MN-04 07 105 - Eng - PDProcessingII User Manual - Rev 06
MN-04 07 105 - Eng - PDProcessingII User Manual - Rev 06
MN-04 07 105 - Eng - PDProcessingII User Manual - Rev 06
Techimp PDProcessing II
USERS MANUAL
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 5
2.1
2.2
3.1
MAIN W INDOW.................................................................................................................................. 16
3.2
4.1
MAIN W INDOW.................................................................................................................................. 21
4.2
4.3
SEPARATION TAB.............................................................................................................................. 24
4.4
4.4.1
4.4.2
4.5
4.5.1
IDENTIFICATION TAB......................................................................................................................... 32
Third Level Identification (available only upon request) ............................................................ 35
4.6
4.7
4.8
4.9
5
TECHIMP PDPROCESSING II: GPS BASED PD LOCATION TOOL (AVAILABLE
ONLY UPON REQUEST), 2 PD BASE II UNITS ARE NEEDED ........................................... 51
5.1
5.1.1
INDEX OF FIGURES......................................................................................................................................... 59
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Introduction
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Preliminary actions
2.1
Lower requirements of the control unit can result in making the system not working
properly, higher ones will improve system performances.
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2.2
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
Find setup.exe program in the PDProcessingII/Installer folder, in the CD provided
together with the acquisition unit.
Run the setup.exe installer. In the following figures (from Fig. 2.1 to Fig. 2.6)
screenshots of the installation wizard steps are reported.
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After step 6 Techimp PDProcessing II will be successfully installed, but for a proper
functioning of the program Techimp PDFramework has to be installed.
In the following pictures (from Fig. 2.7 to Fig. 2.11) screenshots of the installation wizard
steps of the Techimp PDFramework are reported:
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Shortcut of the program is located in the Start menu: Programs/ Techimp/ Techimp
PDProcessing II ver 1.00.19/ PDProcessingII.
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3.1
MAIN WINDOW
Main window is depicted in Fig. 3.1.
Fig. 3.1: Viewer window - Main window. The areas marked as 1 and 2 show the file name and creation date
of the selected panels shown acquisition file (if acquisition files are loaded)
Menu bar is placed in the upper left side of the window (see paragraph 3.2 for more
information).
The main window shows three panels, each one allows loading and visualization of
Pattern, Classification map and Acquisition Parameter of a stored file. So three
different folders or files can be loaded, one for each panel of the main window, and
simultaneously displayed.
Press Load button to load PD file(s); a browsing window will be opened in order to
select the path where PD files are stored. Click on Current Folder button to load the
folder, or select a file (by left-click) and click on Open button in order to open the
selected file.
When a folder is loaded the contained files are selectable by the slide bar on the lower
right side of the panel. The scroll bar arrows, allow to pass the data files in visualization
one by one.
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By pressing the Add button the visualized file will be added to the Files List. This list
can be displayed through the menu bar: Tools-->Files list
By pressing the Advanced button the advanced panel will be opened. For a description
of this section of PDProcessingII software please refer to section 4.
The operator can change the Full Scale value by writing the value in its box or by
clicking on the black arrow buttons on the left of the PRPD pattern as well as change
the Phase Shift value by writing the desired value or using the arrow buttons in the
related box. These parameters changes are not permanent (i.e. the PD file is not
modified), but only temporarily applied to the PD Pattern graph in order to have a better
visualization of it.
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Copy data allows to make a print screen of the PD Pattern, available on your clip
board.
Reset resets the full scale or phase Shift value to the one set during the
acquisition;
Keep Phase Shift (available on Phase Shift only) allows to keep the same phase
shift for all the files in the selected folder.
Acquired File Info shows all the acquisition parameters and device information
relevant to the displayed acquired file.
3.2
MENU BAR
The Menu Bar includes tools to manage acquired PD Files and information about
Techimp PDProcessing II software.
Tools >>> Browser Panel
opens a new window showing the folder structure of the data files repository. Data can
be easily loaded by dragging a .HRD (or a .PD2) file and dropping it onto the
Acquisition parameters, PRPD pattern or T-F map either. All the data files in the
dropped files containing folder will be loaded
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Tools >>> File List this command is enabled only if at least one file was previously
selected by the Add button. The File list window has three tabs each one relevant to
one panel of the main window and showing the path of Added files.
