JP2011095036A - Partial discharge measuring apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a partial discharge measuring apparatus that measures partial discharge in various bands by performing measurements using a plurality of partial discharge measuring circuits of different frequency bands simultaneously. <P>SOLUTION: The partial discharge measuring apparatus includes: a partial discharge measuring circuit 52 for detecting a pulsed electromagnetic wave occurring along with partial discharge occurring in an object under measurement 91 caused by a predetermined high voltage application from a high voltage generation means 30 in a narrow band with a center frequency of 1.0 to 2.0 GHz and a bandwidth of ±100 MHz; a partial discharge measuring circuit 53 for detecting a discharge current along with the partial discharge in a band of 150 MHz ±100 MHz; and a partial discharge measuring circuit 54 for detecting the discharge current along with the partial discharge in a band of 600 MHz ±100 MHz. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a partial discharge measurement device, and more particularly to an all-in-one partial discharge measurement device that performs simple and highly sensitive measurement in measurement and evaluation of insulation performance of a small motor winding or the like.

  A partial discharge test is performed as a quality control test for electrical components. This partial discharge test is used as a test method for detecting an insulation failure with higher sensitivity than conventional insulation resistance tests and withstand voltage tests.

  In recent years, inverter drive devices have been increasing as electrical devices having good environmental resistance. Inverter drive devices are known to generate inverter surges. Inverter drive devices, including motors, are used to detect the possibility of insulation damage caused by inverter surges at the device manufacturing stage and improve product reliability. A partial discharge test is indispensable for verifying the insulation reliability of components.

  A desired sine wave voltage is generated by a power amplifier and a transformer from a sine wave from a sine wave oscillating unit whose output voltage value is swept by an arbitrary pattern, and is applied to a specimen. The current flowing through the specimen by the application of the sine wave voltage is detected by the resistor R, and the integration unit integrates each period synchronized with the cycle of the sine wave. A partial discharge measuring device having a configuration in which the integrated value is sampled and held in synchronization with the cycle of a sine wave by a sample and hold circuit has been introduced (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The period synchronized with the period of the sine wave is every cycle of the applied voltage.

  In addition, a receiving antenna is installed in the frame of the rotating machine to detect electromagnetic waves generated with partial discharge generated in the stator winding. The receiving antenna is configured by a patch antenna having a flat receiving electrode and a flat ground electrode arranged in parallel to the receiving electrode via a dielectric, and the receiving antenna determined by the introduction of the patch antenna itself. Introduced a partial discharge measuring device configured so that the center frequency is in the range of 1.0 to 2.5 GHz and the bandwidth is 5% or less of the center frequency as a value necessary for the partial discharge measurement. (For example, refer to Patent Document 2).

  The partial discharges covered by this application are creeping discharges that occur on the surface of solid insulators, discharges that occur in voids in the solid insulators, and discharges that occur in cracks and delaminations of insulators, or insulation. There are various types such as partial discharge in a state where tracking occurs due to contamination of the surface of the object, partial discharge in a proximity defect portion between the high voltage portion and the ground potential.

  It is known that the discharge phenomenon differs in the frequency of the high-frequency current and electromagnetic wave generated by the partial discharge, such as the avalanche running time varies depending on the generation mode (for example, the Discharge Handbook edited by the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan). For this reason, when detecting a partial discharge, it is necessary to select a frequency band suitable for the discharge mode.

  Thus, partial discharge has a characteristic frequency band to be detected externally depending on its generation mode, and research on the optimal detection frequency band is being conducted by domestic and overseas research institutions. Results have not been announced.

  In measuring partial discharge, it is important to distinguish between discharge and noise. Especially in factories that are production sites, there are various high-frequency noise sources similar to electric discharges such as welding machines and brushed rotary machines, which is an important technical issue.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-237430 (see FIGS. 1 and 2, paragraph numbers 0015 to 0017) Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2006-250772 (see FIG. 1, paragraph number 0006)

  It is known that partial discharge generates a large number of pulses at a discharge start voltage or higher (for example, Technical Report No. 593, Chapter 3 (P14-36) (1996), or the National Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan in 1999. Tournament 315 (1999)). In this way, the partial discharge generated in one cycle of the applied voltage reaches several thousand when the number is several. In the above-mentioned document, a partial discharge generation phase angle-discharge charge amount characteristic (φ-q characteristic) or partial discharge generation phase angle-discharge charge amount-discharge generation frequency characteristic (φ -Q-n characteristic).

  On the other hand, in the partial discharge measuring device described in Patent Document 1, the current flowing through the specimen is detected by a resistor R by applying a sine wave voltage, and the integrated value is sampled and held every period synchronized with the period of the sine wave. Measuring. As described above, there is a problem in that high resolution is lost when a plurality of partial discharge phenomena occurring in one cycle are integrated for each period. In addition, the current detection method has a problem in that since the detection frequency is low, the influence of noise is large and the measurement sensitivity of the discharge start voltage is poor.

  Moreover, in the partial discharge measuring device described in Patent Document 1, the current flowing through the specimen is detected by the resistance R. Patent Document 1 does not mention the detection frequency of the current detection method at all. However, in such a current detection method, since the detection frequency band is generally as low as several hundred kHz to several MHz, the influence of noise is large. Furthermore, since the high-frequency current and electromagnetic waves accompanying the partial discharge are different depending on the generation form and the type of discharge as described above, the measurement of the discharge start voltage that requires a weak discharge signal detection particularly when the partial discharge starts to occur. Then, there was a problem that measurement sensitivity was low.

