IP Library Granted Patent US 11,073,414
Granted Patent B2
US 11,073,414 · App. 16/744,087 · Granted Jul 27, 2021

Optical fiber detection device for detecting discharge fault of high-voltage bushing

Inventors: Jun Jiang (Nanjing, CN); Kai Wang (Nanjing, CN); Judong Chen (Nanjing, CN); Wei Li (Nanjing, CN); Yifan Bie (Nanjing, CN); Chaohai Zhang (Nanjing, CN)
Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITY OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS
G01D5/35322G01D5/35325G01D5/35374G01H9/004G01R15/14G01R31/08G01R31/1227
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Patent No.
US 11,073,414
App. No.
16/744,087
Granted
Jul 27, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an optical fiber detection device for detecting a discharge fault of a high-voltage bushing, which includes an optical fiber sensing unit, an optical fiber delay unit, a photoelectric conversion unit, and a signal collecting and processing unit. The optical fiber sensing unit includes sensing optical fibers; the optical fiber delay unit includes delay optical fibers, a light source, and couplers; the photoelectric conversion unit includes a photodetector; the signal collecting and processing unit includes a high-pass filter. The delay optical fibers are connected to the couplers; an output end of the light source is connected to the light-splitting coupler; an input end of the photodetector is connected to the light-splitting coupler, and an output end of the photodetector is connected to the signal collecting and processing unit; and the light-combining coupler is connected to the sensing optical fibers.

Claims (30)

1. An optical fiber detection device for detecting a discharge fault of a high-voltage bushing, comprising: an optical fiber sensing unit, an optical fiber delay unit, a photoelectric conversion unit, a signal collecting and processing unit, and a reflection structure, wherein

the optical fiber sensing unit comprises a sensing optical fiber for winding around a high-voltage bushing;

the optical fiber delay unit comprises a delay optical fiber, a light source, a light-splitting coupler having a first interface and a second interface, and a light-combining coupler having a third interface and a fourth interface;

the photoelectric conversion unit comprises a photodetector;

the signal collecting and processing unit comprises a high-pass filter for reducing low-frequency background noise and eliminating DC offset;

the reflection structure is for reflecting an optical signal conducted in the sensing optical fiber;

the reflection structure, the optical fiber sensing unit, the light combining coupler, the delay optical fiber, the light-splitting coupler, the photoelectric conversion unit, and the signal collecting and processing unit are directly connected to each other in serial, wherein one end of the delay optical fiber is connected to the third interface of the light-combining coupler, and the other end of the delay optical fiber is connected to the first interface of the light-splitting coupler;

the second interface of the light-splitting coupler is connected to the fourth interface of the light-combining coupler;

an output end of the light source is directly connected to the light-splitting coupler;

wherein the optical fiber detection device comprises a light path consisting of the reflection structure, the optical fiber sensing unit, the light combining coupler, the delay optical fiber, the light-splitting coupler and the light source.

2. The optical fiber detection device for detecting a discharge fault of a high-voltage bushing according to claim 1 , wherein the reflection structure is a Faraday rotator mirror with a single-pass optical rotation of 45°.

3. The optical fiber detection device for detecting a discharge fault of a high-voltage bushing according to claim 2 , wherein the signal collecting and processing unit further comprises an oscilloscope or a collection card and a wavelet noise reduction and batch processing program.

4. The optical fiber detection device for detecting a discharge fault of a high-voltage bushing according to claim 2 , wherein the sensing optical fiber is wound around a smooth outer surface of the high-voltage bushing, and are wound in a single direction of the smooth surface; and

wherein the sensing optical fiber is distributed in entirety in a single-spiral shape on the outer surface of the high-voltage bushing, and both ends of the single-spiral shaped sensing optical fiber is fixed on the high-voltage bushing.