Copy Selected allows to copy the selected file(s) in a new folder. Delete Selected
erases the selected file(s) from the list and Cancel closes the File list window.
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Tools >>> Synchronize Views allows to set the same full scale value in all the three
panels of the main window. If this function is enabled, the full scale value set in a panel
will be automatically set in the other two.
Tools >>> GPS Localization (available only upon request) starts the software tool
aimed at the localization of PD sources by means of the Arrival Time Analysis based
on time synchronization through GPS time signal (refer to section 5.1).
Help >>> About shows general info about Techimp PDProcessing II software.
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4.1
MAIN WINDOW
The main window is depicted in Fig. 3.1.
PD tools
Class list
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This window will be automatically opened by clicking on the Advanced button located
in each panel in main window (see paragraph 3.1). Advanced window is composed of
multiple PD tools, i.e. Separation, Pattern Filter, Identification, TDR location, Pattern
Movie, Trending and Report.
Each tool has a dedicated tab which can be activated and visualized in the Advanced
window by clicking the relevant button on upper-left part of the window.
Below the PD tools, the Class list allows to select and display on the PD Pattern one
of the Classes defined through the Separation tool (see paragraph 0 for more details
about the logical operation of class definition). When no PD tool is activated the
Advanced window shows on the right side (graphs section) PD Pattern, Classification
map and, only for waveform files, the waveform and pulse spectrum graphs. Moving
the horizontal slide bar in the lower part of the window it is possible to plot all the
waveforms and pulse spectra of the loaded acquisition file.
Acquisition circuit allows to change the setting of the measurement circuit, which
may be either direct (i.e. measurement impedance in series with the EUT) or indirect
(i.e. measurement branch in parallel with the EUT). It is important to set the proper
measurement circuit because Automatic identification algorithm relies on this
information.
Full scale and Phase shift allow to change the Full scale and Phase shift values, in
order to get a better visualization of the pattern. It is possible to change this values
either by clicking the up and down arrows or writing the value in the relevant box. To
reset the value to the original one, right click mouse button and select reset. It is
important to set the proper full scale and phase shift measurement circuit because
Automatic identification algorithm relies on this information.
The Back to Viewer button allows to go back to the main window of the software. All
the manual operations performed in the Advanced window (e.g. Separation, Pattern
filter, etc.) are lost.
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On the Pulse Spectrum graph zooming can be performed by clicking with left mouse
button on the pulse spectrum graph and dragging the cursor in order to have a better
visualization in the selected frequency range. To reset the visualization, right click
mouse button and select reset.
Right - click mouse button functions:
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Reset will reset the full scale or phase shift value to the ones set during the
acquisition;
4.2
MENU BAR
File >>> Open >>> Data File opens a new acquisition file in the Advanced window.
File >>> Open >>> Classification allows to load a classification that has been
previously defined for the currently displayed acquisition file.
File >>> Save >>> Classification allows to save the defined classification.
File >>> Exit closes the current Advanced window.
Tools >>> Auto Filtering (see section 4.4.2)
Tools >>> Set Report Path opens a browsing window in order to select the folder
where report files are saved.
4.3
SEPARATION TAB
Thanks to the Separation tool it is possible to select different clusters in the
Classification Map in order to separate different PD phenomena and analyze generated
sub-patterns.
To activate the Separation tool select the Separation button in the tabs section.
The separation tab is shown in Fig. 4.2 below.
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Classification Map
Area list
Class list
Sub Patterns
In this window you can see the Classification Map, the sub patterns in the lower part,
the class list on the left and the area list on the right part. To perform the separation
drag the mouse cursor on the Classification Map graph to define a rectangular area
that includes the desired portion of map.
After the mouse button is released a class is created and the software is ready for the
definition of a new class. To apply the separation click the Apply clustering button on
the right part of the window. After applying clustering the generated sub-patterns
appear in the lower part of the window.
Each class created by the Separation procedure is listed in the Class list with a
different color. Each class corresponds to a sub pattern, marked with the related class
number.