  Furthermore, the partial discharge measuring device described in Patent Document 2 does not include high voltage generating means as the device configuration in order to measure partial discharge generated by the operating voltage of the rotating electrical machine. For this reason, in order to apply to the quality control test in the manufacture process of a winding apparatus, there existed a problem that a separate high voltage power supply was needed.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and measures the maximum partial discharge intensity for each measurement window. Therefore, it is possible to selectively measure only partial discharges having a high strength harmful to insulation degradation. In addition, the number of stored partial discharge pulses can be reduced, the data transfer, reading and processing time can be shortened, the measurement processing speed can be improved, and the partial discharge measurement circuit can be compared with the partial discharge by comparing the signals of the partial discharge measurement circuits in different bands. The part that can measure the partial discharge in all bands by further improving the accuracy of the partial discharge detection (partial discharge detection sensitivity) with the noise determination and weak electromagnetic wave intensity by simultaneously measuring with multiple partial discharge measurement circuits with different frequency bands It aims at obtaining a discharge measuring device.

  The partial discharge measuring apparatus according to the present invention includes a test control unit that outputs a high voltage generation command indicating a predetermined high voltage generation pattern, and a predetermined high voltage that is continuously generated based on the high voltage generation command. High voltage generating means for detecting the zero cross of the applied voltage and outputting a zero cross signal, and detecting a high frequency signal flowing in the cable for applying the voltage generated by the high voltage generating means to the DUT A high voltage detection means, a patch antenna that receives electromagnetic waves generated in response to a partial discharge generated in the DUT by applying a high voltage, and a partial discharge generation voltage based on a high-frequency signal detected by the high voltage detection means. A voltage measurement circuit for measuring, a first partial discharge measurement circuit for measuring a first partial discharge intensity based on a reception signal received by the patch antenna, A second partial discharge measuring circuit for measuring a second partial discharge intensity based on the high-frequency signal detected by the high voltage detecting means, and the test control means for thinning out the data based on the zero cross signal A measurement window is generated to control the measurement timing of the voltage measurement circuit, the first partial discharge measurement circuit, and the second partial discharge measurement circuit, and is measured for each measurement window by the first partial discharge measurement circuit. When the first maximum partial discharge intensity is greater than the first threshold, or the second maximum partial discharge intensity measured for each measurement window by the second partial discharge measurement circuit is the second threshold. If it is larger, it is determined that partial discharge has occurred.

  According to the partial discharge measuring apparatus according to the present invention, since the maximum partial discharge intensity for each measurement window is measured, it is possible to selectively measure only partial discharges having a large intensity harmful to insulation deterioration, and storing partial discharge pulses. The number can be reduced, data transfer, readout, processing time can be shortened, the measurement processing speed can be improved, and the partial discharge measurement circuit signals in different bands can be compared to determine the partial discharge and noise, and the electromagnetic wave intensity is weak The accuracy of partial discharge determination (partial discharge detection sensitivity) is further improved, and partial discharges in all bands can be measured by simultaneously measuring with a plurality of partial discharge measurement circuits having different frequency bands.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the partial discharge measuring device which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows schematic operation | movement of the partial discharge measuring device which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows schematic operation | movement of the partial discharge measuring device which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the high voltage generation pattern of the partial discharge measuring device which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a timing chart which shows the operation | movement of the zero cross detector of the partial discharge measuring device which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention, and a partial discharge measuring circuit. It is a figure which shows the structure of the partial discharge measuring device which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a timing chart which shows operation | movement of the zero cross detector of the partial discharge measuring device which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention, and a partial discharge measuring circuit. It is a timing chart which shows operation | movement of the zero cross detector of the partial discharge measuring device which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention, and a partial discharge measuring circuit.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a partial discharge measuring apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
A partial discharge measuring apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a partial discharge measuring apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In the following, in each figure, the same reference numerals indicate the same or corresponding parts.

  In FIG. 1, a partial discharge measuring apparatus 1 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention is provided with a measuring unit 2 and a test unit 3.

  The measuring unit 2 is an all-in-one device provided with a power source 10, a test control unit 20, a high voltage generation unit 30, a high voltage detection unit 40, and a signal detection unit 50.

  The test unit 3 includes a high voltage cable 61 and a low voltage cable 62 connected to the high voltage detection means 40, a device under test 91 placed between the high voltage cable 61 and the low voltage cable 62, and a device under test 91. A patch antenna 71 that is installed near the antenna and receives the electromagnetic wave 92 and a coaxial cable 72 that transmits a received signal of the patch antenna 71 are provided.

  The test control means 20 is provided with a CPU 21 including a discharge determination means 21a, a display 22, a RAM 23, an output port 24, and a high voltage control circuit 25. The high voltage control circuit 25 may be configured by software and mounted on the CPU 21.

  In addition to the discharge determination means 21a, the CPU 21 is equipped with software (not shown) that performs measurement, control, and PD (Partial Discharges) result display. In addition, the display unit 22 performs test condition setting and test result display (both not shown).

  The high voltage generating means 30 includes an oscillator 31, a power amplifier 32, a transformer 33, and a zero cross detector 34.

  The high voltage detection means 40 is provided with a coupling capacitor 41, a detection impedance 42, and a coaxial cable 43.

  The signal detection means 50 is provided with a voltage measurement circuit 51 and a partial discharge measurement circuit 52. The voltage measuring circuit 51 is provided with a voltage detector 511 and an analog / digital converter (A / D) 512. The partial discharge measuring circuit 52 is provided with an electromagnetic wave detector 521 and an analog / digital converter (A / D) 522.

  Since the measurement target frequency is 50/60 Hz, the voltage detector 511 is constituted by a 100 Hz low-pass filter (not shown), and the analog / digital converter 512 performs A / D conversion on an analog signal every moment.

