2020 PES GM 8/4 Panel Session: Signatures of Equipment Failures - Application of Power Quality Data Analytics to Equipment Condition Monitoring

In recent years, the widespread use of disturbance monitoring tools has enabled industry to use disturbance data to determine the health conditions of T&D equipment. Examples are incipient faults of underground cables and overhead lines, and malfunction of switchers and tap changers. Experiences show that many equipment failures contain unique signatures in their voltage and current waveforms. There is, therefore, a great opportunity to develop specialized algorithms that make use of the signatures for equipment condition monitoring. The objective of this panel session is to share experiences on detecting and analyzing various electrical signatures related to equipment failures. The ultimate goal is to create innovative condition monitoring applications based on power quality data analytics and promote the recently approved report developed by the IEEE Working Group on Power Quality Data Analytics, which reports to the IEEE PES Power Quality Subcommittee.