Class #0 includes all the pulses which do not belong to any other class, i.e. the dots
that have not been included in any rectangular area. If a certain area of the map is
selected for different classes, then the pulses located in this area belong to the last
defined class.
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Class list
Show Classes Label visualizes the letter label per each area created in the map;
Reset clustering allows to reset the classes definition performed in the Separation
tab;
Modify clustering allows to modify (add/delete/edit) the separation classes
performed on the Classification map graph.
Delete all areas (available when Modifying clustering) deletes all the map area
relevant to the selected class.
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4.4
Red region
Blue region
First of all the right setting of the Acquisition circuit (in the upper part, between PD
pattern and Classification map) must be checked.
On the top of this window there is a PD Pattern with colored lines that allow to define
amplitude and phase ranges, for positive and negative pulses. It is possible to move
those lines using the relevant black cursors.
Red lines define a region for positive pulses, while blue lines define a region for
negative pulses. It is noteworthy that the dots corresponding to positive pulses are
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plotted above the horizontal axis of the PD Pattern if Direct measurement circuit is
selected.
On the contrary, positive pulses are plotted below the horizontal axis of the PD Pattern,
if Indirect measurement circuit is selected.
Once the filtering cursors have been set it is possible to view, on the low part of the
window, a preview PD Pattern, that shows only pulses inside regions defined through
colored lines.
To apply this filter click on Apply This Filtering To Data Set.
An example of filtering is shown in Fig. 4.5 below:
Red region
Blue region
Comparing Fig. 4.4 and Fig. 4.5, it is possible to see the different phase and amplitude
intervals between red region and blue region; As a consequence also PD Patterns on
the bottom of the windows will be different between the two figures.
If a separation has been done it is possible to perform a different pattern filtering for
each class. To do this select a class at a time from the class list in the main Advanced
window before activating the Pattern Filter tab to define the filtering for that class.
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Trigger shows the trigger level set during the file acquisition;
Pointer cursor shows the Amplitude and the Phase values of the selected pulsedot on the Pattern. If the pointer cursor is activated on Classification map too,
moving of one cursor will cause a coherent reposition of the other one, spotting the
corresponding dot on the other graph;
Monochromatic Color enable or disable the colors on the PD Pattern;
Apply Polarity Filter As (Direct/Indirect) allows to choose the application mode of
the polarity algorithm;
Restore Filtering restores the automatic filters that may have been changed by the
user;
Reset cursors sets the cursors to their initial position;
Remove filtering removes the filters;
Copy data allows to perform a print screen of the PD Pattern picture on your clip
board.
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NOTE: To enable Acquisition Circuit, Full Scale and Phase Shift box
just click on their box. A warning message will appear: all filters will be
removed and the program goes back to main window.
Right - click on Acquisition Circuit, Full scale and Phase shift text box:
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4.5
IDENTIFICATION TAB
By Pressing the Identification button, the operator can get a final response in terms of
PD Identification.
Identification tab is shown in Fig. 4.7.
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The system takes advantages of a Fuzzy architecture that evaluates the behavior of
the PD phenomena respect to the amplitude and phase distribution
At a first level, PD can be recognized within 5 classes:
1. Corona Discharges: the PDs are recognized as discharges generated in open
air or gas between sharply shaped electrodes (needle-needle, needle-plate,);
2. Surface Discharges: the PDs are recognized as discharges that develops on
the surface of solid insulation materials, due to the cut component of the electric
field to the surface;
3. Internal Discharges: the PDs are recognized as discharges occurring in an air
gap completely surrounded by solid dielectric, otherwise between solid
dielectric and a metallic electrode; this discharges are generated by the normal
component of the electric to the electrodes surface;
4. Invalid Data: data have been wrongly acquired, so its impossible to do any
inference because of a large amount of unclassifiable data acquired; in this
case, try to filter again the pattern and retry to run the identification procedure;
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Beta
Qmax [V]
QMax]95% [V]
QMean [V]
QMin [V]
NQN
N/s [1/s]
Nw
Skewness
PhiSk
Flattened
PhiW Mean
Delta Phi
Phi Ku:
Phi Max
Phi Mean
Phi Min
Phi Skewness
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By expanding the drop down menu on the left side of the Identification tab (Fig. 4.8) we
can select what kind of EUT the analyzed data are referred to. Thus providing the input
needed from the fuzzy logic to fully identify the PD source.