  The electromagnetic wave detection circuit 521 includes a 1.8 GHz ± 100 MHz band pass filter, a logarithmic amplifier, an envelope detector (not shown), and a peak hold circuit (not shown).

  Next, the operation of the partial discharge measuring apparatus according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

  2 and 3 are flowcharts showing a schematic operation of the partial discharge measuring apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a high voltage generation pattern of the partial discharge measuring apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a timing chart showing the operation of the zero cross detector and the partial discharge measurement circuit of the partial discharge measurement device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  First, test conditions are set on the display screen of the display 22 (step 101). The test conditions are: high voltage generation pattern, applied voltage waveform, applied voltage frequency, test voltage (kV), voltage rise rate (kV / s), voltage drop rate (kV / s), test voltage holding time (s), PD determination threshold value and the like. These test conditions are keyed in using the touch panel of the display 22 and the numeric keypad. The applied voltage waveform is selected from a sine wave (Sin) and a triangular wave (Triangle), and the applied voltage frequency is selected from 50/60 Hz.

  The CPU 21 starts a test according to the test conditions, selects a test waveform, generates a digital signal of a high voltage generation pattern for generating a high voltage according to a preprogrammed condition, and sends the digital signal to the high voltage control circuit 25. The high voltage control circuit 25 sends an analog signal high voltage generation command indicating a high voltage generation pattern to the oscillator 31 (steps 102 to 103). Here, a case where a sine wave and 60 Hz are selected will be described.

  The oscillator 31 oscillates a specified voltage waveform according to the high voltage generation command and transmits it to the power amplifier 32 (step 104). The high voltage generation pattern is as shown in FIG.

  FIG. 4A shows a trapezoidal voltage application pattern PA. This trapezoidal voltage application pattern PA is a trapezoidal pattern that continuously rises to a specified voltage, holds for a specified time, and continues to fall. The speed at ascending and descending is specified by key-in within the range of 0.1 to 2 kV / s.

  FIG. 4B shows a step voltage application pattern PB. The step voltage application pattern PB continuously rises to the specified voltage, and then increases for the specified voltage for each specified voltage and holds the specified time. This is repeated until the specified applied voltage is applied, and the voltage is continuously reduced.

  The power amplifier 32 oscillates and outputs the amplified voltage signal to the primary side of the transformer 33 (step 105).

  The zero cross detector 34 detects a zero cross from the negative to the positive of the voltage signal input to the primary side of the transformer 33, generates a zero cross TTL signal for each cycle, and transmits it to the CPU 21. The CPU 21 generates a measurement window W based on the zero cross, and stores it in the RAM 23 together with the maximum partial discharge intensity for each measurement window W when a partial discharge (PD) pulse is input (steps 111 to 113). The zero cross of the oscillation signal from the oscillator 31 may be detected to generate a zero cross TTL signal and transmit it to the CPU 21.

  As shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the zero-cross detector 34 detects a zero-cross from the negative voltage to the positive voltage waveform to generate a zero-cross TTL signal. Based on the zero cross TTL signal, the CPU 21 generates a measurement window W for thinning out data as shown in FIG. 5C and starts measuring partial discharge. The measurement window W is 5 μs, for example.

  The transformer 33 generates a high voltage according to the primary / secondary transformation ratio (step 106). The transformer 33 applies a high voltage according to the high voltage generation pattern to the device under test 91 (step 107).

  When the high voltage applied to the device under test 91 becomes equal to or higher than the discharge start voltage of the device under test 91, partial discharge occurs. An electromagnetic wave 92 is radiated with the partial discharge.

  The patch antenna 71 receives an electromagnetic wave 92 caused by partial discharge while a high voltage is applied to the device under test 91. The patch antenna 71 detects a narrow band with a center frequency of 1.8 GHz and a bandwidth of 100 MHz. By detecting a narrow band of electromagnetic waves in the 1.8 GHz band, noise is suppressed and measurement is performed with high sensitivity. The received partial discharge signal is transferred to the partial discharge measurement circuit 52 by the coaxial cable 72.

  The partial discharge measuring circuit 52 amplifies the signal with a log amplifier built in the electromagnetic wave detector 521, detects it with an envelope detection circuit (not shown), and transmits it to the analog / digital converter 522. The partial discharge phenomenon is a high-speed phenomenon that is completed in a few nanoseconds, and the electromagnetic wave 92 accompanying this partial discharge is generated as a pulse signal. The electromagnetic wave detector 521 detects the maximum partial discharge intensity for each measurement window W among all the generated partial discharge pulses.

  The maximum partial discharge intensity detected by the electromagnetic wave detector 521 is converted into a digital signal by the analog / digital converter 522 and transmitted to the CPU 21. The analog / digital converter 522 has an 8-bit resolution.

  Here, as shown in FIGS. 5C, 5 </ b> D, 1 </ b> D 2, and 3 </ b> D <b> 3, if three partial discharges are generated during the first measurement window Wa, the partial discharge measurement circuit 52 Are inputted with three PDs (APa, APb, APc) as PD (partial discharge) pulses detected by the patch antenna 71. At this time, a peak hold signal is generated in a peak hold circuit (not shown) of the electromagnetic wave detection circuit 521. The value of the peak hold signal becomes the level of APHa when the PD pulse APa is input and is held. When the next PD pulse APb is input, it is smaller than the PD pulse APa, so the peak hold signal does not change. When the next PD pulse APc is further input, the peak hold is performed as APHc. In this way, the maximum PD pulse value (maximum partial discharge intensity) between the first measurement windows Wa is peak-held. This peak hold value is stored in the RAM 23 by the CPU 21 as the A / D value AADc of the first measurement window Wa of the A / DWrite signal generated simultaneously (steps 131 to 132).

