the 3rd, 5th and 7th harmonics of the leakage current. Two 33 kV strings of cap and pin glass insulators having three units with different profiles are employed to evaluate the risk level, based on measured critical voltage gradient (Ec). Critical voltage stress tests are executed on the contaminated insulators under different ratios of lower to upper surface (J) and wetting rates. Furthermore, the effects of ratio of soluble deposit density (ESDD) to non-soluble deposit density (NSDD) on the flashover occurrence are analyzed. It was found that the insulator profile has significant influences on the likelihood of flashover which is estimated as 38% and 24% for type A and B insulators, respectively. From the results, it can be concluded that the proposed Rhi index is able to predict the risk level of the insulator and the probability of flashover occurrence more accurately than the 5th/3rd index, which is widely published in literature. IEEE 2020 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/6363/1/AJ%202020%20%28824%29.pdf Salem, Ali Ahmed and Abd-Rahman, Samir Ahmed and Al-Gailani, Samir Ahmed and Salam, Zainal and Kamarudin, Muhammad Saufi and Zainuddin, Hidayat and Mohd Yousof, Mohd Fairouz (2020) Risk assessment of polluted glass insulator using leakage current index under different operating conditions. IEEE Access, 8 (NIL). pp. 175827-175839. ISSN 2169-3536 https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3026136
spellingShingle TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
HD61 Risk in industry. Risk management
Salem, Ali Ahmed
Abd-Rahman, Samir Ahmed
Al-Gailani, Samir Ahmed
Salam, Zainal
Kamarudin, Muhammad Saufi
Zainuddin, Hidayat
Mohd Yousof, Mohd Fairouz
Risk assessment of polluted glass insulator using leakage current index under different operating conditions
title Risk assessment of polluted glass insulator using leakage current index under different operating conditions
title_full Risk assessment of polluted glass insulator using leakage current index under different operating conditions
title_fullStr Risk assessment of polluted glass insulator using leakage current index under different operating conditions
title_full_unstemmed Risk assessment of polluted glass insulator using leakage current index under different operating conditions
title_short Risk assessment of polluted glass insulator using leakage current index under different operating conditions
title_sort risk assessment of polluted glass insulator using leakage current index under different operating conditions
topic TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
HD61 Risk in industry. Risk management
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