On Savitzky–Golay Filtering for Online Condition Monitoring of Transformer On-Load Tap Changer

Vibro-acoustic measurement on a transformer's on-load tap changer (OLTC) can provide indications on its mechanical condition. Recently, a joint vibro-acoustic and arcing measurement system has been proposed, which can correlate the vibro-acoustic signal to mechanical events of OLTC's operation. However, there are still considerable difficulties in extracting useful information from both vibro-acoustic signal and arcing signal in a synchronized manner without any distortions in the extracted signals. In this paper, Savitzky–Golay filter is introduced to process the signals acquired from a joint vibro-acoustic and arcing measurement system installed on in-service OLTCs. It proves that the Savitzky–Golay filter can process both vibro-acoustic and arcing signals induced by OLTC, extract essential information without any time delay from both types of signals, and retrieve voltage phase information from the arcing signal. The methodologies developed in this paper can improve the visibility of OLTC's mechanical operation for an effective online condition monitoring.