  Similarly, in the second measurement window Wb, the maximum PD pulse APe between the second measurement windows Wb is detected as the peak hold value APHe and stored in the RAM 16 as the A / D value AADe. This operation is continued repeatedly while the test voltage is applied.

  The CPU 21 records a voltage applied to the device under test 91 in the RAM 23 as a discharge start voltage when the partial discharge is first generated.

  When a high voltage is generated in the transformer 33, the high voltage is applied to the coupling capacitor 41 connected to the high voltage cable 61 in parallel with the device under test 91. Here, the voltage detection signal divided by the detection impedance 42 connected in series with the coupling capacitor 41 is transmitted to the voltage detector 511 of the voltage measurement circuit 51 through the coaxial cable 43. The signal from the voltage detector 511 is transmitted to the analog / digital converter 512, and the digital signal is transmitted to the CPU 21 and stored in the RAM 23 (steps 121 to 122).

  The CPU 21 generates a measurement window W for a predetermined time from the zero cross based on the zero cross TTL signal from the zero cross detector 34 and performs control so that the measurement is performed in all circuits for each measurement window W. That is, the measurement timing of the voltage measurement circuit 51 and the partial discharge measurement circuit 52 is controlled. Thereafter, the partial discharge occurrence time, the partial discharge occurrence voltage, and the maximum partial discharge intensity measured by the partial discharge measurement circuit 52 are stored in the RAM 23 for each measurement window W when the partial discharge occurs.

  As described above, the partial discharge data transmitted from the partial discharge measurement circuit 52 to the CPU 21 includes the voltage data transmitted from the voltage measurement circuit 51 to the CPU 21 and the zero cross TTL signal transmitted from the zero cross detector 34 to the CPU 21. Is stored in the RAM 23 together with time data (maximum partial discharge occurrence time) measured based on the above.

  The high voltage generating unit 30 boosts the voltage to the test voltage according to the high voltage generation pattern, and then holds the voltage for the designated test voltage holding time (steps 124 to 126). The electromagnetic wave 92 generated during this time is received by the patch antenna 71, measured by the partial discharge measuring circuit 52, and stored in the RAM 23.

  Further, the high voltage generating means 30 lowers the applied voltage at the designated voltage drop rate (step 127). During this time, the partial discharge is measured by the partial discharge measuring circuit 52. When the high voltage applied to the device under test 91 is stepped down to a level equal to or lower than the discharge extinction voltage of the device under test 91, partial discharge does not occur, and thus radiation of the electromagnetic wave 92 is stopped. The CPU 21 records the voltage at which the partial discharge is stopped as the discharge extinction voltage in the RAM 23.

  The high voltage generation means 30 drops the test voltage and stops the power supply when the voltage reaches 0V (steps 128 to 129).

  When the CPU 21 determines the occurrence of partial discharge by comparison with the PD determination threshold value, the CPU 21 displays the test results such as the discharge occurrence determination, the discharge occurrence time, the discharge occurrence voltage, and the partial discharge intensity on the display 22 in real time (step 142). ). Further, if requested, the CPU 21 reads out data including noise from the RAM 16, and again compares with the PD determination threshold value to determine discharge occurrence, discharge start voltage, discharge extinction voltage, maximum partial discharge intensity, partial discharge occurrence. Detailed results such as phase characteristics are displayed on the display 22 (steps 143 to 148).

  In the discharge generation determination, partial discharge generation is determined by the discharge determination means 21a built in the CPU 21 and constructed by software (steps 133 to 137). Specifically, it is determined that a partial discharge has occurred when a partial discharge pulse (partial discharge intensity) greater than the PD determination threshold is detected. The PD determination threshold value is determined by determining the pulse intensity measured by the partial discharge measurement circuit 52 as a noise level when a test voltage is applied without the DUT 91 attached.

  The discharge start voltage is a voltage at which a partial discharge pulse (partial discharge intensity) larger than the PD determination threshold value at the time of voltage boosting is first detected, and the voltage at that time and the partial discharge intensity are displayed.

  The discharge extinction voltage is a voltage when the occurrence of a partial discharge pulse (partial discharge intensity) larger than the PD determination threshold at the time of voltage reduction is eliminated, and the voltage at that time is displayed.

  The maximum discharge intensity indicates the maximum intensity of the partial discharge pulse detected at the time of holding the voltage and the intensity of 60 pps (60 pulses / second).

  The partial discharge generation phase characteristic is plotted and displayed with reference to the zero cross for each voltage application cycle by reading the data measured and stored during the test voltage holding time. By displaying in this way, it is possible to display at which phase of the applied voltage the discharge is generated. Furthermore, the type of insulation deterioration can be specified based on the data accumulated conventionally.

  There are two main purposes for measuring partial discharge. The first is a test for quality control in the manufacturing stage of electrical equipment parts and the like. The second is a test for grasping the degree of insulation deterioration of the measurement object. In the first case, an object manufactured with a design that does not generate partial discharge is often tested, and the presence or absence of partial discharge is a problem.

  Partial discharge is a physical phenomenon that occurs with any object when the applied voltage is increased. Therefore, when inquiring whether or not partial discharge has occurred, whether or not partial discharge occurs during the application of a constant voltage (for example, 1000 V) is applied. When generated, it is asked how much discharge is generated at what voltage. For example, assume that 1 pC discharge occurs at 750 V, 10 pC discharge occurs at 830 V, 50 pC discharge occurs at 910 V, and 120 pC discharge occurs at 1000 V. At this time, if the detection sensitivity of the measuring instrument is 50 pC, a measurement result of 120 pC is obtained for the partial discharge start voltage of 910 V and 1000 V. If the detection sensitivity of the measuring instrument of the measuring instrument is 10 pC, the partial discharge start voltage is 830 V, and if 1000 V, the measurement result is 120 pC. Further, if the detection sensitivity of the measuring instrument is 1 pC, the partial discharge start voltage is 750 V, and if 1000 V, the measurement result is 120 pC. If a component used at 800 V is measured with a device having a measurement sensitivity of 50 pC and it is determined that no discharge occurs at 800 V, a discharge of about 1 pC is actually generated, which is a problem.

