Analyses of acoustic wave propagation in a model power transformer are presented in the paper. The acoustic wave is induced by partial discharges that are simulated at predefined coordinates in the core and winding. Propagation of the numerical calculated acoustic wave is analyzed within the transient state. Achieved results indicate that the space and time distributions of the acoustic pressure depend on the induction position. Furthermore, a greater pressure gradient is observed in domains with higher speed of sound while the largest amplitude occurs at the vicinity of the induction position.
Results of a numerical simulation of an acoustic wave that propagates in a spherical object filled with insulating oil are presented in the paper. The sinusoidal acoustic wave is generated by an electro-acoustic transducer mounted in the middle of the object. Presented results depict acoustic pressure distribution within the transient and the steady states in a two-dimensional object. Furthermore, comparison of short time simulations adapting different mesh element size is presented.
A verification study of ultrasound transmission numerical simulation results with experiment results is presented in this paper. The work considers a model of a transformer tank which is filled with electro insulating oil. In the experiment, performed under laboratory conditions, an ultrasound wave is generated by a piezoelectric transducer that is fixed in the centre of the tank and measured by another transducer mounted inside the tank at three distances: 10, 20 and 30 cm from the sound source. The transducer is able to measure and generate acoustic waves in the ultrasound frequency band up to 1 MHz. The simulation considers numerical calculation of acoustic pressure distribution inside the tank in which acoustic source emits waves with frequency equal to 100 kHz. Verification analysis has confirmed consistency of the numerically calculated values with the measurement results.
The paper deals with mathematical modeling of acoustic emission signals which are generated in on load tap changers. In power engineering area acoustic emission method is commonly used for diagnosis purposes. Authors in their research works apply it for detection of defects occurring in on load tap changers, which are important elements of power transformers. The acoustic emission method is based on measurements performed by use of wideband piezoelectric transducers that are mounted on transformer tank surface. The registered signal is then analyzed in the time, frequency, and timefrequency domains or is evaluated with computer expert systems for diagnosis purposes. Depending on indicators device technical condition can be determined. The contribution given by the authors in this paper is proposal of a mathematical model, which describes envelope of the measured acoustic emission signal.
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