5. The optical fiber detection device for detecting a discharge fault of a high-voltage bushing according to claim 4 , wherein when the sensing optical fiber are wound, the optical fiber is closely abutted against each other, and the optical fiber and the high-voltage bushing are closely abutted against each other.

6. The optical fiber detection device for detecting a discharge fault of a high-voltage bushing according to claim 5 , wherein the sensing optical fiber is wound around a core and a guide rod of the high-voltage bushing for detecting a weak partial discharge inside the high-voltage bushing; and

wherein the sensing optical fiber is wound around a high-voltage bushing casing for detecting a high-energy discharge phenomenon in the high-voltage bushing.

7. The optical fiber detection device for detecting a discharge fault of a high-voltage bushing according to claim 2 , wherein the Faraday rotator mirror with the single-pass optical rotation of 45°, the sensing optical fiber, the light combining coupler, the light-splitting coupler, the photodetector, and the signal collecting and processing unit are connected to each other in serial.

8. The optical fiber detection device for detecting a discharge fault of a high-voltage bushing according to claim 1 , wherein the signal collecting and processing unit further comprises an oscilloscope or a collection card and a wavelet noise reduction and batch processing program.

9. The optical fiber detection device for detecting a discharge fault of a high-voltage bushing according to claim 1 , wherein the sensing optical fiber is wound around a smooth outer surface of the high-voltage bushing, and are wound in a single direction of the smooth surface; and

wherein the sensing optical fiber is distributed in entirety in a single-spiral shape on the outer surface of the high-voltage bushing, and both ends of the single-spiral shaped sensing optical fiber are fixed on the high-voltage bushing.

10. The optical fiber detection device for detecting a discharge fault of a high-voltage bushing according to claim 9 , wherein when the sensing optical fiber is wound, the optical fiber is closely abutted against each other, and the optical fiber and the high-voltage bushing are closely abutted against each other.

11. The optical fiber detection device for detecting a discharge fault of a high-voltage bushing according to claim 10 , wherein the sensing optical fiber is wound around a core and a guide rod of the high-voltage bushing for detecting a weak partial discharge inside the high-voltage bushing; and

wherein the sensing optical fiber is wound around a high-voltage bushing casing for detecting a high-energy discharge phenomenon in the high-voltage bushing.

12. The optical fiber detection device for detecting a discharge fault of a high-voltage bushing according to claim 1 , wherein the signal collecting and processing unit further comprises an oscilloscope or a collection card and a wavelet noise reduction and batch processing program.

13. The optical fiber detection device for detecting a discharge fault of a high-voltage bushing according to claim 1 , wherein the sensing optical fiber is wound around a smooth outer surface of the high-voltage bushing, and are wound in a single direction of the smooth surface; and

wherein the sensing optical fiber is distributed in entirety in a single-spiral shape on the outer surface of the high-voltage bushing, and both ends of the single-spiral shaped sensing optical fiber are fixed on the high-voltage bushing.

14. The optical fiber detection device for detecting a discharge fault of a high-voltage bushing according to claim 13 , wherein when the sensing optical fiber is wound, the optical fiber is closely abutted against each other, and the optical fiber and the high-voltage bushing are closely abutted against each other.

15. The optical fiber detection device for detecting a discharge fault of a high-voltage bushing according to claim 14 , wherein the sensing optical fiber is wound around a core and a guide rod of the high-voltage bushing for detecting a weak partial discharge inside the high-voltage bushing; and

wherein the sensing optical fiber is wound around a high-voltage bushing casing for detecting a high-energy discharge phenomenon in the high-voltage bushing.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 1, 2020
From: WANG, KAI; CHEN, JUDONG; LI, WEI; BIE, YIFAN; ZHANG, CHAOHAI
To: NANJING UNIVERSITY OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS
Reel/Frame 053663/0609 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 16, 2020
From: JIANG, JUN
To: NANJING UNIVERSITY OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS
Reel/Frame 051530/0897 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201911130059.1 · Nov 18, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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