  As described above, the measurement result of the partial discharge start voltage varies depending on the measurement sensitivity of the partial discharge measurement device, and there is a problem of how much high sensitivity measurement can be performed in order to perform more accurate measurement. The present embodiment has been made to solve such a problem.

  Thus, according to the present embodiment, there is an effect that all partial discharge pulses generated during the voltage application time can be efficiently measured. Moreover, AC partial discharge measurement can be performed with an all-in-one device by turning on the start button after setting the test conditions.

  Further, since narrow band detection is performed at 1.8 GHz, noise can be suppressed and detection can be performed with high sensitivity. This has the effect of dramatically improving the sensitivity for detecting the partial discharge start voltage. Further, since the amplification is performed by the log amplifier, the dynamic range in which the partial discharge signal intensity changes by 4 digits can be measured without switching the range, so that there is an effect that a switching circuit is unnecessary.

  In addition, since detection is performed by the envelope detection circuit, there is an effect that a high-speed partial discharge signal having a pulse width of several nanoseconds can be processed by a low-cost A / D converter having a low sampling rate. (Because the band-pass filter of the measuring circuit detects the narrow band of the electromagnetic wave caused by the partial discharge, the detection signal becomes a vibration waveform. Therefore, the peak value of each pulse can be easily detected by envelope detection.) Further, the envelope There is an effect that all partial discharge pulses generated during voltage application time by detection can be measured efficiently.

  In addition, partial discharge does not occur if the partial discharge is in an insulating state. If the partial discharge is healthy, the amount of charge generated due to contamination of the surface state or deterioration of the insulator reaches several picocoulombs (pC) to several hundred thousand pC. As a result, the intensity of the electromagnetic wave 92 due to the occurrence of partial discharge may vary by about five digits from −90 dBm to about −40 dBm depending on the DUT 91 to be measured. In this way, a partial discharge signal having a measurement range of 5 digits can be constituted by a measurement circuit of one range by using a log amplifier.

  In this embodiment, it has been described that the zero cross is detected from the output of the power amplifier 32. However, the voltage detector 511 may detect the zero cross. As described above, the same effect can be obtained even if the zero cross timing of the oscillation signal of the oscillator 31 is transmitted to the CPU 21.

  A modification of the first embodiment will be described. In this modification, all partial discharge pulses are input and stored in the RAM 23 without using the measurement window W. The CPU 21 measures the time based on the zero cross, and stores the measurement time in the RAM 23 together with the partial discharge pulse when the partial discharge pulse is input. The partial discharge measuring circuit 52 does not have a peak hold circuit, A / D-converts the input partial discharge pulse as it is, and outputs it to the CPU 21. According to this modification, there is an effect that all partial discharge pulses generated during the voltage application time can be efficiently measured. Moreover, AC partial discharge measurement can be performed with an all-in-one device by turning on the start button after setting the test conditions.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
A partial discharge measuring apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration of a partial discharge measuring apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. The description of the same components as those in Embodiment 1 is omitted.

  In FIG. 6, a high voltage detection means 40A includes a coupling capacitor 41, a detection impedance 42, a coaxial cable 43, a branching device (outside the dotted line in the drawing) 44, and a high-frequency current transformer (RFCT: Radio Frequency Current). Transformer) 45 and a high-frequency cable 46 are provided.

  The signal detection means 50A includes a voltage measurement circuit 51, a partial discharge measurement circuit 52, a partial discharge measurement circuit 53, a partial discharge measurement circuit 54, and a data bus 55.

  The partial discharge measurement circuit 53 is provided with a 150 MHz detection circuit 531 and an analog / digital converter (A / D) 532. The partial discharge measurement circuit 54 is provided with a 600 MHz detection circuit 541 and an analog / digital converter (A / D) 542.

  The 150 MHz detection circuit 531 is provided with a 150 MHz ± 100 MHz band pass filter, a log amplifier, an envelope detector, and a peak hold circuit (all not shown). The 600 MHz detection circuit 541 is provided with a 600 MHz ± 100 MHz bandpass filter, a log amplifier, an envelope detector, and a peak hold circuit (all not shown). The peak hold times of the peak hold circuit are all 5 μs.

  A partial discharge detection function is added to the coupling capacitor 41 and the detection impedance 42 of the high voltage detection means 40A. The coaxial cable 43 connected to the detection impedance 42 branches via the branching device 44, one is connected to the voltage measurement circuit 51 as in the first embodiment, and the other is connected to the partial discharge measurement circuit 54. Yes.

  The branching device 44 is a branching circuit including an LC filter, branches the detection signal into a high frequency component of 400 MHz or higher and a low frequency component of 100 Hz or lower, and passes the high frequency component of 400 MHz or higher to the partial discharge measuring circuit 54 with a low frequency of 100 Hz or lower. The frequency component is output to the voltage measurement circuit 51.

  In the second embodiment, the software for measurement processing built in the CPU 21 is changed.

  Next, the operation of the partial discharge measuring apparatus according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

  7 and 8 are timing charts showing the operations of the zero cross detector and the partial discharge measuring circuit of the partial discharge measuring apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

  As in the first embodiment, the three PD determination threshold values SA, SB, and SC are the partial discharge measurement circuit 52, the partial discharge measurement circuit 53, and the like when the test voltage is applied with the DUT 91 not attached. The pulse intensity measured by the partial discharge measuring circuit 54 is determined to be a noise level and set as those values.

