Title :
Location of internal faults in high voltage lines and distribution equipment
Author :
De Mello, Darcy Ramaiho ; Acioli, Edmundo ; Góis, Nilton
Author_Institution :
Electr. Power Res. Center, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Abstract :
This paper presents a new test methodology, based on digital X-ray technology, to observe the inside of several electrical equipment without the need of damaging it and shows internal faults making easy to take a decision about the necessity of replacing.
Keywords :
X-rays; arresters; circuit breakers; lightning protection; maintenance engineering; polymer insulators; power apparatus; power cables; power distribution faults; power distribution lines; circuit breaker; digital X-ray technology; distribution equipment; electrical equipment; high voltage lines; internal faults; lightning arrestors; polymer insulators; Arresters; Circuit faults; Circuit testing; Dielectrics and electrical insulation; Insulator testing; Manufacturing; Polymers; Space technology; Voltage; X-ray imaging;
Conference_Titel :
Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition: Latin America, 2004 IEEE/PES
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8775-9
DOI :
10.1109/TDC.2004.1432392
