An Investigation of Impedance Determination using Two-Point High Frequency Injection Technique for Non-Contact Voltage Measurement System

Abstract

Energy management facilities are becoming more necessary due to the growth of smart energy and microgrid technologies. Convenient access to information on energy consumption is an advantage for energy planning and management and secure for the operators. Consequently, these conceive the idea of developing non-contact sensor approach to replace the conventional energy measurement while maintain full accessibility to voltage and current information. This paper proposes a method of non-contact conductive voltage measurement with an automated calibration system. The previous application of non-contact voltage measurement systems in the low-voltage range used a method based on the capacitive coupling principle by covering a metal plate around an insulated power line cable. The important factor of measurement accuracy depends on the determination of impedance occurring between the conductors within the cable and the metal plates attached to the cable surface by insulating as a dielectric. The proposed impedance determination process employs a two-point high-frequency signal injection technique that transmits a reference signal to calculate the established parasitic impedance value. From the high-frequency injection technique, the resulting impedance can be calibrated throughout the reverse calculation to measure the actual voltage of the power line. The experimental results of the proposed voltage measurement system can measure the actual voltage of the power line with the capability to calibrate the impedance due to the variation in the environment and eliminate noise errors from the instability under various conditions.