  The CPU 21 controls the measurement timing of the voltage measurement circuit 51, the partial discharge measurement circuit 52, the partial discharge measurement circuit 53, and the partial discharge measurement circuit 54, and based on the zero cross TTL signal from the zero cross detector 34 for a predetermined time from the zero cross. The measurement window W is generated. Measurement is performed in all circuits for each measurement window W. That is, for each measurement window W when partial discharge occurs, partial discharge occurrence time, partial discharge generation voltage, partial discharge intensity measured by the partial discharge measurement circuit 52, partial discharge intensity measured by the partial discharge measurement circuit 53, partial discharge The partial discharge intensity measured by the measurement circuit 54 is stored in the RAM 23.

  Here, the measurement window W can be varied in the range of 5 μsec to 50 μsec, and is determined when setting the test conditions. Here, an example in which the measurement window W is 5 μs will be described.

  In the modification of the first embodiment, all pulses of the partial discharge that are generated are measured and stored. On the other hand, partial discharge is generated from several hundred to several thousand per second. In measuring the partial discharge and evaluating the insulation state, it is important to measure the partial discharge reflecting the insulation state. What is important from this point of view is (1) measuring the presence or absence of discharge. (2) In the DUT in which partial discharge occurs, the size of the partial discharge reflects the size of the insulation defect and the degree of progress. The device for realizing this is the second embodiment.

  In the measurement operation, the process from setting test conditions, generating a high voltage and applying it to the device under test 91 is the same as in the first embodiment.

  When partial discharge occurs in the device under test 91, a high-frequency current flows through the circuits of the low voltage cable 62, the detection impedance 42, the coupling capacitor 41, and the high voltage cable 61. This high-frequency current is detected by a high-frequency current transformer (RFCT) 45 and transmitted to the partial discharge measuring circuit 53 via the high-frequency cable 46.

  Further, this high frequency current is detected by the detection impedance 42. A detection signal transmitted from the detection impedance 42 via the coaxial cable 43 is branched into a high frequency component of 400 MHz or more and a low frequency component of 100 Hz or less by the branching device 44. A signal of 100 Hz or less is guided to the voltage measurement circuit 51 to measure the applied voltage value. On the other hand, a high frequency signal of 400 MHz or more is guided to the partial discharge measuring circuit 54 to measure partial discharge. At the same time, the electromagnetic wave 92 is detected by the patch antenna 71 and transmitted to the partial discharge measuring circuit 52.

  Here, the voltage measurement circuit 51, the partial discharge measurement circuit 52, the partial discharge measurement circuit 53, and the partial discharge measurement circuit 54 are controlled by the CPU 21, and the zero cross is based on the zero cross TTL signal from the zero cross detector 34. From this, a measurement window W is generated every 5 μs, and measurement is performed for each measurement window W. That is, for each measurement window W when partial discharge occurs, partial discharge occurrence time, partial discharge generation voltage, partial discharge intensity measured by the partial discharge measurement circuit 52, partial discharge intensity measured by the partial discharge measurement circuit 53, partial discharge The partial discharge intensity measured by the measurement circuit 54 is measured and stored in the RAM 23.

  Although the measured voltage changes every moment, the voltage at the last time of the measurement window W every 5 μsec is recorded. Here, the partial discharge measurement timing of each partial discharge measurement circuit 52, 53, 54 in the measurement window W, the peak hold value in the peak hold circuit of each partial discharge pulse, the partial discharge storage A / D timing, A The relationship with the / D value is shown in FIG.

  The measurement operation in each partial discharge measurement circuit 52, 53, 54 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, the zero cross detector 34 detects the zero cross from the negative to the positive of the applied voltage waveform to generate a zero cross TTL signal. The measurement of the partial discharge is started by generating a measurement window W with reference to the zero cross TTL signal. The measurement window W is 5 μs as described above.

  Assuming that three partial discharges are generated during the first measurement window Wa, the partial discharge (PD) pulses detected by the patch antenna 71 in the partial discharge measurement circuit 52 are three of APa, APb, and APc. Is entered.

  At this time, a peak hold signal (P / H) is generated in the peak hold circuit of the electromagnetic wave detection circuit 521. The value of the peak hold signal becomes the level of APHa when the partial discharge pulse APa is input and is held. When the next partial discharge pulse APb is input, the peak hold signal is not changed because it is smaller than APa, and when the next partial discharge pulse APc is further input, the peak hold is performed as APHc. In this way, the maximum partial discharge pulse value between the first measurement windows Wa is peak-held. This peak hold value is stored in the RAM 23 as the A / D value AADc of the first measurement window Wa of the A / DWrite signal generated simultaneously.

  Similarly, in the second measurement window Wb, the maximum partial discharge pulse APe between the second measurement windows Wb is detected as the peak hold value APHe and stored in the RAM 23 as the A / D value AADe. This operation is continued repeatedly while the test voltage is applied. As in the first embodiment, the CPU 21 determines that a partial discharge has occurred when the discharge determination unit 21a detects an A / D value (partial discharge intensity) greater than the PD determination threshold value SA, and determines whether a discharge has occurred. Test results such as the discharge occurrence time, discharge occurrence voltage, and partial discharge intensity are displayed on the display 22 in real time. As described above, all generated pulses including noise equal to or less than the PD determination threshold value SA are stored in the RAM 23.