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4.6
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PD Pattern and Classification map are represented on the top of the window and, on
the bottom, the waveform of each acquired pulse is reported. Moving the horizontal
slide bar in the lower part of the window it is possible to plot all the waveforms of the
loaded acquisition file.
If a Separation has been performed, it is possible to select a Class from the multiple
choice class list, and visualize the relative PD Pattern and sequence of waveforms.
Right - click functions:
Remove clustering (if classes are defined on the map) resets the classes
definition;
Filters enables or disables the visualization of map-filter regions in the
Classification map;
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Pointer cursor shows the equivalent frequency and the equivalent time values of
the selected pulse-dot of the Classification map. If the loaded file is a waveform
acquisition, the waveform and pulse spectrum graphs will show the data relevant to
the pulse-dot selected by pointer cursor. If the pointer cursor is activated on Pattern
graph too, each movement of one cursor will cause a position change of the other
one, spotting the corresponding pulse-dot on the other graph;
Copy Data allows to perform a print screen of the Classification map graph,
available on your clip board.
Monochromatic Color enables or disables the color on the Pattern and
Classification map.
Trigger shows the trigger level set during the file acquisition;
Pointer cursor shows the Amplitude and the Phase values of the selected pulsedot on the Pattern. If the loaded file is a waveform acquisition, the waveform graph
will show the data relevant to the selected pulse-dot. If the pointer cursor is
activated on Classification map too, each movement of one cursor will cause the
reposition of the other one, spotting the corresponding pulse-dot on the other
graph;
Copy data allows to perform a print screen of the Pattern picture on your clip
board.
Monochromatic Color enables or disables the color on the Pattern and
Classification map;
Remove filtering enables or disables the filters set on the pattern filtering window
(see paragraph 4.3);
NOTE: To enable Acquisition Circuit, Full Scale and Phase Shift box just
click on this box. Warning message will appear because all filters will be
removed and the program goes back to the main window.
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Reset resets the relevant value to the one set during the acquisition.
Click on Locate button allows to visualize PD Localization window. This tool
analyzes all the waveforms and calculates the average pulse for positive and
negative pulses.
PD Localization window is depicted inFig. 4.14.
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Pulse selection
Pointer allows to move colored cursors along the time axis;
Zoom allows to enlarge or reduce the waveform representation in different
ways;
Displacement allows to move the waveform in the graph box;
Reset zoom comes back to original view.
The second section (on the central left) shows the plot of average pulse of the
acquisition as shown in Fig. 4.16. To use the average pulse for location purposes is
useful because background noise amplitude is reduced.
On the left side of this section it is possible to select the pulses polarity, i.e. positive or
negative polarity.
Average pulse tools are the same as described for single pulse.
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Fig. 4.17: Advanced window PD Location window with pass band filters activated
The fourth section (on the lower left) is represented in Fig. 4.18 and shows the location
of PD source with respect to the measuring point after the cursor positions and the
cable data have been properly provided, as described in the following.
In single and average pulse waveform there are three vertical cursors, the blue one
represents the PD pulse (t1), the red one indicates the first reflection (t2), and the green
represents the second reflection (t3).
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Fig. 4.19: Advanced window PD Location window with proper positioning of the cursors
Once the three cursors have been placed, the user can proceed to the PD source
location. In the left part of fourth section the propagation speed of the pulse and total
cable length are indicated (input by the user) while on the right there are the difference
between t3 and t1 and between t2 and t1. These parameters, as well as L1 and L2, are
calculated automatically according to propagation speed and total cable length.
NOTE: inserting one of the two values (propagation speed or total cable
length), the other is automatically determined by the cursor positions.
4.7
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Progress bar
Black
cursor
The PD Pattern, Classification map and, only for waveform files, waveform and pulse
spectrum graphs are represented in the Pattern movie tab.
