Post on 12-May-2022
Geoffrey Bibo
Overhead Transmission/Distribution
Condition Assessment and Maintenance
March 24, 2011
St. Louis Section PES Chapter
St. Louis, MO
Agenda
The Problem: Overhead Performance
Organizational Objective
IEEE Failure Statistics
What Fails?
Methods to Mitigate Failures
RF Emission Sources
An Arc Emission Capture and Use Methodology
Characteristics of Arc Emissions
Evaluating Emission
Field Experience and Case Studies
The Problem: OVHD Performance
CMI a Foundational Element
Typical CMI Variations
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5,000,000.00
10,000,000.00
15,000,000.00
20,000,000.00
25,000,000.00
1 11 21 31 41 51 61 71 81 91 101 111 121 131 141 151 161 171 181 191 201 211 221 231 241 251
South Division
CMI Impact Analysis
Ten, 600 mile ProjectsCircuit CMI
Methods to
Mitigate Failures
Reliability Program Impacts
-
5,000,000.00
10,000,000.00
15,000,000.00
20,000,000.00
25,000,000.00
1 11 21 31 41 51 61 71 81 91 101 111 121 131 141 151 161 171 181 191 201 211 221 231 241 251
South Division
CMI Impact Analysis
Feeders Sorted by CMI
Veg Mgmt $20/Cust
IR $2/Cust
Visual $1/Cust
Added $1.50/Cust
New Lines $24/Cust
Total All
Programs$23$3$1$0$24.50$48.50
Organizational
Objectives
Support Multiple Business Objectives
Technology &
Process
Enablement
• Empirical Data
• Leading Health Indicators
•Insight to Maximize Results
SAIFI/SAIDI Reduction
Substation Feeders
1st Level Protection
Devices
2nd Level Protection
Devices
3rd Level Protection
Devices
4th Level Protection
Devices
Substation
Worst Performing Circuits
Substation
Seasonal Damage
• Support for FEMA Assistance
• Preparedness
• Post storm recovery
• Post restoration hardening
• Mitigation assessment
All Studies Agree:
31% of Outages
Are Due to
Failing Equipment
The 31% Problem
Trees
32%
Animals
18%
Miscellaneous
19%
Equipment Failure
31%
Causes of Power Outages
Unavoidable Avoidable
Trees
32%
Animals
18%
Equipment Failure
31%
Miscellaneous
19%
Predictive Impact
Trees
32%
Animals
18%
Equipment Failure
31%
Miscellaneous
19%
O
U
T
A
G
E
Conditions-Based Maintenance
Equipment Failures Over Time
Outage ResponseStorms, Animals, Accidents, Trees
OMS, SCADA, Automation
Identification AFTER
Reactive Process by Design
Predictive MaintenanceEquipment Strategy
Identification BEFORE
Targeted Goals
Proactive Process
Reactive MaintenanceResponse Strategy
Impact of Vegetation Mgmt: SAIFI
Impact of Vegetation Mgmt: SAIDI
Overall System Availability
30%
26%
17%
9%
8%
5%
2%2%
1% 0%-
5,000,000.00
10,000,000.00
15,000,000.00
20,000,000.00
25,000,000.00
1 11 21 31 41 51 61 71 81 91 101 111 121 131 141 151 161 171 181 191 201 211 221 231 241 251
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
30.0%
35.0%
South Division
CMI Impact Analysis
Ten, 600 mile Projects
Plan for CMI Improvement
73% of Total CMI – 1,904 miles (32%)
Current Programs
30% Predictive
Equipment Program
IEEE
Failure Statistics
22
Region 0: Spans States or Unknown
Region 1: Northeast
Region 2: Mid-Atlantic
Region 3: Southeast
Region 4: Midwest
Region 5: Southwest
Region 6: South
Region 7: Northwest
Northwest: 12
Participants
Southwest: 10
Participants
Midwest: 26
Participants
South: 9
Participants
Southeast : 5
Participants
Northeast: 12
Participants
Mid-Atlantic:
28 Participants
Regions Represented
by the Participants
Region Color Name # Co
0 Black Spans states 5
1 Orange Northeast 12
2 Yellow MidAtlantic 28
3 Green Southeast 5
4 Light Blue Midwest 26
5 Dark Blue Southwest 10
6 Purple South 9
7 Red Northwest 12
2009 Total 107
23
U103
U177-2
3
U46
U21
U158
U137
U161
U183
-36
U175-2
0
U24
U41
U90
U187
-19
U82
U163
U188
-28
U6
U68
U1
U7
U55
U164
U38
U110
U100
U8
U173-1
3
U170
-4
U105
U174
-16
U87
U109
U162
U146
U157
U65
U171-8
U108
U66
U2
U172-9
U133
U17
U23
U25
U178
-26
U16
U128
U88
U186-3
3
U22
U129
U29
U84
U80
U14
U20
U95
U15
U159
U44
U10
U138
U47
U63
U53
U9
U83
U43
U130
U49
U132
U54
U180-4
9
U4
U51
U19
U117
U52
U131
U160
U40
U85
U115
U58
U114
U116
U182-3
5
U60
U190
-44
U181-3
9
U61
U12
U176
-21
U62
U106
U134
U94
U64
U104
U141
U76
U179-4
3
U189-4
0
U57
U127
U126
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
U103
U177
-23
U46
U21
U158
U137
U161
U183
-36
U175
-20
