Patents Assigned to University of Technology, Syndey
  • Partial discharge monitoring system for transformers
    Patent number: 6774639
    Abstract: An apparatus for detecting partial discharge in on-line high voltage electrical equipment containing a dielectric, such as high voltage transformers. The apparatus includes an ultrasonic transducer and an annular capacitive plate for detecting, respectively, the ultrasonic pulse and the radio frequency pulse generated by the occurrence of partial discharge in the equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignees: TransGrid, University of Technology, Syndey
    Inventor: Joseph Unsworth