Cable shields may develop holes when the sheath is damaged. Time-frequency domain reflectometry (TFDR) is an effective method for detecting cable defects, but it cannot directly evaluate hole sizes. To address this issue, we analyze the impact of shield hole sizes on TFDR signals. Building on this analysis, we propose an improved dual-frequency TFDR method to measure shield holes and evaluate their sizes. This method directly measures the characteristic impedances and damage ratios using dual-frequency TFDR, followed by a two-step evaluation process to determine the hole center angles and lengths based on these measurements. Simulations and experiments validate the proposed method. In laboratory-scale experiments using a scaled cable model, and considering measurement noise, the maximum relative errors for shield hole length and center angle are 11% and 5%, respectively.
Detection and Evaluation of Shield Damage Defects in Power Cables Using an Improved Dual-Frequency Time–Frequency Domain Reflectometry / Zhao, Kun; Grivet-Talocia, Stefano; Manfredi, Paolo; Yan, Yuan; Li, Hongjie. - In: ENERGIES. - ISSN 1996-1073. - ELETTRONICO. - 18:19(2025). [10.3390/en18195214]
Detection and Evaluation of Shield Damage Defects in Power Cables Using an Improved Dual-Frequency Time–Frequency Domain Reflectometry
Zhao, Kun;Grivet-Talocia, Stefano;Manfredi, Paolo;Yan, Yuan;
2025
Abstract
Cable shields may develop holes when the sheath is damaged. Time-frequency domain reflectometry (TFDR) is an effective method for detecting cable defects, but it cannot directly evaluate hole sizes. To address this issue, we analyze the impact of shield hole sizes on TFDR signals. Building on this analysis, we propose an improved dual-frequency TFDR method to measure shield holes and evaluate their sizes. This method directly measures the characteristic impedances and damage ratios using dual-frequency TFDR, followed by a two-step evaluation process to determine the hole center angles and lengths based on these measurements. Simulations and experiments validate the proposed method. In laboratory-scale experiments using a scaled cable model, and considering measurement noise, the maximum relative errors for shield hole length and center angle are 11% and 5%, respectively.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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