Modern Applications in Optics and Photonics: From Sensing and Analytics to Communication

Optics and photonics are among the key technologies of the 21st century, and offer potential for novel applications in areas such as sensing and spectroscopy, analytics, monitoring, biomedical imaging/diagnostics, and optical communication technology. The high degree of control over light fields, together with the capabilities of modern processing and integration technology, enables new optical measurement systems with enhanced functionality and sensitivity. They are attractive for a range of applications that were previously inaccessible. This Special Issue aims to provide an overview of some of the most advanced application areas in optics and photonics and indicate the broad potential for the future

Research and Experiments on an External Miniaturized VFTO Measurement System

Disconnect switch and circuit breakers operations in gas insulated switchgear (GIS) systems may produce very fast transient overvoltage (VFTO). Detecting VFTO is the first step for researchers to reduce the damage to other equipment of the substation caused by VFTO. Most of the existing sensors used for VFTO are generally bulky, complex to install, and require modification of the GIS structure. In this paper, a miniaturized measurement system that uses capacitive voltage divider and differentiating–integrating circuit is proposed. A special sensor structure and optimized differentiating–integrating circuit components arrangement were designed to increase the bandwidth of the measurement system. The frequency-domain, time-domain and voltage divide calibration experiment was performed, and a comparison experiment with an internal VFTO sensor was conducted. The measurement system was applied in the 500 kV GIS substation, and the VFTO measurement under specific conditions was carried out. The measured time domain and frequency domain waveforms conformed to the definition of standard VFTO according to IEC 60,071. It was found that the proposed measurement system meets VFTO measurement requirements and can be applied to actual VFTO measurements