Development of a contactless measurement method for transmission line surge voltage waveform

Abstract

AbstractThis paper proposes a contactless method to measure a surge voltage waveform on an overhead transmission line and on a cable sheath enclosed in a corrosion‐proof layer. To measure surge voltage and current waveforms on the overhead line, the method is based on electromagnetic coupling between the overhead line and a surge sensor, composed of a closed loop which is a distributed parameter line. The surge waveform is estimated from the induced voltage to the closed loop and from a Z‐parameter theory. To measure the cable sheath voltage waveform, the method is based on electrostatic coupling between the sheath and a detecting electrode, which is portable and detachable, and is composed of quite simple components, and its potential dividing ratio is adjustable using a lumped capacitor. The proposed method is inexpensive, is easy to measure surge waveforms with reasonable accuracy, and also is applicable to surge measurement on a live line because of its contactless nature. © 2001 Scripta Technica, Electr Eng Jpn, 136(1): 9–15, 2001