Method for the diagnosis of high-voltage dielectric elements during operation based on dynamic registration of electromagnetic radiation

Complex remote monitoring and the developed non-contact diagnostic device (NDD) allow monitoring the technical condition and revealing the residual life of high-voltage dielectric elements. It is based on non-contact remote periodic measurement of a set of diagnostic parameters (characteristics of electrical discharges emitted by insulators during operation) necessary for a reliable assessment of the operating state of high-voltage dielectric equipment at the moment of operation and determination of its residual life. NDDs are installed on each phase conductor and used to measure diagnostic parameters, followed by computer processing of the accumulated information signals. An analysis of the set of necessary diagnostic parameters makes it possible to form a conclusion on the degree of performance of dielectric elements. The paper considers a method for detecting defective high-voltage insulators using the developed non-contact diagnostic devices by the radio frequency method and assessing the difference in time of arrival of a partial discharge signal.