RESEARCH PAPER
Hilbert curve fractal antenna for detection and on-line monitoring of partial discharges in power transformers
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Poznan University of Technology Institute of Electric Power Engineering Piotrowo 3A, 60-965 Poznań, Poland
Publication date: 2018-09-30
Eksploatacja i Niezawodność – Maintenance and Reliability 2018;20(3):343-351
KEYWORDS
fault diagnosis and maintenance of power transformerspartial discharge detection and monitoringUHF methodHilbert curve fractal antenna
ABSTRACT
This article describes the design of UHF Hilbert curve fractal antenna (HCFA) specially adapted for the partial discharge monitoring system. The authors present the mathematical apparatus for calculating resonant frequencies of Hilbert fractal antenna and
results of a computer simulation of the developed prototype. In the design process, the antenna’s working environment (mineral
oil) and the mechanical construction of the transformer inspection window were taken into consideration as well. The article also
shows the results of laboratory tests carried out in the transformer tank model with different type of partial discharge sources.
Both simulations and partial discharge measurements showed that the HCFA, due to such properties as: multi-resonance, small
size, low fabrication cost and high sensitivity, is an interesting alternative to other UHF probes installed in transformer inspection
window
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