Abstract: A stator insulation damage localization method based on guided waves was proposed. The dispersive curve was obtained by solving the Rayleigh-Lamb equations. Finite structure models of four typical groundwall insulation damage, i.e. void, delamination, longitudinal and transverse crack were established by FEM software Abaqus, in which the excitation, acquisition and propagation properties of guided wave were numerical simulated. Based on that, wavelet scalogram was used to extract the flight time of damage-scattered wave to obtain the insulation damage location. Analysis was conducted to compare the location precision under each wave modes. Simulation results indicate that the method is effective to locate insulation damage with a high precision.

Key words: large generator, stator insulation, condition assessment, damage location, guided-wave, wavelet transform