A review of online partial discharge measurement of large generators

Energies

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2017, Pages

  Luo, Yuanlin ^a   Li, Zhaohui ^a   Wang, Hong ^b  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b China Yangtze Power Corporation   (China)

Author keywords

Large generator; Partial discharge (PD); PD mechanism; Propagation characteristics; Signal detection methods; Signal processing techniques; Stator winding insulation

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PARTIAL DISCHARGES; STATORS; WINDING;

DETECTION METHODS; LARGE GENERATOR; PROPAGATION CHARACTERISTICS; SIGNAL PROCESSING TECHNIQUE; STATOR WINDING;

SIGNAL DETECTION;

EID: 85035092172     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/en10111694     Document Type: Review

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