On the PD Pattern it is possible to follow the movement of a black cursor that
constantly spots the position of the last pulse occurred during the acquisition time
sequence, as a movie. A vertical cursor is reported on the right side of the pattern by
which the refresh speed of the pattern may be changed. Maximum refresh rate of the
movie depends on the computational power of CPU.
On top of PD Pattern there is a progress bar that indicates the movie progress. At the
end of the movie the software automatically goes back to the Main window.
If a separation has been performed it is possible to choose a single class from the
Class list and visualize the Pattern movie of this class.
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Pointer cursor shows the equivalent frequency and the equivalent time values of
the selected pulse-dot of the Classification map. If the loaded file is a waveform
acquisition, the waveform and pulse spectrum graphs will show the data relevant to
the pulse-dot selected by pointer cursor. If the pointer cursor is activated on Pattern
graph too, each movement of one cursor will cause a reposition of the other one,
spotting the corresponding pulse-dot on the other graph;
Copy Data allows to perform a print screen of the Classification map graph,
available on your clip board.
Monochromatic Color enables or disables the color on the Pattern and
Classification map.
Right - click on Acquisition Circuit, Full scale or Phase shift text box:
Reset resets the relevant value to the one set during the acquisition.
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Export Data To Excel generate a text file in the temporary folder with an array
containing shown waveform data (Amplitude and Time). Thanks to this function it is
easy to import these data in Microsoft Office application;
Copy data allows to perform a print screen of the Waveform graph, available on
your clip board;
Send To Report causes the next Report to have the displayed Waveform and
Pulse Spectrum instead on the first pulse ones.
4.8
TRENDING TAB
Thanks to the trending tool it is possible to plot the evolution of PD phenomena over
the time.
To activate the Trending tool select the Trending button in the tabs section.
Trending tab is depicted in Errore. L'origine riferimento non stata trovata..
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Trending
plot
Dotted line
The PD Pattern, Classification map and trending graph relative to partial discharge
parameters are represented in this tab.
To get a correct trending of PD parameters the following steps must have been taken:
Once opened Techimp PDProcessing II all file must be loaded through Current
Folder button (in the dialog box opened by the Load button);
Once loaded all files, open the Advanced window through Advanced button.
In trending graph two lines are plotted which correspond to the specified parameters. It
is possible to choose what variables to plot by the two drop-down menu called Trend
A and Trend B.
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Applied voltage
All files present in the folder, are chronologically classified on the horizontal axis. On
the left vertical axis there is the scale of the first variable (Trend A, plotted with red
color) and on the right vertical axis there is the scale of the second variable (Trend B,
plotted with blue color).
If a separation has been performed it is possible to choose a single class from the
Class list and visualize the trend of this class.
For each point of the trend it is possible to visualize the relevant PD Pattern and
Classification map moving a dotted line cursor along the plot. It is possible to move this
cursor manually or using the slide-bar over the trending graph.
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Trigger shows the trigger level set during the file acquisition;
Pointer cursor shows the Amplitude and the Phase values of the selected pulsedot on the Pattern. If the loaded file is a waveform acquisition, the waveform graph
will show the data relevant to the pulse-dot selected by pointer cursor. If the pointer
cursor is activated on Classification map too, each movement of one cursor will
cause a reposition of the other one, spotting the corresponding pulse-dot on the
other graph;
Copy data allows to perform a print screen of the Pattern picture, available on your
clip board.
Monochromatic Color enables or disables the color on the Pattern and
Classification map;
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NOTE: To enable Acquisition Circuit, Full Scale and Phase Shift box just
click on their box. Warning message will appear because all filters will be
removed and the program come back to main window.
Right - click on Acquisition Circuit, Full scale and Phase shift text box:
Reset resets the relevant value to the one set during the acquisition;
4.9
REPORT TAB
By clicking on Report a report MS Word document is generated.
Each report file contains:
Waveform and Pulse Spectrum of the first pulse (unless differently set) first
level (or third level if that option has been purchased) identification.
NOTE: before running the Report function, its necessary to set Visual Basic
Project as a Trusted Source in MS Word or MS Excel. Check it on the Macro
Security Settings in MS Word or MS Excel.
