College of Engineering and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China.
School of Electrical Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
Sensors (Basel). 2018 Oct 16;18(10):3493. doi: 10.3390/s18103493.
SF₆ decomposition components detection is a key technology to evaluate and diagnose the insulation status of SF₆-insulated equipment online, especially when insulation defects-induced discharge occurs in equipment. In order to detect the type and concentration of SF₆ decomposition components, a Ni-modified carbon nanotube (Ni-CNT) gas sensor has been prepared to analyze its gas sensitivity and selectivity to SF₆ decomposition components based on an experimental and density functional theory (DFT) theoretical study. Experimental results show that a Ni-CNT gas sensor presents an outstanding gas sensing property according to the significant change of conductivity during the gas molecule adsorption. The conductivity increases in the following order: H₂S > SOF₂ > SO₂ > SO₂F₂. The limit of detection of the Ni-CNT gas sensor reaches 1 ppm. In addition, the excellent recovery property of the Ni-CNT gas sensor makes it easy to be widely used. A DFT theoretical study was applied to analyze the influence mechanism of Ni modification on SF₆ decomposition components detection. In summary, the Ni-CNT gas sensor prepared in this study can be an effective way to evaluate and diagnose the insulation status of SF₆-insulated equipment online.
SF₆ 分解成分检测是评估和诊断 SF₆ 绝缘设备在线绝缘状态的关键技术,特别是当设备中发生绝缘缺陷引起的放电时。为了检测 SF₆ 分解成分的类型和浓度,已经制备了一种 Ni 修饰的碳纳米管(Ni-CNT)气体传感器,通过实验和密度泛函理论(DFT)理论研究来分析其对 SF₆ 分解成分的气体灵敏度和选择性。实验结果表明,根据气体分子吸附过程中电导率的显著变化,Ni-CNT 气体传感器表现出出色的气体传感性能。电导率的增加顺序为:H₂S > SOF₂ > SO₂ > SO₂F₂。Ni-CNT 气体传感器的检测限达到 1ppm。此外,Ni-CNT 气体传感器具有优异的恢复性能,使其易于广泛应用。应用 DFT 理论研究来分析 Ni 修饰对 SF₆ 分解成分检测的影响机制。综上所述,本研究制备的 Ni-CNT 气体传感器可以成为评估和诊断 SF₆ 绝缘设备在线绝缘状态的有效方法。