Electric Sparks Detection in Power Transformer via Ultraviolet Detector

Abstract

This research is the study and implementation of electric sparks detection in power transformer via the use of Ultraviolet ray detection. The aim of this research is to build a prototype that is fully function so that it can be used to detect the sparks activities that may occurs in power transformer. The response of UV detector is best optimum detected at the wavelength of 200 nanometers. Which lies in the region of Ultraviolet spectrum (100-400 nm). In order to display the result. A switching circuit is needed so that it may form a detected square pulse suitable to send to the counter circuit to display the number of events of sparks activities in the transformer.