U24
U41
U90
U187
-19
U82
U163
U188
-28
U6
U68
U1
U7
U55
U164
U38
U110
U100
U8
U173
-13
U170
-4
U105
U174
-16
U87
U109
U162
U146
U157
U65
U171
-8
U108
U66
U2
U172
-9
U133
U17
U23
U25
U178
-26
U16
U128
U88
U186
-33
U22
U129
U29
U84
U80
U14
U20
U95
U15
U159
U44
U10
U138
U47
U63
U53
U9
U83
U43
U130
U49
U132
U54
U180
-49
U4
U51
U19
U117
U52
U131
U160
U40
U85
U115
U58
U114
U116
U182
-35
U60
U190
-44
U181
-39
U61
U12
U176
-21
U62
U106
U134
U94
U64
U104
U141
U76
U179
-43
U189
-40
U57
U127
U126
Min
ute
s
Utility
SAIDI_IEEE
1st Quartile 2nd Quartile
3rd Quartile
4th Quartile
SAIDI IEEE, across the continent…
24
U177
-23
U21 U
46
U158
U103
U15
U41
U38
U162
U175
-20
U137
U68
U8
U24
U183-3
6
U105
U1
U82
U55
U146
U90
U138
U47
U110
U7
U128
U6
U187
-19
U174
-16
U49
U100
U178
-26
U108
U63
U163
U109
U53
U80
U20
U29
U16
U173-1
3
U87
U88
U43
U164
U23
U161
U170-4
U106
U25
U4
U188-2
8
U22
U44
U17
U85
U159
U176-2
1
U65
U51
U54
U83
U172
-9
U19
U129
U186
-33
U134
U14
U9
U95
U10
U66
U84
U131
U40
U171
-8
U116
U133
U117
U130
U180-4
9
U115
U141
U132
U94
U160
U58
U60
U2
U114
U182-3
5
U12
U61
U127
U62
U181
-39
U189-4
0
U52
U104
U57
U64
U190-4
4
U126
U179
-43
U76
U157
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
5
U177-2
3
U21
U46
U158
U103
U15
U41
U38
U162
U175-2
0
U137
U68
U8
U24
U183-3
6
U105
U1
U82
U55
U146
U90
U138
U47
U110
U7
U128
U6
U187-1
9
U174-1
6
U49
U100
U178-2
6
U108
U63
U163
U109
U53
U80
U20
U29
U16
U173-1
3
U87
U88
U43
U164
U23
U161
U170-4
U106
U25
U4
U188-2
8
U22
U44
U17
U85
U159
U176-2
1
U65
U51
U54
U83
U172-9
U19
U129
U186-3
3
U134
U14
U9
U95
U10
U66
U84
U131
U40
U171-8
U116
U133
U117
U130
U180-4
9
U115
U141
U132
U94
U160
U58
U60
U2
U114
U182-3
5
U12
U61
U127
U62
U181-3
9
U189-4
0
U52
U104
U57
U64
U190-4
4
U126
U179-4
3
U76
U157
Inte
rru
pti
on
s
Utility
SAIFI_IEEE
1st Quartile
2nd Quartile
3rd Quartile
4th Quartile
SAIFI IEEE, across the continent…
25
U1
57 U1
03
U1
61
U4
6 U2
U1
88
-28
U1
87
-19
U9
0
U1
37
U1
77
-23
U1
83
-36
U2
4
U1
71
-8
U1
63
U1
33
U6
6
U1
75
-20
U1
58
U1
64
U5
2
U6
5
U1
70
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U1
73
-13
U8
2
U6
U1
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U8
4
U4
1
U7
U8
7
U1
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U1
72
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U1
86
-33
U1
10
U1
7
U1
32
U1
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U5
5
U1
74
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U1
29
U9
5
U1
09
U1 U
13
0
U2
1
U1
0
U1
80
-49
U7
6
U2
5
U6
8
U1
60
U2
3
U1
08
U2
2
U9
U1
79
-43
U1
81
-39
U1
59
U8
U1
05
U1
14
U1
46
U6
4
U8
8
U1
17
U1
6
U4
4
U5
8
U1
04
U6
2
U1
78
-26
U8
3
U6
1
U1
82
-35
U1
2
U1
15
U3
8
U2
9
U1
31
U6
0 U4
0
U8
0
U1
28
U2
0
U5
4 U1
9
U5
1
U1
16
U4
3
U1
62
U5
7
U4
U5
3
U6
3
U1
89
-40
U9
4 U4
7
U8
5
U1
38
U4
9
U1
41
U1
34
U1
76
-21
U1
26
U1
5
U1
27
U1
06
0
50
100
150
200
250
U157
U103
U161
U46
U2
U188
-28
U187
-19
U90
U137
U177
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U183
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U175
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U52
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U82
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U63
U189
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U94
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U85
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U141
U134
U176
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U126
U15
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U106
Min
ute
s
CAIDI_IEEE
1st Quartile
2nd Quartile
3rd Quartile
4th Quartile
CAIDI IEEE, across the continent…
26
112 113 113111
120 113
133
150
153
146152
134
1.19
1.33
1.341.31
1.27
1.18
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1
1.1
1.2
1.3
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80
90
100
110
120
130
140
150
160
170
180
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Inte
rru
pti
on
s p
er
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Min
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s
Trends for Utilities providing data: through 2009
CAIDI IEEE SAIDI IEEE SAIFI IEEE
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What Fails
Everything!
