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US 12,429,514 · App. 18/348,884 · Granted Sep 30, 2025

Partial discharge measurement system that includes a first bandpass filter and a second bandpass filter and partial discharge measurement method

Inventors: Makoto Takanezawa (Yokohama, JP); Takashi Harakawa (Yokohama, JP); Akira Fujimoto (Yokohama, JP); Satoshi Hiroshima (Mie, JP)
Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA; TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
G01R31/12G01R31/34
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Patent No.
US 12,429,514
App. No.
18/348,884
Granted
Sep 30, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A partial discharge measurement system including at least one sensor configured to detect a voltage signal propagating through a conductor connected to a rotating electrical machine in a non-contact manner, a first bandpass filter configured to pass a component of a first frequency included in the voltage signal therethrough, a second bandpass filter configured to pass a component of a second frequency included in the voltage signal therethrough, the second frequency being lower than the first frequency, a phase acquirer configured to acquire a phase waveform of the component of the second frequency having passed through the second bandpass filter, and an output interface configured to output information by which a component of partial discharge of the rotating electrical machine included in the component of the first frequency having passed through the first bandpass filter can be identified based on the phase waveform.

Claims (30)

1. A partial discharge measurement system comprising:

at least one sensor configured to detect a voltage signal propagating through a conductor connected to a rotating electrical machine in a non-contact manner;

a first bandpass filter, connected to the at least one sensor, configured to pass a component of a first frequency included in the voltage signal therethrough;

a second bandpass filter, connected to the at least one sensor, configured to pass a component of a second frequency included in the voltage signal therethrough, the second frequency being lower than the first frequency;

a phase acquirer configured to acquire a phase waveform of the component of the second frequency having passed through the second bandpass filter; and

an output interface configured to output information by which a component of partial discharge of the rotating electrical machine included in the component of the first frequency having passed through the first bandpass filter can be identified based on the phase waveform.

2. The partial discharge measurement system according to claim 1 , wherein the second frequency is set based on a frequency of a commercial power supply.

3. The partial discharge measurement system according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a converter configured to convert the voltage signal having passed through the second bandpass filter from an analog signal to a digital signal; and

a phase shifter, interposed between the second bandpass filter and the converter, configured to correct a phase difference of the phase waveform compared to an original phase waveform having the frequency of the commercial power supply, wherein the phase acquirer is configured to acquire the phase waveform having been corrected in the phase difference by the phase shifter.

4. The partial discharge measurement system according to claim 3 , wherein a correction amount for correcting the phase difference of the phase waveform is set based on analysis of the phase shifter constituting a phase-delay circuit opposite to a virtual phase-advance circuit including at least electrostatic capacity of a gap between the conductor and the at least one sensor.

5. The partial discharge measurement system according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a signal line that connects the at least one sensor and the second bandpass filter; and

a correction capacitor, interconnected along the signal line, configured to correct a phase difference of the phase waveform compared to an original phase waveform having the frequency of the commercial power supply, wherein the phase acquirer is configured to acquire the phase waveform having been corrected in the phase difference by the correction capacitor.

6. The partial discharge measurement system according to claim 1 , wherein the second frequency is set within a range of 1 Hz to 180 Hz.

7. The partial discharge measurement system according to claim 1 , further comprising a waveform synchronizer configured to synchronize a waveform of the first frequency with the phase waveform.

8. The partial discharge measurement system according to claim 1 , further comprising an insulation analyzer configured to perform insulation diagnosis of the rotating electrical machine based on the component of the partial discharge that is identified based on the phase waveform.

9. The partial discharge measurement system according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a charge amount calculator configured to calculate charge amount related to the partial discharge of the rotating electrical machine based on the component of the partial discharge that is identified based on the phase waveform;

a database configured to store residual life information that indicates relationship between the charge amount and a residual life of the rotating electrical machine; and

a residual life calculator configured to calculate the residual life of the rotating electrical machine from the residual life information stored in the database and the charge amount related to the partial discharge.

10. The partial discharge measurement system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor comprises:

a first sensor connected to the first bandpass filter; and

a second sensor connected to the second bandpass filter.

11. A partial discharge measurement method comprising:

causing at least one sensor to detect a voltage signal propagating through a conductor connected to a rotating electrical machine in a non-contact manner;

causing a first bandpass filter connected to the at least one sensor to pass a component of a first frequency included in the voltage signal therethrough;

causing a second bandpass filter connected to the at least one sensor to pass a component of a second frequency included in the voltage signal therethrough, the second frequency being lower than the first frequency;

causing a phase acquirer to acquire a phase waveform of the component of the second frequency having passed through the second bandpass filter; and

causing an output interface to output information by which a component of partial discharge of the rotating electrical machine included in the component of the first frequency having passed through the first bandpass filter can be identified based on the phase waveform.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 7, 2023
From: TAKANEZAWA, MAKOTO; HARAKAWA, TAKASHI; FUJIMOTO, AKIRA; HIROSHIMA, SATOSHI
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA; TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 064188/0238 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-022341 · Feb 16, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2022005627 · Feb 14, 2022
Related Publication 20230349965A1 · Nov 2, 2023
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