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In order to start the GPS Based PD Location tool, click on GPS Location tool in the
Menu bar of the Viewer window of Techimp PDProcessing II software; the source files
selection window, shown in Fig. 5.1, will appear.
The left part of the source files selection window shows the folder structure of the local
file system. The right part of the window is divided in two parts, relative to the two PD
Base II Units (i.e. Device1 and Device2). For each device two files must be loaded: PD
Data (*.pd2) and GPS Data files (*.txt), generated by GPS synchronized simultaneous
acquisitions performed by the two instruments. PD data and GPS files can be dragged
and dropped from the left to the right side of the window. Once the files have been
loaded click on OK button.
IMPORTANT NOTE: the source files must have been acquired simultaneously
by two GPS synchronized PD Base II Unit in order to be used for PD source
location.
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Part #1
Part #2
This window is composed of two parts, as depicted in Fig. 5.2: Part #1 shows PD
Pattern, Classification Map and Pulse Waveform relevant to the files acquired by device
1 (above) and device 2 (below) as show in Fig. 5.3. Each of the waveform depicted on
the right side of the window corresponds to the point spotted by the cursor on PD
Pattern and Classification Map.
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Oni the right side of Fig. 5.3 three text boxes report X1,Y1 and Phase where X1
and
1c Y1 are the time and the amplitude (in Volt) of the represented Pulse Waveform for
device
1. Parameter Phase is the phase of the applied voltage at which the pulse is
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detected. For device 2, three text boxes report X2,Y2 and Phase where X2 and
Y2 are the time and the amplitude (in Volts) of the represented Pulse Waveform. The
Phase parameter is the phase of the applied voltage at which the pulse is detected.
The Classification Maps in the GPS localization window shows only the dots
corresponding to matchable pulses.
Matchable pulses are those detected by both the PD Base II units and with a time delay
within a certain time interval (which depends on the distance between devices and on
the propagation speed), such that the two pulses may be originated by the same source.
It is possible to browse all pairs of matchable pulses using the scroll bar located between
the Pulse Waveform graphs, the corresponding points on PD Pattern and Classification
Map are spotted by a cursor in each graph.
Classification map zoom tool:
By drawing a rectangular area on one classification map (relevant to device 1 or device
2), it is possible to zoom on the matchable pulses belonging to that area. The
classification map of the other device is zoomed accordingly. Only the matchable pulses
belonging to these areas are considered for PD source localization purposes.
Right - click mouse button functions:
Reset after a map zoom, restores the initial visualization (i.e. shows all the matchable
pulses);
Copy Data allows to perform a print screen of the PD Pattern graph, available on your
clip board.
Reset after a map zoom, restores the initial visualization (i.e. shows all the matchable
pulses);
Copy Data allows to perform a print screen of the Classification Map graph, available on
your clip board.
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Reset after a map zoom, restores the initial visualization (i.e. shows the whole Pulse
Waveform);
Copy Data allows to perform a print screen of the Pulse Waveform graph, available on
your clip board.
Pulse waveform window tools:
Pointer allows to move the cursor along the waveform, in order to read the acquired
values and to use them for PD Location;
Zoom allows to enlarge or reduce the waveform graph, in different ways;
Displacement allows to move the graph in the graph box.
NOTE: Pulse waveform window tools are available only for pulse waveform
graph. On the Classification Map it is only possible to zoom on a defined
area.
NOTE: By using the scroll bar between the pulse waveform graphs in Fig.
5.2 it is possible to view all pairs of matchable pulses; the corresponding
points are spotted on the Classification Maps and PD Patterns.
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Location
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Input
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On
the upper-left part of Fig. 5.4 a text box reports the number of pulses acquired by
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each
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pulses).
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There are two important text boxes in the lower-left part of this window: Devices
Distance and Propagation Speed. Devices Distance is the distance along the power
cable between the two PD Base II units. Propagation Speed is the PD pulse
propagation speed along the power cable (generally between 1.6108 and 1.8108 m/s). It
is necessary to type the correct value in each box to improve the accuracy of the PD
Location.
IMPORTANT NOTE: After opening the GPS location window, it is necessary
to type the correct Devices Distance and the Propagation speed (in the
lower-left part of the window). PD location accuracy relies on the precision of
these parameters.