  The partial discharge measurement circuit 53 receives the partial discharge pulse detected by the high-frequency current transformer 45 and performs the same measurement operation. The A / D value RADc is obtained in the first measurement window Wa, and the A / D value RADc is obtained in the second measurement window. The D value RADe is stored in the RAM 23. As in the first embodiment, the CPU 21 determines that a partial discharge has occurred when the discharge determination unit 21a detects an A / D value (partial discharge intensity) greater than the PD determination threshold value SB, and determines whether a discharge has occurred. Test results such as the discharge occurrence time, discharge occurrence voltage, and partial discharge intensity are displayed on the display 22 in real time. As described above, all generated pulses including noise equal to or less than the PD determination threshold SB are stored in the RAM 23.

  The partial discharge measurement circuit 54 receives the partial discharge pulse detected by the coupling capacitor 41 and the detection impedance 42 and performs the same measurement operation. The A / D value CADc is obtained in the first measurement window, and the A / D value CADc is obtained in the second measurement window. The / D value CADe is stored in the RAM 23. As in the first embodiment, the CPU 21 determines that a partial discharge has occurred when the discharge determination unit 21a detects an A / D value (partial discharge intensity) greater than the PD determination threshold value SC, and determines whether a discharge has occurred. Test results such as the discharge occurrence time, discharge occurrence voltage, and partial discharge intensity are displayed on the display 22 in real time. Note that, as described above, all generated pulses including noise equal to or less than the PD determination threshold value SC are stored in the RAM 23.

  In this way, the measurement results of the plurality of partial discharge measurement circuits 52, 53, and 54 are stored in the same measurement window W.

  The voltage holding, partial discharge measurement at the time of voltage drop, data storage, and display are basically the same as those in the first embodiment.

  In FIG. 7 of the second embodiment, the intensity of the same partial discharge pulse input to the partial discharge measurement circuits 52, 53, and 54 is illustrated and described in the example where the partial discharge measurement circuit 52 is the largest. Thus, depending on the type of partial discharge, the partial discharge measurement circuit 53 or the partial discharge measurement circuit 54 that detects in different frequency bands may be measured larger. In this case, the measurement circuit that detects the largest results in measuring the discharge start voltage with high sensitivity.

  FIG. 8 shows the operation of the peak hold signal when the measurement time of the measurement window W is increased. As shown in FIG. 8, for example, if the measurement time of the measurement window W is 50 μs, only the maximum intensity for 50 μs is detected. By doing in this way, harmful discharge with large discharge intensity can be selectively measured. Even in this case, the discharge start voltage can be measured with high sensitivity if the PD determination threshold values SA, SB, and SC are reduced. The partial discharge start voltage can be measured with high sensitivity, and the harmful partial discharge having a high intensity can be selectively measured.

  Thus, according to the present embodiment, since the maximum partial discharge intensity for each measurement window W is measured, there is an effect that only partial discharges having a large intensity harmful to insulation degradation can be selectively measured. Further, since the maximum partial discharge intensity for each measurement window W is measured, the number of stored partial discharge pulses can be reduced, the data transfer, reading, and processing time can be shortened, and the measurement processing speed can be improved.

  Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, by varying the time width of the measurement window W, there is an effect that it is possible to control the selective measurement amount of the partial discharge having a large strength harmful to insulation deterioration. Also, by using a smaller partial discharge pulse storage amount, comparing the signals of the partial discharge measurement circuits 52, 53, and 54 in different bands, it is possible to determine the partial discharge and noise, and the accuracy of partial discharge determination with weak electromagnetic wave strength (partial (Discharge detection sensitivity) is further improved.

  Furthermore, it is possible to specify the type of discharge having different frequency characteristics such as void discharge and creeping discharge by using a smaller partial discharge pulse storage amount and to further improve the determination accuracy of discharge.

  In addition, it is known that the partial discharge has different frequency characteristics of the high-frequency current and electromagnetic waves generated by the discharge depending on the form of generation (mechanism to be generated, type of discharge, for example, inside the insulator). For this reason, there is an effect that it is possible to measure partial discharges in all bands by simultaneously measuring with a plurality of partial discharge measuring circuits 52, 53, and 54 having different frequency bands.

  Furthermore, by measuring simultaneously with a plurality of partial discharge measurement circuits 52, 53, and 54 having different frequency bands, the partial discharge start voltage can be measured with higher sensitivity than when measuring with one partial discharge measurement circuit. This has the effect of dramatically improving the reliability of the discharge determination.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Partial discharge measuring device, 2 Measurement part, 3 Test part, 10 Power supply, 20 Test control means, 21 CPU, 21a Discharge judgment means, 22 Display, 24 Output port, 25 High voltage control circuit, 30 High voltage generation means, 31 oscillator, 32 power amplifier, 33 transformer, 34 zero cross detector, 40 high voltage detection means, 40A high voltage detection means, 41 coupling capacitor, 42 detection impedance, 43 coaxial cable, 44 branching device, 45 high frequency current transformer, 46 high frequency cable, 50 signal detection means, 50A signal detection means, 51 voltage measurement circuit, 52 partial discharge measurement circuit, 53 partial discharge measurement circuit, 54 partial discharge measurement circuit, 55 data bus, 61 high voltage cable, 62 low voltage cable , 71 Patch antenna, 72 Coaxial cable, 91 DUT, 92 Electromagnetic waves.