Symptoms of Hidden Dangers
Hidden Damage – No Protection
Insignificant Components
Create Damage
Low Cost Parts Failures
Lead to Expensive Pole Fires
Surge-Damaged Grounds
Weak Porcelain Produces PD
Insulator Fails Mechanical Test
Cutouts Often Show No
Exterior Damage
This Utility has Other Problems
RF Emission
Sources
Anything in the electric field
Arcing causes BIL reduction
Weakened parts flashover
Nuisance Fuse or Recloser operations
SAIFI, MAIFI, and CMI increase
Polymer Insulators
Culprit in Unknown Operations
Poor Workmanship
Damages Conductor
Broke When Operated
Capacitor Located Before
Explosion
Transmission Component
Lab Testing
TMX Circuits chosen based on:– SGS Benchmarking Study
– Previous known “noise” areas
– Proximity to coastal areas
– 3+ insulator failures last 5 yrs
Independent Test of – Two post porcelain insulators
– One polymer insulator
Components Energized– Visual inspection
– Daytime UV camera inspection
– IR camera inspection
Test results – 1 porcelain insulator – corona discharge
and visual damage
– 1 polymer insulator – visual inspection showed fitting seal interface damage
Ouch!
An Arc Emission Capture
and Use Methodology
Challenges Using RF Emissions
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2
3
4
5
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Failure Signatures as Locators
Density of Findings
Few findings over a
large area ~ 200
flight miles
Consistent, localized
findings ~ 2 miles
Process to Evaluate
Survey 4 to 5 Times
– Real-time analysis of emissions
– Correlation to Failure Signatures and
Weather influences
– Geo-Spatial corrected references
Statistical evaluation of geo-spatial data
Conclusions on emission location
System Architecture
Survey Design
Plan Survey Routes to
be within 100 meters
of Overhead circuits
Survey Management
Evaluate real-time
coverage of survey
route by sensor
vehicle
Real-time Data
Collect raw Failure
Signature correlation
data for each survey
pass
Statistical Analysis Yields
Accurate Results
Analyze corrected
raw data and geo-
spatial locations for
conclusion
Characteristics of ARC
Emissions
Evaluation between 1 MHz and 1 GHz
Coupling and reflections eliminated
through multiple surveys
Correlation to known Failure Signatures
Data corrected for environmental
influences
Typical Specimen Test Setup
Research Facilities
Faraday Cage Research Station
Fog and Salt Spray Chamber
Evaluating
Emissions
Collect field samples
Energize at field conditions
Match with RF Image and Field Sensor
Evaluate in various environmental
conditions
Create Failure Signature or correlate to
known signature
Leakage and Breakdown Voltage
Surge arrester log # 30 – scope waveforms at 15 kV; top
trace: applied voltage; middle trace: voltage across CVR;
bottom trace: spectrum analyzer input. Horizontal scale:
upper: 5 ms/div; lower: 50 ns/div
Dead-end bell insulator log # 31 – scope waveforms at 12.5 kV; top
trace: applied voltage; middle trace: voltage across CVR; bottom
trace: spectrum analyzer input. Horizontal scale: upper: 5 ms/div;
lower: 100 ns/div
Frequency Spectrum Analysis
Field Experience and
Case Studies
Case Study
Problem – A Northeast IOU has
a recurring 69kV line outage
problem that 2 years of IR
scanning cannot locate.
• Solution – An Exacter
demonstration survey located a
69kV post insulator that when
replaced, corrects the problem.
Damaged Lightning Arresters
Failed Lightning Arrester
Tree Limb Emission
Loose/Degraded
Neutrals and Clamps
Splices and Ties
Examples of Smart Grid
Interference Findings
Faulty Lightning Arrestor
Bowling Green, OH
Noisy Telephone Pedestal
Faulty Ground – Atlanta, GA
Geoffrey Bibo
614.880.9320
www.exacterinc.com