The histogram on the central part of Fig. 5.4, shows the number of matchable pulses
for every range of detection time difference (X1-X2) values. The parameters Y and X
are the number of pulses and the (X1-X2) value of the histogram column selected by the
blue cursor, respectively.
The statistical parameters of the histogram Stdv, i.e. the standard deviation and
Mean, i.e. the mean value are also reported.
On the right side the blue bar shows the result of the PD source location. It is possible
to read the distances of the PD source from device 1 and device 2.
Histogram window tools:
Pointer allows to move the cursor along the histogram, in order to read the
values in X and Y textboxes;
Zoom allows to expand or reduce the histogram graph in different ways;
Displacement allows to move the histogram in the graph box.
Right - click mouse button functions:
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and it is possible to read the distances of the PD source from the two
devices. To better confirm this localization it is recommended to select
another couple of pulses that is representative of the most of acquired
pulses and check to get the same values.
In order to have a correct PD location the cursor of the waveform graphs shall be
placed in correspondence of the starting point of each waveform. It is suggested to use
a couple of pulses in which the starting point of the rising part can be clearly seen, in
order to get a better placement of the cursors.
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INDEX OF FIGURES
Fig. 2.1: Software installation step 1 ......................................................................................... 8
Fig. 2.2: Software installation step 2 ......................................................................................... 9
Fig. 2.3: Software installation step 3 ......................................................................................... 9
Fig. 2.4: Software installation step 4 ....................................................................................... 10
Fig. 2.5: Software installation step 5 ....................................................................................... 10
Fig. 2.6: Software installation step 6 ....................................................................................... 11
Fig. 2.7: Software installation step 7 ....................................................................................... 11
Fig. 2.8: Software installation step 8 ....................................................................................... 12
Fig. 2.9: Software installation step 9 ....................................................................................... 12
Fig. 2.10: Software installation step 10 ................................................................................... 13
Fig. 2.11: Software installation step 11 ................................................................................... 13
Fig. 3.1: Viewer window - Main window .................................................................................. 16
Fig. 3.2: The Browser Panel ................................................................................................... 19
Fig. 3.3: Viewer window - File list window .............................................................................. 19
Fig. 4.1: Advanced window - Main Window ............................................................................ 21
Fig. 4.2: Advanced window - Separation tab .......................................................................... 25
Fig. 4.3: Advanced window - Main window after separation ................................................... 27
Fig. 4.4: Advanced window - Pattern filter tab ........................................................................ 28
Fig. 4.5: Advanced window - Pattern filter tab, example of filtering ......................................... 29
Figure 4.6: Auto filtering ......................................................................................................... 32
Fig. 4.7: Advanced window Identification tab ....................................................................... 33
Fig. 4.8: EUT selection ........................................................................................................... 35
Fig. 4.9: Rotating machine PD source identification ............................................................... 36
Fig. 4.10: Cable PD source identification................................................................................ 36
Fig. 4.11: Transformer ............................................................................................................ 36
Fig. 4.12: : Insulator PD source identification ......................................................................... 36
Fig. 4.13: Advanced window - Location tab ............................................................................ 37
Fig. 4.14: Advanced window - PDLocation window ................................................................ 39
Fig. 4.15: Advanced window - First section of PDLocation window ........................................ 40
Fig. 4.16: Advanced window - Second section of PDLocation window ................................... 40
Fig. 4.17: Advanced window - PDLocation window with pass band filters activated ............... 41
Fig. 4.18: Advanced window - Fourth section of PDLocation window ..................................... 41
Fig. 4.19: Advanced window - PDLocation window with proper positioning of the cursors ...... 42
Fig. 4.20: Advanced window - Pattern movie tab .................................................................... 43
Fig. 4.21: Advanced window - Trending tab............................................................................ 46
Fig. 5.1: Source files selection window ................................................................................... 52
Fig. 5.2: GPS Based PD Location window ............................................................................. 53
Fig. 5.3: Part #1 of GPS Based PD Location window ............................................................. 53
Fig. 5.4: Part #2 of GPS Based PD Location window ............................................................. 55
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