Developing a Smart Monitoring System for Leakage Currents from Insulators on Wooden Poles

在澳大利亚的城市和农村地区，许多木制电线杆用于电力传输。悬挂在电线杆上的绝缘子会受到污染和潮湿的影响，导致局部放电电流流过木质电线杆，从而导致电线杆火灾，导致客户断电和可能的丛林火灾。该项目旨在研究澳大利亚条件下木柱绝缘子泄漏电流的特性，并开发智能监测系统，以检测和预防泄漏电流引起的电杆火灾。这些成果将降低电线杆火灾的风险，从而提高公共安全、电力供应的可靠性和澳大利亚电力行业的可持续性。

Numerous wooden poles are used for electricity power transmission in urban and rural areas of Australia. Insulators suspended on poles are subject to contamination and moisture that cause partial discharge currents to flow through the wooden poles, resulting in pole fires leading to loss of power to customers and possible bush fires. This project aims at studying the characteristics of leakage currents from insulators on wooden poles in Australian conditions and developing a smart monitoring system to detect and prevent pole fires caused by leakage currents. The outcomes will reduce the risk of pole fires, hence improving public safety, reliability of power supply and sustainability of the Australian power industry.