1. Prof. L. Satish
HV Lab, Dept. of Electrical Engineering
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
homepage: hve.iisc.ernet.in/~satish
Credits: Dr. Pritam Mukherjee
Localization of Incipient Mechanical Damage
– Frequency Response Analysis
Transformer Technology Symposium, 9th - 10th Aug 2016, BANGALORE
2. My Research Interests
Signal processing of HV impulse test data
Testing ADCs in waveform digitizers
Basic study on transformer windings
Indirect measurement of Series Capacitance
FRA for diagnostics and interpretation
Localization, severity assessment of radial &
axial displacements
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3. Outline
Introduction
FRA: State-of-the-art
Longstanding issues in FRA
Objectives
Generalized Analytical Formulation
Localization and Severity assessment
Radial Displacement
Axial Displacement
Summary
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Introduction
• Diagnostic Testing and Condition Monitoring
• Triggered by structural change in energy sector
• Power/Energy is now a marketable quantity
• DTCM is a necessity for power utilities to
Optimise existing assets, Lower operating costs
Prevent unscheduled outages
Detect incipient fault, Track fault evolution
Invaluable feedback to designer
Thereby, use HV power equipment efficiently
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Monitoring and Diagnostics
Monitoring
Desirable qualities: On-line, On-site, Non-
destructive, Non-invasive
Data acquisition and Noise suppression
Includes sensor development
Diagnostics
Interpretation of monitored data
Provide corrective/preventive action
Strong mathematical basis
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Insulation system Winding and Core
Dissolved gas analysis
Partial Discharge
Top oil temperature
Degree of polymerization
Furan analysis
Recovery voltage
Insulation resistance
Capacitance and tan
IR Imaging, FO sensors
Reactance
Low voltage
impulse test
HV dielectric test
and Transfer
function
FRA/SFRA
DTCM methods for Transformers
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Why Measure FRA?
Functionally relates input and output
Thus, allowing mathematical modeling
FRA is very sensitive to changes in
the winding geometry
Whenever L&C distribution is altered,
it leads to a deviation in FRA
FRA mismatch IMPLIES winding damage
FRA data contains hidden info about
fault, its location, etc….
8. Cumulative effect of exposure to
abnormal conditions creates weak-
spots, incipient faults,…
Weak-spot eventually leads to failure
But, weak-spots are not immediately
found or perceivable
Goal: Find such weak-spots by FRA
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9. FRA: Longstanding Issues
In existence for more than 25 years
Is still a Monitoring Tool ONLY!!
WHY?
Lack of rigorous analysis
Underlying phenomenon is intricate
Capturing complex correlations between
FRA deviation and damage remains elusive
A Cause-and-Effect rule for different faults,
based on indices, is difficult to generalize
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10. An engineer expects FRA to provide
info on fault location, severity, etc.,
so that corrective action, if needed,
can be determined and initiated.
On this count, sadly, FRA has failed
as a diagnostic
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FRA: Longstanding Issues
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FR Analysis Zones
Core and Magnetic Circuit (Low Freq)
•Freq < 10 kHz
Winding Geometry (Mid Freq)
•10 kHz < Freq < 600-800 kHz
Inter - Connections and Test System (High Freq)
•Freq > 1MHz
FRA Interpretation- Current Practice
12. International Standards and Status
Stds recognize its inherent potential
So, FRA is treated as an additional
source of valuable information
But, NOT yet an Acceptance Test
Guides/Stds issued by-
IEC 60076-18 Ed. 1.0, 2012
IEEE Std. C57.149™, 2012
CIGRE Tech Brochure No. 342, 2008
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13. Summary of Literature
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1. Estd. in 1979, detect mechanical damage and establish
achievable level of sensitivity
2. Use of mathematical and statistical indices to connect
winding damage & frequency deviation. Is Not Universal!
3. Correlating a mechanical damage to an equivalent change
in ladder network
4. Rational function approximation of the measured FRA gain
and phase data
5. Synthesis of ladder-network corresponding to healthy and
faulty FRA, search/optimization and evolutionary algorithms
14. Ground Truth
1. No closed-form expression to
link damage location and its
severity to observed deviation
in FRA data
2. No generic method to locate
true mechanical damage in an
actual transformer winding
based on measured FRA data
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15. Bottom-line
It appears that unless this
fundamental bottleneck is
overcome, it will be difficult to
foresee FRA attaining the status
of a true diagnostic tool.
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Typical Failures: EXTREME EXAMPLES
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Typical Failures: EXTREME EXAMPLES
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Typical Failures: EXTREME EXAMPLES
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Typical Failures: EXTREME EXAMPLES
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Typical Failures: EXTREME EXAMPLES
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FRA comparison: Healthy vs Faulty
24. The BIG QUESTION???
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Given Healthy & Faulty FRA
data, is it POSSIBLE to work
BACKWARDS to Locate a
minor winding damage and
assess its severity??
25. Derive expression to link change in
FRA data to change in winding L & C
Employ this to
Locate actual RD & AD in an actual winding
Estimate its severity
Given-
Measurable inputs at terminals
Winding data in its nominal state
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Terms of Reference
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26. Why Analytical Approach?
