Reflective Detection Method of Partial Discharge Using Optical Fiber Sensor

Abstract

AbstractAiming at the characteristic of small amplitude of partial discharge current signal, all-optical fiber current sensing system is designed. Two kinds of optical fiber current sensor structures are proposed, which are linear and reflective. The optical path systems of two kinds of fiber optical current sensor are modeled based on Jones matrix. In addition, the output sensitivities of two structures are compared. The results indicate that the sensitivity of the two current sensor structures can be improved, and the output sensitivity of the reflective fiber optical current sensor is twice as high as that of the linear sensor. At the same time, the complete optical path model of optical fiber sensing system is established under the influence of fiber birefringence errors. Finally, the birefringence errors of sensing fiber are simulated. It is concluded that the reflective fiber optical current sensor can suppress the influence of linear birefringence on the accuracy of the sensing system by introducing a large amount of circular birefringence in the sensing fiber.