Analysis of power frequency electric field distortion caused by substation inspection robot

Abstract

In the era of intellectualization, many substation inspection robots are being put into operation, but they will cause electric field distortion in the surrounding space during operation. This paper establishes a three-dimensional simplified simulation calculation model for 500kV substations and inspection robots. Based on the boundary element method, we simulate the power frequency electric field of the substation switchyard and analysis the distortion electric field when the inspection robot is in the station. The results show that when the electric field intensity is strong, the distortion coefficient caused by the robot will be larger, and the maximum can reach 2.25 times, and when the electric field intensity is small, the distortion coefficient will be smaller, and the distortion coefficient is 1.42 times on average.