Solutions are generic and applicable
to all types of uniform winding
Removes empiricism that existed in
previous methods
Establishes a theoretical basis for
FRA data interpretation
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Origin of Equivalent Circuit
Core, winding and tank assembly of a transformer can be
visualized as a distributed parameter inductively coupled
ladder network of capacitances, inductances and resistors
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28. Ladder Network Model Used
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DPI
or
Z(s)
Each circuit element is DISTINCT
29. For an LTI system,
DPI Peaks are the OCNFs, Troughs are the SCNFs
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Choice of Network Function
DPI was preferred to TF, as it
affords many advantages
30. Derivation: State Space Formulation
Eigen values of system matrix A are
the natural frequencies of a system
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31. SCNFs/Zeros of DPI are eigenvalues of system matrix A,
and can be determined for a 3-section ladder network
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Derivation: State Space Formulation
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Derivation: State Space Formulation
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Derivation: State Space Formulation
Substituting, system matrix A can be rewritten as
Neglecting resistances leads to block anti-diagonal form of A
34. Difficulties
Eigenvalues of A can be easily computed
when its entirely numeric
But, when there are symbols, it is difficult,
especially, when N is large
L, C are simple, have a systematic pattern
Inversion destroys this, and leads to
higher-order and cross-terms
Using A with symbols in its present form is
not suitable for an ANALYTICAL expression
Hence, alternatives are needed….!!
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35. Alternative- Use 1/ω2 instead of ω
Avoid: Finding eigenvalues of A, in
its current form
Avoid: Inversion of L and C
Intuition: Resonance: series LC ckt
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Find: Matrix with 1/ω2 as its eigen
value, and expressible as product of
L and C matrices
36. If jωsci is an eigenvalue of A, by def.
Let,
So, are the eigenvalues of Λ
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New idea: Inverse square of SCNFs
37. Matrix A is 2Nx2N, Λ is NxN
Eigenvalues of A: ±jωsci (complex)
Eigenvalues of Λ: -ω2
sci (real)
But, still inversion of L and C exists
This has to be avoided….
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New idea: Inverse square of SCNFs
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New idea: Inverse square of SCNFs
It is well-known from linear algebra:
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Compactly expressed as
40. Conjectured earlier, now proved !!!
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Eigenvalues of are
Inversion of symbolic L, C avoided
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Trace is sum of diagonal elements of
Computing it, and rearranging yields
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44. Salient Features of Expression
Monotonicity of M0i w.r.t index i
M0i vs i needed for localization
M0i can be computed for an actual
winding or estimated via FEM-based
Generalized expression for N-sections
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45. Analytical Expression
Therefore, for the first time, a
generalized expression
connecting SCNFs and the
parameters of a completely
inhomogeneous ladder network
having an arbitrary number of
sections has been derived.
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46. Salient Features of the Expression
Connects SCNFs & ladder network elements
Valid for uniform, nonuniform & damaged wdg
Contributions of Cg and Cs are decoupled
Ψscnf proportional to amount of change, so is a
indicator of severity (qualitatively)
Ψscnf contribution of lower frequency SCNFs are
more compared to the higher frequency
Cg element contribution depends on its position
This property is crucial in localization
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47. Radial Displacement in Actual wdg
RD causes significant change in Cg
alone
The rest of distributions remain
more or less unaffected
Minor/incipient RD can be modeled
as a change in Cg alone, viz.,
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48. Let,
Then,
Hence,
Thus, for a M0m, knowing M0i vs i,
the location/position can be found
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49. Experiments on an Actual Winding
Requirements-
Measure SCNFs before and after RD
Measure Cg before and after RD
Variation of M0x vs x
Procedure-
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One healthy phase of a
discarded trfr taken
Trfr rating-
3-ph, 70 kVA, 2200/220 V,
25 Hz
23 disk-pairs
Cut out all disk-pairs
13 identical disks pairs
selected and stacked
horizintally as shown
FRA measurement
Inner Dia = 240 mm
Outer Dia = 290 mm
66. Here, both Lii and Cg will change
Philosophy of localization algorithm
1. Estimate changed Lii & Cg for an AD
2. Repeat step-1, for all positions of AD
3. Use equation and measurement to
locate AD and estimate its severity
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Axial Displacement
67. Estimation of new L
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Disk-1
Disk-2
Disk-3
Disk-4
Disk-5
Disk-6
68. Estimation of new L
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Disk-1
Disk-2
Disk-3
Disk-4
Disk-5
Disk-6
69. Estimation of new L
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Disk-1
Disk-2
Disk-3
Disk-4
Disk-5
Disk-6
70. Inductance change for Disk-1
D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6
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71. Inductance change for Disk-1
D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6
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72. Estimation of new L
The new inductance matrix can
be estimated, for a given AD
location, if the quantum of
displacement can somehow be
worked out first.
Three steps are involved-
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73. Estimation of new L and new Cg
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74. Proposed Method- Steps
Measure before & after AD
For each AD location, find new L & C,
For each, compute
Plot versus ‘x’
Find ‘x’ corresponding to
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75. Sample results: AD @ D-7 and D-8
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84. Assessment of Severity of AD
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86. Summary …
Analytical expression derived to connect
radial/axial displacement and change in
natural frequencies
Localization of actual radial and axial
displacement successfully demonstrated!!
Assessment of severity is ALSO possible!!
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87. Takeaway- Innovative methods needed to
harness hidden information in FRA data, as
demonstrated by this work
FR analysis is a very complex and teasingly
challenging task,
But, solutions do exist and can be found!!
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88. Thanks for your kind attention
Questions Please… ?
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