Cubicle type gas insulated switchgear monitoring and diagnosis system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9279858-B2
Application number	US-201313938439-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 10, 2013
Priority date	Jul 10, 2012
Publication date	Mar 8, 2016
Grant date	Mar 8, 2016

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a cubicle type gas insulated switchgear monitoring and diagnosis system that is able to remotely monitor and diagnose the state by measuring and analyzing in real time deterioration of a gas section and the operation state and the integrity assessment of a breaking unit in a cubicle gas insulated switchgear. The system includes the cubicle gas insulated switchgear, a Slave Data Acquisition System connected to the cubicle gas insulated switchgear, and a Master Data Acquisition System that determines deterioration of the cubicle type gas insulated switchgear and the operation state and the integrity assessment of the breaking unit by receiving and analyzing the sensing data from the S-DAS.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cubicle type gas insulated switchgear monitoring and diagnosis system comprising:
a breaking unit having a space in which a circuit breaker is enclosed and an insulation gas is filled;
a driving unit, attached to the breaking unit, configured to drive the breaking unit;
a bushing bar unit, electrically connected with the circuit breaker, in which the insulation gas is filled;
a gas duct comprising a passage through which a hot gas is discharged, the hot gas being generated by arc;
a plurality of gas pressure sensors, disposed in the breaking unit and the bushing bar unit, configured to measure a gas pressure;
a partial discharge sensor, disposed at one end of the gas duct, configured to measure a partial electric discharge;
a coil pressure sensor, disposed at the breaking unit, configured to evaluate an operation state and to assess an integrity of the breaking unit and to measure and to assess an integrity of a driving coil;
a stroke sensor, disposed at a driving unit of the breaking unit, configured to measure a position of a stroke bar;
an S-DAS (Slave Data Acquisition System), one-to-one correspondence with the cubicle type gas insulated switchgear, and electrically connected with the gas pressure sensors, the coil pressure sensor, the partial discharge sensor, and the stroke sensor, the S-DAS configured to
provide sensing data as digital data, the sensing data transmitted from the plurality of gas pressure sensors and the partial discharge sensor and
to analyze and record the sensing data from the coil pressure sensor and the stroke sensor; and
an M-DAS (Master Data Acquisition System) configured to determine deterioration of the cubicle type gas insulated switchgear and to evaluate the operation state and to assess an integrity of the breaking unit, by receiving and analyzing the sensing data from the S-DAS,
the M-DAS further configured to analyze deterioration based on the sensing data transmitted from the plurality of gas pressure sensors and the partial discharge sensor and
to evaluate an operation status and the integrity assessment of the breaking unit by analyzing the sensing data from the coil pressure sensor and the stroke sensor,
wherein a display unit is configured to display in real time the sensing data from the S-DAS, and the operation status, the integrity assessment, and deterioration of the breaking unit.

2. The system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
one or more cubicle type gas insulated switchgears and one or more S-DASs each corresponding to each of the cubicle type gas insulated switchgears, wherein the M-DAS makes 1-to-n correspondence with the S-DAS.

3. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the M-DAS comprises a history database which configured to collect the sensing data.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the bushing bar unit is positioned on and above the breaking unit and encloses a bushing bar therein, wherein the bushing bar is electrically connected with the circuit breaker and an external device.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the gas duct includes:
a first gas duct disposed on a top portion of the bushing bar unit; and
a second gas duct disposed on a rear side of the breaking unit.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the partial discharge sensor includes:
a first partial discharge sensor disposed in the first gas duct; and
a second partial discharge sensor disposed in the second gas duct.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the gas pressure sensors are configured to measure if the insulation gases in the breaking unit and the bushing bar units leak.

8. A cubicle type gas insulated switchgear monitoring and diagnosis system comprising:
a plurality of cubicle type gas insulated switchgears including:
a breaking unit in which a circuit breaker is provided and an insulation gas is filled,
a driving unit which is attached to the breaking unit configured to drive the breaking unit,
a bushing bar unit in which the insulation gas is filled,
a gas duct which provides a passage through which a hot gas is discharged,
a plurality of gas pressure sensors, disposed in the breaking unit and the bushing bar unit, configured to measure a gas pressure,
a partial discharge sensor, disposed at one end of the gas duct, configured to measure a partial electric discharge,
a coil pressure sensor, disposed at the breaking unit, configured to measure an integrity assessment of a driving coil, and
a stroke sensor, disposed at the driving unit of the breaking unit, configured to measure a position of a stroke bar;
a plurality of S-DASs (Slave Data Acquisition Systems) each corresponding to one of the cubicle type gas insulated switchgears and electrically connected with the gas pressure sensor, the coil pressure sensor, the partial discharge sensor, and the stroke sensor, the S-DASs configured to provide sensing data as digital data, the sensing data transmitted from the plurality of gas pressure sensors and the partial discharge sensor and
to analyze and record the sensing data from the coil pressure sensor and the stroke sensor; and
an M-DAS (Master Data Acquisition System) connected to each of the plurality of the S-DASs configured to determine deterioration of each of the cubicle type gas insulated switchgears and to evaluate the operation state and to assess an integrity of the breaking unit of the cubicle type gas insulated switchgears, by receiving and analyzing the sensing data from each of the plurality of the S-DASs,
the M-DAS further configured to analyze deterioration based on the sensing data transmitted from the plurality of gas pressure sensors and the partial discharge sensor and
to evaluate an operation status and the integrity assessment of the breaking unit by analyzing the sensing data from the coil pressure sensor and the stroke sensor,
wherein a display unit is configured to display in real time the sensing data from each of the plurality of the S-DASs, and the operation status, the integrity assessment, and deterioration of the breaking unit.

Assignees

• Hyun Dai Heavy Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

• Min Byoung Woon
• Park Chang Sun
• Park Hyung Ryun
• Kim Yong Geun

Classifications

• G01R31/1254

  of gas-insulated power appliances or vacuum gaps (testing switches G01R31/327; detecting electrical or mechanical defects in encased switchgear H02B13/065) · CPC title

• G01R31/327 Primary

  Testing of circuit interrupters, switches or circuit-breakers · CPC title

• H02B13/0655

  through monitoring changes of gas properties · CPC title

• H02B13/065

  Means for detecting or reacting to mechanical or electrical defects · CPC title

• G01R31/3274 Primary

  Details related to measuring, e.g. sensing, displaying or computing; Measuring of variables related to the contact pieces, e.g. wear, position or resistance (measuring contact resistance G01R27/205) · CPC title