Claims (8)

Test control means for outputting a high voltage generation command indicating a predetermined high voltage generation pattern;
High voltage generating means for continuously generating a predetermined high voltage based on the high voltage generation command and applying it to the DUT, detecting a zero cross of the applied voltage and outputting a zero cross signal;
High voltage detecting means for detecting a high frequency signal flowing in a cable for applying a voltage generated by the high voltage generating means to the device under test;
A patch antenna that receives electromagnetic waves generated with a partial discharge generated in the DUT by applying a high voltage;
A voltage measurement circuit for measuring a partial discharge generation voltage based on the high-frequency signal detected by the high voltage detection means;
A first partial discharge measurement circuit for measuring a first partial discharge intensity based on a reception signal received by the patch antenna;
A second partial discharge measurement circuit for measuring a second partial discharge intensity based on the high-frequency signal detected by the high voltage detection means,
The test control means generates a measurement window for decimating data based on the zero cross signal and controls measurement timings of the voltage measurement circuit, the first partial discharge measurement circuit, and the second partial discharge measurement circuit. In addition, when the first maximum partial discharge intensity measured for each measurement window by the first partial discharge measurement circuit is larger than the first threshold, or for each measurement window by the second partial discharge measurement circuit A partial discharge measuring apparatus, wherein when the measured second maximum partial discharge intensity is greater than a second threshold, it is determined that partial discharge has occurred. A third partial discharge measuring circuit for measuring a third partial discharge intensity based on the high-frequency signal detected by the high voltage detecting means;
The test control means generates a measurement window for thinning out data based on the zero-cross signal and generates the voltage measurement circuit, the first partial discharge measurement circuit, the second partial discharge measurement circuit, and the third partial discharge. When the measurement timing of the measurement circuit is controlled and the first maximum partial discharge intensity measured for each measurement window by the first partial discharge measurement circuit is larger than the first threshold value, the second partial discharge When the second maximum partial discharge intensity measured for each measurement window by the measurement circuit is larger than the second threshold, or the third maximum portion measured for each measurement window by the third partial discharge measurement circuit The partial discharge measuring device according to claim 1, wherein when the discharge intensity is greater than the third threshold value, it is determined that partial discharge has occurred. The high voltage detecting means includes
A coupling capacitor and a detection impedance connected between a high voltage and a low voltage cable for applying a voltage to the DUT;
A branching device for branching the output of the detection impedance;
A high frequency current transformer connected to a high voltage or low voltage cable,
Low frequency component of 100 Hz or less detected by the detection impedance and branched by the branching device, high frequency component of 150 MHz ± 100 MHz detected by the high frequency current transformer, and branching by the branching device detected by the detection impedance The partial discharge measuring device according to claim 2, wherein a high frequency component of 400 MHz or more is output. The voltage measurement circuit measures a partial discharge generation voltage based on a low frequency component of 100 Hz or less output from the high voltage detection means,
The first partial discharge measurement circuit measures a first partial discharge intensity based on a signal of 1.8 GHz ± 100 MHz received by the patch antenna,
The second partial discharge measurement circuit measures a second partial discharge intensity based on a high frequency component of 150 MHz ± 100 MHz output from the high voltage detection unit,
4. The partial discharge measuring device according to claim 3, wherein the third partial discharge measuring circuit measures the third partial discharge intensity based on a high frequency component of 600 MHz ± 100 MHz output from the high voltage detecting means. . An all-in-one partial discharge measuring device that measures insulation performance by applying a high voltage to a device under test,
Test control means for outputting a high voltage generation command indicating a predetermined high voltage generation pattern;
High voltage generating means for continuously generating a predetermined high voltage based on the high voltage generation command and applying it to the DUT, detecting a zero cross of the applied voltage and outputting a zero cross signal;
High voltage detecting means for detecting a voltage generated by the high voltage generating means;
A patch antenna that receives electromagnetic waves generated with a partial discharge generated in the DUT by applying a high voltage;
Measuring the partial discharge generation voltage based on the voltage detected by the high voltage detection means, and comprising signal detection means for measuring the partial discharge intensity based on the reception signal received by the patch antenna,
The test control means, the high voltage generation means, the high voltage detection means, and the signal detection means are all in one,
The test control means generates a measurement window for thinning out data based on the zero cross signal and controls the measurement timing of the signal detection means, and the maximum partial discharge measured for each measurement window by the signal detection means A partial discharge measuring device, wherein if the intensity is greater than a predetermined threshold, it is determined that partial discharge has occurred. The signal detection means includes
A voltage measurement circuit for measuring a partial discharge generation voltage based on a voltage of 100 Hz or less detected by the high voltage detection means;
The partial discharge measurement device according to claim 5, further comprising a partial discharge measurement circuit that measures partial discharge intensity based on a reception signal of 1.8 GHz ± 100 MHz received by the patch antenna. An all-in-one partial discharge measuring device that measures insulation performance by applying a high voltage to a device under test,
Test control means for outputting a high voltage generation command indicating a predetermined high voltage generation pattern;
High voltage generating means for continuously generating a predetermined high voltage based on the high voltage generation command and applying it to the DUT, detecting a zero cross of the applied voltage and outputting a zero cross signal;
High voltage detecting means for detecting a voltage generated by the high voltage generating means;
A patch antenna that receives electromagnetic waves generated with a partial discharge generated in the DUT by applying a high voltage;
Measuring the partial discharge generation voltage based on the voltage detected by the high voltage detection means, and comprising signal detection means for measuring the partial discharge intensity based on the reception signal received by the patch antenna,
The test control means, the high voltage generation means, the high voltage detection means, and the signal detection means are all in one,
The test control means measures time based on the zero cross signal, and determines that partial discharge has occurred when the partial discharge intensity measured by the signal detection means is greater than a predetermined threshold value. A partial discharge measuring device. The signal detection means includes
A voltage measurement circuit for measuring a partial discharge generation voltage based on a voltage of 100 Hz or less detected by the high voltage detection means;
The partial discharge measurement device according to claim 7, further comprising a partial discharge measurement circuit that measures partial discharge intensity based on a reception signal of 1.8 GHz ± 100 MHz received by the patch antenna.

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